HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2019-145RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 145
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY AND SAN DIEGO PORT TENANTS ASSOCIATION, STC TRAFFIC, INC. AND DENSO
INTERNATIONAL AMERICA (FSM TEAM) FOR ACCESS TO CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC
SIGNAL DATA FOR FREIGHT SIGNAL PRIORITY PILOT PROJECT DEMONSTRATION
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2016, San Diego Port Tenants Association submitted the
"Port of San Diego Sustainable Freight Demonstration Project" (GFO 15-604: Freight Transportation
Projects at California Seaports) to the California Energy Commission (CEC); and
WHEREAS, the project was awarded and funded through the CEC's Alternative and
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program: and
WHEREAS, the project includes a demonstration of Freight Signal Priority (FSP) which
provides traffic signal priority for commercial vehicles in order to reduce stops, fuel consumption and
related emissions, and to improve travel time reliability and traffic safety at intersections; and
WHEREAS, in order to achieve the FSP project goals and success, the City of National
City with the San Diego Port Tenants Association, STC Traffic, Inc. and DENSO International America
(FSP Team) have proposed a FSP Pilot Project Demonstration (FSP Pilot Project) for corridor traffic
signal operations beginning at Harbor Drive and Cesar E. Chavez Parkway and ending at Tidelands
Avenue and Bay Marina Drive; and
WHEREAS, the FSP Pilot Project will study potential to reduce emissions of air pollutants
and greenhouse gas emissions from freight movement along Harbor Drive; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the FSP Pilot Project, a Cooperative Agreement must
be signed with other public entities to allow for the collection and sharing of Real Time Traffic Signal
Data and other related data which would allow the FSP Team to collaborate on developing strategies
and systems to use for maximizing the efficiency of transportation end users and the overall capacity
of existing transportation networks; and
WHEREAS, this Cooperative Agreement would allow the FSP Team to install physical
equipment in the City's right-of-way that will allow the collection of Real Time Traffic Signal Data and
other related data; and
WHEREAS, the physical equipment may be removed and relocated if necessary by the
FSP Team at their sole expense at the City's discretion; and
WHEREAS, authorization of this Cooperative Agreement would permit the FSP Team to
obtain access to the Real Time Traffic Signal Data in exchange for providing related inventories, signal
performance metrics, and other formatted data products, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Cooperative Agreement which will allow the FSP Team to use the data to improve freight operations
through implementation of the FSP technology to improve truck freight performance or efficiency and
ride comfort for drivers or operators.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of National City authorizes the Mayor to
Execute the Cooperative Agreement between the City of National City and San Diego Port Tenants
Association, STC Traffic, Inc. and DENSO International America (FSM Team) for Access to City of National
City Traffic Signal Data for Freight Signal Priority Pilot Project Demonstration.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of , v- • ber, 2019.
ATTES
Michael R. ► alla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
. Morris -Jo es
ity Attorney
Aleja telolis, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
November 5, 2019 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: Cano.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-145 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on November 5, 2019.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy