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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Traffop Corp of Scottsdale, Arizona to procure an automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) system for the East of 101 Traffic Signal Improvements Project (Project No. tr1902) in an amount not to exceed $278,410. (Bianca Liu, Senior Engineer)
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Staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Traffop Corp of Scottsdale, Arizona to procure an automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) system for the East of 101 Traffic Signal Improvements Project (Project No. tr1902) in an amount not to exceed $278,410.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In 2017, MTC issued a call for projects for a new regional grant program called Innovative Deployments to Enhance Arterials (IDEA). In September 2017, in response to the call for projects through MTC, staff submitted a Category 1 grant application for the East of 101 Traffic Signal Improvements Project (Project No. tr1902), which would include implementation of a Variable Lane Assignment (VLA) and procurement of an Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) System. In February 2018, staff was notified the City's application was approved for grant funding.
On September 12, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 149-2018 and 152-2018, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Funding Agreements for the IDEA Category 1 Project with MTC, as part of the East of 101 Traffic Signal Improvements Project (Project No. tr1902).
The IDEA program was designed as a funding opportunity to support agencies to deploy advanced technologies along arterials to enhance mobility, sustainability, and safety across all modes of transportation. The core goals of IDEA are to:
1. Improve travel time and travel time reliability along arterials for autos and transit vehicles;
2. Improve s...
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