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Agenda Item - 2.d.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:William E. Murray
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: Public Works 
Subject:

Approval of a Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Katella Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project.  (Cost: $10,980) (Action Item

Date:10/23/2018

OBJECTIVE

For City Council approval to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the Katella Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project.

BACKGROUND

On November 28, 2017, City Council authorized staff to submit a grant application to the OCTA for funding under the M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program for traffic signal synchronization on Katella Avenue.

DISCUSSION

The proposed Katella Avenue project spans approximately 19.6 miles and includes 73 traffic signals.  It would begin at the I-605 in the City of Los Alamitos and terminate at Jamboree Road in the City of Irvine (see attached map – Exhibit A).  The Katella Avenue project cost is estimated at $4,884,134.  The City currently has jurisdiction of two traffic signals on Katella Avenue at Dale Street and Gilbert Street.  The project subtotal for the City of Garden Grove is $54,900.  The local match is $10,980.  The project will include the development and implementation of signal timing, traffic signal equipment upgrades, and two (2) years of traffic signal timing maintenance.  The project is anticipated to begin March 2019.
FINANCIAL IMPACT

There is no impact to the General Fund.  The City of Garden Grove’s financial responsibility towards the project is estimated at $10,980.  Funds have been allocated in the Fiscal Year 2018/19 Engineering Capital Improvement Plan.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

  • Approve the attached Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Katella Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project; and

 

  • Authorize the Mayor to execute the Cooperative Agreement.

 

 

By: Dai C. Vu, P.E.

     Traffic Engineer




ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
COOP AGREEMENT C-8-179810/10/2018Backup Materialcoop_C-8-1798_katella.pdf
EXHIBIT A10/10/2018Backup Materialkatellaexhibit_A.pdf