Title
RESOLUTION 5092: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REVISE THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR THE 67TH AVENUE FROM GLENDALE AVENUE TO CHOLLA STREET INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for the 67th Avenue from Glendale Avenue to Cholla Street Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Enhancements Project. This Amendment will increase the amount of federal funding from $904,164 to $971,144, and will reduce the city's funding amount from $187,500 to $88,702. This will change the total estimated construction cost of the project from $1,091,664 to $1,059,846. All other provisions of the original agreement shall remain in place.
Background
The city has made a significant investment in deployment of ITS infrastructure along arterial and collector streets to enhance the management of traffic. These improvements enable Transportation staff to remotely monitor traffic and adjust signal timing based on current traffic patterns, or in response to resident requests. Additionally, drivers can receive real-time information on event traffic conditions and travel times via dynamic message signs (DMS).
The city's ITS infrastructure is currently comprised of over 100 miles of fiber optic cable that provides communication to 160 of the city's 198 traffic signals, 115 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, and 14 DMS. Future infrastructure expansions include 51st Avenue, Olive Avenue, Northern Avenue, and Maryland Avenue.
Analysis
This project to install ITS infrastructure along 67th Avenue, from Glendale Avenue to Cholla Street, was identified in the cit...
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