REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
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Approve and authorize execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the Pilot Regional Signal Performance Measure Project
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Statement of Issue:
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has submitted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the City of Huntington Beach to implement a traffic signal monitoring program for the City's signals along Brookhurst Street. This MOU clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the OCTA and the City with respect to the installation and operation of this monitoring system.
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 Director of Public Works and City Clerk to execute "Memorandum of Understanding No. C-0-2441 Between Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of Huntington Beach for The Pilot Regional Signal Performance Measure Project."
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Alternative Action(s):
Deny approval of the project and forgo participation in this project.
Analysis:
On March 2, 2018, the City Council approved a Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority to participate in the Brookhurst Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project. This project provided operational and infrastructure improvements along Brookhurst Street from Fullerton to Huntington Beach. As the construction and initial retiming activities are complete, the project is moving into the operation and maintenance phase.
As part of OCTA's management of this project, they have recommended implementing a monitoring system at each of the corridor's traffic signals in order that the traffic signal operat...
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