SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Restated and Reinstated Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County for the Countywide Advanced Traffic Management System/Intelligent Transportation Systems (ATMS/ITS), reinstating the original agreement and extending its term for an additional ten years through May 18, 2036, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
On May 18, 2006, the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County entered an Interlocal Agreement establishing a framework for the coordinated operation and maintenance of traffic signals and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) along designated corridors within the City.
The agreement established Pinellas County's responsibility for regional traffic signal operations, including signal timing, traffic control determinations, and operation of the Countywide Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). The agreement also provides for the City to continue maintaining traffic signals on designated corridors, with associated costs funded by Pinellas County.
In 2007, the City and County entered a separate Interlocal Agreement for Maintenance of Traffic Control Signals and Devices, formalizing the City's responsibility to provide routine, preventive, and emergency response maintenance services for designated County traffic signals, subject to reimbursement by the County.
The original ATMS/ITS Interlocal Agreement was extended in 2016 for an additional ten-year term, through May 18, 2026. Although the agreement expired, both agencies continued operating under its established terms and responsibilities.
The proposed Restated and Reinstated Interlocal Agreement formally reinstates the original agreement and establishes a second ten-year extension, through May 18, 2036. The agreement also allows for reimbursement of maintenance services following the expiration of the previous term.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
[1.2] Maintain public infrastructure, mobility systems, natural lands, environmental resources, and historic features through systematic management efforts.
[1.3] Adopt responsive levels of service for public facilities and amenities, and identify resources required to sustain that level of service.
