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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Budget Transfer adjusting Transportation's budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 to accommodate two (2) Gridsmart Camera Systems to be used for the El Dorado Hills Boulevard road repair project;
2) Approve the addition of two (2) Gridsmart Camera Systems to the Department of Transportation's FY 2022-23 Fixed Asset List at $32,000 each for a total of $64,000;
3) Revise the FY 2022-23 Fixed Asset list by decreasing two (2) roll-off chipper boxes from $60,000 to $45,000 for a decrease of $15,000 each;
4) Approve the addition of one (1) Conbox to the FY 2022-23 Fixed Asset list totaling $10,000; and
5) Approve the addition of one (1) Diesel exhaust fluid fill station to the FY 2022-23 Fixed Asset list totaling $20,000. (4/5 Vote required to approve the budget amendment)
FUNDING: Road Fund (31%) and Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act of 2017. (SB1) (69%)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The two additional Gridsmart Camera Systems, fixed assets, were determined to be needed when completing road repairs on El Dorado Hills Boulevard. The Gridsmart Camera Systems gather and interpret vital traffic data, allows staff to adjust signal timing and traffic flow strategies, and enables monitoring and visual assessment. Gridsmart Camera Systems work for both vehicles and bicycles. Budgeted appropriations in the Transportation, Maintenance and Operations' budget needs to be increased in Fixed Assets - Equipment by $64,000, offset by a budget transfer from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act of 2017 fund balance. The budget transfer allows for the purchase of the two (2) Gridsmart Camera System fixed assets.
Likewise, Transportation is requesting to revise the fixed asset list by adjusting two (2) roll-off chipper boxes from $60,000 to $45,000 for a decrease of $15,000 each for a total of $30,000 to accommodate the addition of one (1) conbox at $10,000 and one (1) di...
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