REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: John Nguyen, Senior Traffic Engineer
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Approve and authorize execution of a Cooperative Agreement with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for Alternative Signal Communication Demonstration 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 be part of a pilot and demonstration program for identifying, implementing, and evaluating traffic signal timing solutions that are quick to build and low-cost for connecting traffic signal communications back to the traffic management center. This agreement clarifies the roles and responsibilities of OCTA, the County, and participating cities with respect to execution and delivery of the project. The effort is funded by the OCTA Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program with no funding obligation for the City to participate other than in-house resources (staff time) as needed.
Financial Impact:
The Orange County Transportation Authority will be responsible for all project costs. There is no financial impact to the City.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Cooperative Agreement No. C-3-3058 Between Orange County Transportation Authority and Cities of Huntington Beach, La Habra, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Seal Beach, and Yorba Linda for Alternative Signal Communication Demonstration Project".
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Alternative Action(s):
Deny approval of the project, and forgo participation in the project.
Analysis:
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has been implementing and improving traffic signal coordination and communication across multiple jurisdictions under the Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchroniza...
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