DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Inver Grove Heights Regarding Signal Maintenance Agreement
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize executing joint powers agreement (JPA) the City of Inver Grove Heights regarding signal maintenance.
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is entering into a traffic signal maintenance agreement with the City of Inver Grove Heights. The majority of municipalities already have existing agreements with Dakota County regarding City-owned signals and their maintenance, but due to City growth and the number of traffic signals that have been turned back to the City from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Dakota County is seeking approval to execute a similar maintenance agreement with Inver Grove Heights.
This signal maintenance agreement is in the form of a JPA and provides a cost model for Dakota County to provide maintenance services for Accessible Pedestrian Signals, controller cabinet work and troubleshooting, mitigation from collisions, detection improvements, system interconnection, and more for City-owned traffic signals. Dakota County will bill the respective municipalities for their agreed-upon cost splits per the JPA. The signal maintenance JPAs will be consistent with cost-share policies and current signal maintenance agreements with other municipalities.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends executing signal maintenance JPA with the City of Inver Grove Heights within Dakota County.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The Signal Maintenance JPA cites billings rates that the County will bill for the work completed on City signal infrastructure for maintenance.
☐ None ☒ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the City of Inver Grove Heights has undergone jurisdictional transfer of numerous traffic signals from the Minnesota Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County maintains traffic signals owned by various municipalities across the County; and
WHERAS, the City of Inver Grove Heights is seeking entry into an agreement with Dakota County to maintain traffic signals that have been transferred under the City’s ownership; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County will bill Inver Grove Heights for the agreed upon amounts in relation to the City’s traffic signal maintenance; and
WHEREAS, County and City maintenance, operation, and energy cost responsibilities are identified in the joint powers agreement (JPA).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Assistant County Manager - Physical Development Division to execute a signal maintenance joint powers agreement with the City of Inver Grove Heights, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Draft Inver Grove Heights Signal Maintenance Agreement
BOARD GOALS
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☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☒ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Erin Laberee
Author: Tyler Krage