TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Krishna Namburi, Interim City Manager
FROM: Brian D. Martin, PE, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:
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Regional Traffic Control Center Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure.
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SUMMARY:
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The Salem Regional Traffic Control Center provides a focal point for the computerized control of traffic signals within the Urban Growth Boundary for the Salem-Keizer metropolitan area. The Salem Regional Traffic Control Center is funded through a combination of Federal funds and local match. The ultimate goal of the Traffic Control Center is to provide the operational resources to design, coordinate, operate, and maintain an expanded system of traffic signals within the various jurisdictions, including the cities of Salem and Keizer, Marion and Polk counties, and the State of Oregon, from one centralized location.
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ISSUE:
Shall City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Intergovernmental Agreement with ODOT for the purposes of receiving federal funds and providing local matching funds to operate the Salem Regional Traffic Control Center, and further authorize the City Manager to administer and modify the agreement as needed in the best interest of the City?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Intergovernmental Agreement with ODOT for the purposes of receiving federal funds and providing local matching funds to operate the Salem Regional Traffic Control Center, and further authorize the City Manager to administer and modify the agreement as needed in the best interest of the City.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
1. The Regional Traffic Control Center facilitates efficient operation of traffic signals throughout the Salem-Keizer metropolitan region.
2. The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study (SKATS) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) includes $663,000 for operations of the Salem Regional Traffic Control Center for FY2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027.
3. The budget for this program provides for the continued employment of one Professional Engineer to manage and operate the Regional Traffic Control Center. The budget also includes approximately one-half the funding necessary to employ an additional engineer to help operate the Center. Additional staff may charge time to this project when appropriate.
4. The federal funds utilized in this agreement require a local match of a minimum of 10.27 percent, or $75,883. The City will be providing up to $185,883 of its allocation of State Highway Funds to cover this match and provide funding for the other half of the additional engineer position assigned to the Regional Traffic Control Center.
5. The intergovernmental agreement with ODOT is provided as Attachment 1.
BACKGROUND:
For almost two decades, funding for the Salem Regional Traffic Control Center has been provided by federal funds allocated through the Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study (SKATS), which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for this area. Programs FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027 will be the twenty-second and twenty-third year of funding the Salem Regional Traffic Control Center.
Robert D. Chandler, PhD, PE
Assistant Public Works Director
Attachments:
1. Attachment 1 - Regional Traffic Control Center Operations Agreement