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Transportation Department recommending that the Board authorize the Chairman to sign Funding Agreement 08-52555 with El Dorado County Transportation Commission in an amount not to exceed $38,000 for a term of one year from the effective date of the Agreement for a Camino Area Corridor Intelligent Transportation System Project.
FUNDING: 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program (TIM)
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $38,000
Funding
Budgeted $38,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $38,000
Change To Net County Cost $
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Funding for this project is provided by Highway 50 TIM and has been included in the approved work program budget, identified as project number 71319. There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Background:
On November 6, 2007, the Board approved a Funding Agreement (AGMT 07-1491) with the El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) for a project study of the Camino area Highway 50 corridor. In July 2008, EDCTC applied for a Rural Safety Innovation Program (RSIP) Federal grant for ITS improvements at U.S. 50 and Still Meadows Road based on this report. In August 2008, EDCTC was notified that this project was selected for an RSIP grant award for $304,000 which was eighty percent (80%) of the total estimated project cost of $380,000. The remaining twenty percent (20%) or $76,000 is the required local match, which is being split 50/50 between EDCTC and County DOT.
Reason for Recommendation:
This Agreement provides for the County’s funding of fifty percent (50%) of the local match required for EDCTC’s federal grant for ITS improvements (Collision Countermeasure System) at the uncontrolled intersection of U.S. 50 and Still Meadows Road (Apple Café) in the Camino area. This project is part of the U.S. Highway 50-Camino Alternate Route ...
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