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Agenda Item 22.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	03/21/2017
FROM:	City Manager

Subject:

Traffic Signal Synchronization Improvements on Imperial Highway/SR 90 - Project 7714

RECOMMENDATION

Approve Cooperative Agreement with City of La Habra.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

The Cities of Fullerton, La Habra, Brea, and Yorba Linda recently applied for an Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M2 Grant for a traffic signal synchronization project (TSSP). The project scope will synchronize traffic signals along the Imperial Highway/SR 90 corridor within the four cities with La Habra acting as the lead agency. The Imperial Highway Traffic Signal Synchronization, Project 7714 (Project) grant was approved by OCTA and the City of La Habra issued a Request for Proposals to provide design, implementation and construction management services. Albert Grover & Associates (AGA) was selected as the most qualified consultant based on a review of qualifications by the participating cities. The approximate 10.28 mile Project segment extends from Brass Lantern Drive/Cajon Drive in the City of La Habra to Yorba Linda Boulevard in the City of Yorba Linda.

The Project corridor includes 46 traffic signals, of which 19 are located in the City of Brea. In Brea, the project will include replacement of obsolete traffic signal controllers, communications devices, and communication cables. Additionally, the Project will install numerous traffic monitoring cameras (CCTV) that will share the new fiber optic communications and integrate the camera video feeds from the Imperial Highway/SR 90 corridor to the City of Brea's Traffic Management Center. The grant will fund 80% of the Project costs. Brea's 20% match will come from the Imperial Highway TSSP (Project 7714) and other funds. The City of La Habra will administer design and construction of the overall Project.

In order to proceed with the Project, a Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) between La Habra, as the lead agency, Brea, and the other cities is required. The Agreement describes each city's duties, responsibilities, share of costs and terms for payment and/or reimbursement. The Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by the City Attorney and is attached for City Council to consider for approval. If approved, the City of Brea will reimburse La Habra for its 20% share of design, construction, contract administration, and inspection costs for the City's portion of the work.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

The Total cost of the Project is estimated at $3,450,000 of which the City's portion is approximately $1,381,179. The Project is budgeted within the Capital Improvement Program, which has appropriated $258,344 from the Traffic Impact Fee (Fund 540) for the City's 20% match. Therefore, there is no General Fund impact.

This Project will complete the traffic signal synchronization efforts along Imperial Highway within the Cities of Brea, La Habra, Fullerton, Placentia, and Yorba Linda. A Cooperative Agreement between the City of La Habra, City of Brea, and the other cities is required in order for the Project to proceed. Therefore, staff recommends City Council consider approving the Agreement for the Project.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Lew Gluesing, Traffic Engineer
Concurrence: Steve Kooyman, City Engineer, Tony Olmos, Public Works Director

Attachments
Cooperative Agreement