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DATE: February 5, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM:
Eric Bracke
;SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 012, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund Traffic Signal Timing System Project to Be Used for Installation of the
Fiber Optic Communication System for the New Traffic Signal System.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Fort Collins has been awarded a Federal Intelligent Transportation System Grant,
which has been specified for use on installing and integrating a fiber optic communication system
for the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Ordinance No. 012, 2002, which was
unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 15, 2002, appropriates unanticipated grant
40 revenue for the installation of the fiber optic communication system for the new traffic signal
system.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 32 A-B
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: Januaq U. 2002
STAFF:
Eric Bracke
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to the Traffic Signal Replacement Program.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The financial obligation of the City of Fort Collins related to this project totals $992.018. This
obligation has been met with the previous appropriations into the Traffic Signal Project.
Through past appropriations. the Council has funded the traffic signal system in the amount of
$5.000.000.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 2002-008 .Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement
with the Colorado Department of Transportation Regarding the Installation of a Fiber
Optic Communication System for the New Traffic Signal System.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 012, 2002. Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue
in the Capital Projects Fund Traffic Signal Timing System Project to Be Used for
Installation of the Fiber Optic Communication System for the New Traffic Signal System.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Fort Collins has been awarded a Federal Intelligent Transportation System grant in
the total sum of $1,984.036. The grant is a 50150 matching grant where the Federal and local
portions are each $992.018.
The grant has been specified for use on installing and integrating a fiber optic communication
system for the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). The first phase of installation
will be the College Avenue Corridor from Mulberry to Harmony and on Harmony Road from
Mason Street to Ziegler Road. Portions of the conduit along the College Avenue Corridor were
DATE: January 15, 2002 2 ITEM NUMBER: 32 A-B
installed during the summer of 2000.
The existing communication is based entirely on leased phone lines. The current failure rate of
the communication system is approximately 30% resulting in un-coordinated traffic signals at
any given time of the day. During the system analysis phase of the ATMS project. a decision
was made to use fiber optics as the principle mode of communication between the on-street
controllers and the master traffic signal system. Fiber optics is the most reliable form of'
communication medium in today's market.
Staff is working with CDOT to bid this project in January and anticipates awarding the contract
ten days after Council approval.