REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000 in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide Program Funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any Related Grant Documents
Report
BACKGROUND
Staff created an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) master plan to identify hardware and infrastructure needed for the buildout of the traffic signal communication network utilizing fiber optic technology. The ultimate goal is to integrate all of Sunnyvale's traffic signals and ITS components (e.g., traffic monitoring cameras, connected vehicle infrastructure, Bluetooth travel time sensors, and video detection camera systems) into the City's Centralized Advanced Traffic Management System.
To date, portions of the City's traffic signal communication system have been updated from copper signal interconnect wiring to fiber optic cables. Various other ITS components have also been implemented including real-time traffic monitoring cameras at 44 signalized intersections, live travel time monitoring system at 80 signalized intersections, dilemma zone detection sensors at 20 signalized intersections, and traffic data collectors and vehicle classification system at 23 signalized intersections. On September 26, 2023 (RTC No. 23-0787), Council appropriated $158,000 from 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registrations Fee Countywide Program funds to Project 831590 - Intelligent Transportation Systems to implement software upgrades for the City's traffic signals and traffic management center to support multi-modal operations on the Tasman Drive and Java Drive corridors.
GRANT SUMMARY
In 2010, Santa Clara County voters authorized a ten dollar ($10) increase in the Vehicle Registration Fee for transportation-related projects. A portion of the $10 fee is used for a Countywide Intelligent Transportation Systems Technology competitive grant. I...
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