CC Resolution 11459RESOLUTION N0. 11459
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO SUBMIT VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE
(VRF) PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE WINCHESTER BOULEVARD
ITS PROJECT AND THE HAMILTON AVENUE/BASCOM AVENUE ITS PROJECT
WHEREAS, in November 2010, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, the
Traffic Congestion Relief and Road Improvement Measure, that increased the Santa
Clara County Vehicle Registration Fee by $10 per registered vehicle; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2012, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Board made available $2.2 million in Vehicle Registration Fee revenue to Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) projects; with $1.6 million going to the Regional Intelligent
Transportation Systems Maintenance Service (RITSMS) and the remaining $600,000
dedicated to Regional Traffic Operations Personal Service (RTOPS); and
WHEREAS, the VTA Board also adopted project eligibility and screening criteria to
evaluate potential candidate projects; and
WHEREAS, the Winchester Boulevard ITS Project would replace controller equipment
that has reached the end of its useful life and fill gaps in the existing communication
system and also consider the retiming of signals on Winchester Boulevard and the
replacement of controller cabinets at Winchester Boulevard/Latimer Avenue and
Winchester Boulevard/Budd Avenue, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the Winchester Boulevard ITS Project is included in the City's Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2017; and
WHEREAS, the Hamilton Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS Project combines two project
concepts: 1) The Bascom Avenue Video Detection Project that is included in the City's
CIP FY 2013-2017 and 2) West Hamilton Avenue Traffic Responsive System (TRS)
Project; and
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11380 authorizing
staff to submit a Program for Arterial System Synchronization (PASS) grant application
for the West Hamilton Avenue TRS Project; and
WHEREAS, the Hamilton Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS Project would furnish and install
video detection systems at Bascom Avenue/Pruneyard and Bascom Avenue/Apricot
Avenue, respectively, and install an emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) system at
Bascom Avenue/Apricot Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Hamilton Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS Project would prepare morning,
midday, and afternoon peak period timing plans for both weekday and weekend
scenarios; and
WHEREAS, the Hamilton Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS project would also include the
procurement of a GPS clock and an Ethernet router for the communication system and
enable West Hamilton Avenue traffic signals between Phoenix Drive and Eden Avenue
to be synchronized with the San Tomas Expressway/Hamilton Avenue signalized
intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Vehicle Registration Fee program requires no local match and the
maximum total cost of each project is $150,000; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary engineer's estimate to design and construct the Winchester
Boulevard ITS Project is $150,000; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary engineer's estimate to analyze, design, and construct the
Hamilton Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS Project is $125,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Campbell
that the City Engineer is hereby authorized to submit Vehicle Registration Fee Program
grant applications for the Winchester Boulevard ITS Project and the Hamilton
Avenue/Bascom Avenue ITS Project, respectively.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of September, 2012, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Cristina, Baker, Waterman, Low, xotowski
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Michael F. Kotowski, Mayor
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ne Bybee, City Clerk