CITY OF COMMERCE AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council Item No. ____
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Interagency Memorandum of Understanding between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City of Commerce for the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems ("RIITS") MEETING DATE: June 25, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), in its capacity as the Administrator of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS) and the City of Commerce and authorizing the City Manager to execute the MOU in a form approved by the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND:
In April 2004, the State of California, Department of Transportation for District 7 (“Caltrans”), the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and LACMTA entered into an Interagency MOU to establish RIITS for the purpose of exchanging infrastructure and operational resources, including, but not limited to, near real time traffic, transit, video, and other data relating to all modes of transportation.
In December 2004, LACMTA, Caltrans, and LADOT entered into Amendment No. 1 to the RIITS MOU to name LACMTA as the Administrator and delegate authority to LACMTA to administer, maintain, operate, manage and monitor RIITS access, codify system changes, process Member, Associate, and User agreements, and enforce the terms and conditions of the processed agreements, and establish a Configuration Management Committee (CMC) to oversee RIITS.
In July 2012, the City Council approved an MOU with LACMTA for an interagency Countywide Signal Priority (“CSP)” project to help support Metro Rapid operations. Following the execution of the MOU (copy attached), LACMTA installed wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment associated with new CSP technologies for use on Rapid buses at designated intersections along the countywide Rapid bus route, which runs along a segment of Atlantic Boulevard between Telegraph Road and Sheila Street through the City of Commerce. This ultimately helped close the technology gap in the system. The implementation of CSP technologies demonstrated its ability to enhance Metro Rapid services, resulting in substantial travel time savings for the public without negatively impacting the overall transportation network. LACMTA has already installed CSP technologies in neighboring cities and in various parts of Los Angeles County.
On June 2, 2023, after a successful track record of completed infrastructure projects, the CMC voted and approved the City of Commerce to join the CMC as a voting Member on the condition that City exchanges information through RIITS.
ANALYIS:
Earlier this year, the City received the attached Interagency MOU from LACMTA, regarding NextGen CSP Upgrade and Expansion Projects along Slauson Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Gage Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard between Sheila Street and Everington Street in the City. The MOU provides for Metro to upgrade existing CSP corridors to support Metro Lines 108 and 260. In order to move forward and fulfill partnership commitments for both projects, LACMTA has requested that the City execute the attached RIITS agreement. If the City Council approves the agreement, it will allow for multi-agency coordination and collaboration through CSP and ICM. RIITS will collaborate with partners to implement the intelligent transportation systems architecture, reduce redundancies, leverage investments, and facilitate systemwide operational improvements that support regional mobility, safety, and sustainability goals. The CSP Program aims to enhance transit service throughout Los Angeles County by granting signal priority to buses, while the ICM Program seeks to actively manage traffic congestion.
By approving the Interagency MOU, the City agrees to join the CM Committee as voting Member and exchange information through RIITS infrastructure and operational resources, agrees to share operational and infrastructure resources for CSP, agrees to share operational and infrastructure resources for ICM, agrees to participate in CSP and ICM projects, and abides by and uphold the terms set forth in the MOU.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the attached MOU with Metro and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form approved by City Attorney.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff recommendation
Provide further direction to staff
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with the approval of this MOU.
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda item relates to the 2016 Strategic Plan, Infrastructure and Facilities Guiding Principle 2:
Develop and implement a sustainable Capital Improvement Program to ensure the quality of the existing infrastructure and to support future plans for the city.
Guiding Principle 4:
Develop and invest in infrastructure and beautification that supports economic growth.
Recommended by: Gina Nila, Department of Public Works
Reviewed by: Vilko Domic, Assistant City Manager
Approved as to form by: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully submitted by: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
NextGen Project Overview
ICM Project Fact Sheet
Prior CSP MOU