"LACMTA" Original
INTER-AGENCY COUNTYWIDE SIGNAL PRIORITY
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
CITY OF COMMERCE
AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"') is a no cost agreement entered into effective July 3, 2012 by and between the City of Commerce ("City") and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LACMTA") to provide inter- maintenance of Countywide Signal Priory (SP) to support METRo Rapid operations.
RECITALS
A. The City has responsibility for the operation and maintenance of its local traffic control system.
LACMTA is deploying its Metro Rapid bus service, which will be running through certain corridors in the City. A component of this Rapid bus program is to provide signal priority for Rapid buses at signalized intersections along the Rapid bus route. LACMTA uses Countywide Signal Priority ("CSP") technologies to implement the signal priority element of the Rapid service.
The implementation of CSP technologies have been successfully demonstrated to enhance Metro Rapid services, resulting in substantial travel time savings for the public without negatively impacting the overall CSP was prepared in accordance with state and federal traffic signal safety requirements. The implementation of CSP does not affect or alter the safety parameters of the local traffic control system.
E. The City desires to participate in the Metro Rapid service by allowing LACMTA to make certain improvements on City traffic control equipment at targeted intersections as described herein.
The purpose of this MOU is to establish the following items to facilitate the implementation and ongoing operations of CSP for Metro Rapid services along Atlantic Boulevard between Telegraph Road and Sheila Street in the Inter-Agency Countywide Signal Priority Memorandum of Understanding City of Commerce
: Saadelineation of roles and responsibilties of each agency Standard operating procedures for each agency
• Maintenance responsibilities for agencies
• Acceptance of mutual cooperation to resolve technical and institutional issues during the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of • Communication protocols (along with contact names and phone numbers)
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.0 CITY AGREES:
1.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1.1 If available, the City will provide or make available to LACTA existing traffic signal plans for targeted intersections in order for LACMTA to prepare final as-built drawings. Such traffic signal plans shall be provided in an electronic format, if available.
1.1.2 The City will provide coordination support during the design, installation and testing of all CSP elements. Such support may include, without limitation, timely review of design, access to necessary equipment for installation, providing timely approvals and inspections and making staff available on an as-needed basis.
1.1.3 The City shall work with LACTA to make space available for the installation of CSP WLAN equipment within traffic controller cabinets and on traffic signal poles and mast arms as necessary.
1.1.4 The City shall issue permits, if required, at no cost to LACTA or its contractors for all work directly related to the installation of CSP.
1.1.5 The City shall assist with the installation of updated traffic signal control programs required for the CSP operation. The City shall remain responsible for tasks directly related to day-to-day traffic
1.1.6 The City hereby authorizes LACMTA to obtain the applicable traffic signal control firmware for the City in order to operate the
1.1.7 The City shall retain exclusive ownership and control over all local traffic signal control equipment. Other than the CSP WLAN and related equipment, the City shall also retain exclusive 2 : Inter-Agency Countywide Signal Priority Memorandum of Understanding City of Commerce
ownership and control over all other equipment, firmware, software and improvements that LACMTA makes to the City traffic signals.
1.2 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
1.2.1 The City shall retain responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the local traffic control system, including those intersections receiving traffic signal cabinet, controller hardware and firmware upgrades. Nothing in this MOU is intended to change or be construed to change City's responsibilities in operating and maintaining its traffic control system, including, without limitation, traffic timing/signal issues at City intersections.
1.2.2 The City reserves the right to disconnect CSP hardware as deemed necessary as part of normal local traffic signal control operations and maintenance.
1.2.3 The City will notify LACMTA if CSP hardware is disconnected during the normal course of traffic signal control operations and maintenance.
1.3 COOPERATION
1.3.1 The City supports the deployment of the CSP System and will cooperate with LACMTA in order to successfully deploy signal priority along Atlantic Boulevard between Telegraph Road and Sheila Street in the City of Commerce.
1.4 COMMUNICATIONS
1.4.1 The City appoints the following individual to serve as the orincipal point of contact under this MOU:
Name: Danilo Batson
Title: Assistant Director of Public Services
City: City of Commerce
Address: 2535 Commerce Way, Commerce, CA 90040
Phone Number: (323) 722-4805, ext. 2335
Email: [email protected]
2.0 LACMTA AGREES:
2.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1.1 To the extent, LACTA obtains traffic signal plans from the City, LACMTA shall update such traffic signal plans with the proposed 3 :
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signal priority improvements and provide final as built plans to the City upon completion of installation.
2.1.2 At LACMTA's sole cost and expense, LACMTA shall procure, test, and in coordination with the City, integrate, and install all elements necessary to implement CSP at each targeted
intersection, including installing traffic signal controller and firmware upgrades when necessary. LACMTA shall not install any CSP equipment until LACMTA has received (i) City's approval on the design and (il) the applicable City permits.
2.1.3 LACMTA and its contractors will obtain all necessary permits and coordinate with the City prior to commencing fieldwork.
2.1.4 LACMTA will retain exclusive ownership and control over the CSP WLAN and related equipment.
2.15 LACMTA will coordinate with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works who will be responsible for updating and the initial entering of signal timing with CSP parameters along Atlantic Boulevard between Telegraph Road and Sheila Street in the City of Commerce.
2.2 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
2.2.1 LACMTA shall work with the City to develop appropriate signal priority implementation strategies acceptable to both agencies.
The parties understand and agree that the City is ultimately responsible for the traffic timing sheets that control all
2.2.2 LACMTA will coordinate all operations and maintenance directly attributable to the signal priority deployment with the City.
2.3 COOPERATION
2.3.1 LACMTA will work closely with the City to ensure that the deployment of signal priority does not impact traffic conditions or increase normal operations and maintenance requirements at signal prioritized intersections.
2.4 COMMUNICATIONS
2.4.1 LACMTA appoints the following individual to serve as the rincipal point of contact:
Reinland Jones
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
One Gateway Plaza
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Mail Stop: 99-22-9
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 922-2231
[email protected]
3.0 MUTUALLY AGREED:
3.1 The recitals above are incorporated by reference and hereby made a part of this MOU.
3.2 By accepting this MOU, the City and LACMTA recognize that it is impractical to make provisions for every contingency that may arise during the term of this MOU. The City and LACMTA agree in principle that the MOU shall operate with fairness and without detriment to the interest of all parties, and if in the course of the performance of this MOU, an infringement of this principle is anticipated or disclosed, the City and LACMTA shall promptly meet in good faith and shall determine what actions need to take place to remove the cause or causes of such infringement.
3.3 Neither the City nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any damages or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by LACMTA under or in connection with any work authority or jurisdiction delegated to LACMTA under this MOU. It is understood and agreed that, pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, LACMTA shall fully defend, indemnify and save harmless the City and their respective officers and employees from all claims, suits or action of every name, kind and description brought for or on account of injury (as defined in Government Section 810.8) occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by LACMTA under or in connection with any work, authority, responsibility or jurisdiction delegated to LACMTA under this MOU
3.4 Neither LACMTA nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any damages or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the City under or in connection with any work authority or jurisdiction delegated to the City under this MOU. It is understood and agreed that, pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, the City shall fully defend, indemnify and save harmless LACMTA and their respective officers and employees from all claims, suits or action of every name, kind and description brought for or on account of injury (as defined in Government Section 810.8) occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the City under or in connection with any work, authority, responsibility or jurisdiction delegated to the City under this MOU.
3.5 This MOU, along with its attachment, constitutes the entire understanding between the parties, with respect to the subject matter herein. The MOU shall not be amended, nor any provisions or breach 5 Inter-Agency Countywide Signal Priority Memorandum of Understanding City of Commerce
hereof waived, except in writing signed by the parties who agreed to the original MOU or the same level of authority.
3.6 This MOU shall be governed by California law. If any provision of this MOU is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.
3.7 The covenants and agreements of this MOU shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, each of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this MOU to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the dates indicated below:
LACMTA:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY By: _
Date 8/1/12
Chief Executive Officer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOHN F. KRATTLI
Acting County Counsel
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GRANTEE:
CITY OF COMMERCE
Date 07/03/2012
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Counsel
By:
Eduardo Olivo Date 07/03/2012
City Attorney
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