REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: John Nguyen, Senior Traffic Engineer
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of a Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the implementation of the Countywide Signal Synchronization Baseline Project
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Statement of Issue:
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has submitted a Cooperative Agreement to the City of Huntington Beach to build and reset the coordination or "synchronization" baseline of traffic signals for the Orange County's Signal Synchronization Network (SSN) through the Countywide Signal Synchronization Baseline Project (Project). This agreement clarifies the roles and responsibilities of OCTA, the County, and the cities with respect to execution and delivery of the project funded by OCTA's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Funding Program. There is no funding obligation for the City to participate, apart from in-house resources (staff time) as needed.
Financial Impact:
OCTA will be responsible for all project costs. City permit fees will be waived in an annual amount estimated at $300 total.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Cooperative Agreement No. C-3-2417 Between Orange County Transportation Authority and City of Huntington Beach for Countywide Signal Synchronization Baseline Project".
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Alternative Action(s):
Deny approval of the project, and forgo participation in the project.
Analysis:
OCTA's Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P) has been successful in re-timing over 2,000 signals in Orange County. These efforts have been limited to the major roadways in the County and typically does not include the network of secondary arterials. Over the past decade, ten major corridors wit...
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