HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-487RESOLUTION NO. 2003-487
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITIES
OF SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY REGARDING THE
INSTALLATION, SHARING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
SOUTH BAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL INI'ERCONNECT PROJECT,
AND APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE
FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND AND $50,000
FROM THE AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE OF THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL FUND TO FINANCE CHULA VISTA'S
PORTION OF THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego is completing a federally funded traffic signal
communication and management project, the "South Bay Interconnect Project," which extends
through all of Chula Vista; and
WI~REAS, the South Bay Interconnect Project is a partnership between the Cities of
Chula Vista, San Diego and National City, and SANDAG; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the project is to build a regional communication network that
ties all the traffic signals along a major transportation corridor that parallels Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS, the South Bay Interconnect Project includes the installation of Single Mode
Fiber Optic (SMFO) cable trunk in an existing 1.5" conduit under Fourth Avenue from the
northerly City limits to Main Street and under Main Street westerly to Broadway and finally it
travels southerly under Broadway to the southerly City limits; and
WHEREAS, the project within Chula Vista's limits, involves the pulling of the SMFO
cable trunk and the connections to all the traffic signals along said route; and
WHEREAS, this project further involves the construction of access points for future
connections to the city facilities by the City; and
WHEREAS, staff has worked with the City of San Diego to expand the scope of the
project in order to provide connections to the traffic signals along the route and also to maximize
the number of fibers designated for City use; and
WHEREAS, the parties have negotiated an agreement that provides for the installation,
maintenance and operation of the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve an agreement with the Cities of San Diego and National City regarding the
installation, sharing and maintenance of the South Bay Traffic Signal Interconnect Project in the
form presented and appropriates $100,000 ($50,000 from the available fund balance of the
General Fund and $50,000 from the fund balance of the Traffic Signal Fund) to be placed into
account No. 13790-6401 for payment to the City of San Diego to finance Chula Vista's portion
of the project.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager of the City of Chula Vista is
hereby authorized to execute the South Bay Traffic Signal Interconnect Project agreement on
behalf of the City of Chula Vista in a final form approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which
shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff is authorized and directed to take any and all
reasonable and necessary steps to implement the project agreement.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 9th day of December, 2003, by the following vote:
ATTEST:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Cotmcilmembers:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Davis, McCarm, Salas and Padilla
None
None
Rindone
Stephen C.~Padilla, Mayor
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Cl~rk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003-487 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 9th day of December, 2003.
Executed this 9th day of December, 2003.
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Clebk