Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
Consent
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CONSIDER APPROVING A MEASURE M FUNDING AGREEMENT (MULTI-YEAR SUBREGIONAL PROGRAMS) BETWEEN LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF CARSON FOR PROJECT NO. 1687: CARSON STREET INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ("ITS") COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT FROM FIGUEROA STREET TO I-405 NORTHBOUND RAMPS, LACMTA PROJECT # MM5507.02, FTIP # LA9919028 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson (City) is planning to undertake Project No. 1687, Carson Street Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Communications Project from Figueroa Street to the I-405 Northbound Ramps (Exhibit No. 1).
The project involves the installation of 100 feet of underground conduit at the intersection of Carson Street and Main Street, installation of 2 miles of fiber optic cables in existing City-owned conduit along Carson Street with 10 intersections, and installation of CCTV cameras and appurtenant hardware at the intersections.
The project will provide fiber optic communication needed to connect all the traffic signals along the identified Carson Street corridor for the purposes of traffic signal synchronization, traffic management, surveillance, and traffic monitoring. This grant is for traffic cameras and other related infrastructure only.
Grant funds were awarded to the City to cover 100% of the estimated cost of this project from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Measure "M" funds in the amount of $700,000.00 in accordance with the terms of a Funding Agreement (Exhibit No. 2). These costs will be spread out over a two-year period for a total project cost of $700,000.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the Funding Agreement with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority granting $700,000 to the City of Carson to cover the estimated project cost.
2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to exec...
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