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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 103 Draft 01 2010-2012 • M�Y , Gi him'. COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 103 11 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR A COUNTY OF HAWAII INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) ARCHITECTURE GRANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation has authorized funding for a grant titled Federal -Aid Project No. SPR0010 (33) for the Department of Public Works; and WHEREAS, the goal of this project is to meet federal requirements for an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) architecture and to support coordination and cooperation among participating agencies for planned ITS deployments; and WHEREAS, the objectives of this project include creating a foundation for ITS deployments that relate to traveler information and data sharing, defining future functions of ITS, meeting federal requirements related to ITS architecture, and drafting MOU /MOA documents; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the Council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46 -7, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and related documents with the State of Hawai'i Department of Transportation, to enable the County of Hawaii to implement ITS as described in the Department of Public Works' application for the County of Hawaii Intelligent Transportation System Architecture grant, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A ". BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance Department, and the Department of Public Works. Dated at Hilo , Hawai'i, this 3rd day of August , 2011. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hilo, Hawai`i I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on August 3, 2011 ATTEST: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & ROLL CALL VOTE Reference: C- 266/FC -86 IDIN OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 103 11 AYES NOES ABS EX BLAS X FORD X HOFFMANN X IKEDA X ONISHI X PILAGO X SMART X YAGONG X YOSHIMOTO X 9 0 0 0 Reference: C- 266/FC -86 IDIN OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 103 11 Attachment 1 State Planning and Research (SPR) Part I - Planning Program Proposed Work Item Fiscal Year 2011, Federal -Aid Project No. SPR - 0010(33) I. Work Item & Agency SPR Federal Fiscal Year: 2011 SPR Work Item #: Work Item Title: County of Hawai'i Intelligent Transportation System Architecture Agency/ Unit: Department of Public Works / Traffic Division Coordinator: Ronald L. Thiel, P.E. Position: Traffic Division Chief Phone: 808- 961 -8341 Email: rthiel @co.hawaii.hi.us 11. Work Item Status New Work Item Yes Amended Work item: Carry-over from FY SPR Federal -Aid Project: SPR- 00XX(XX) Total Amount being carried over: $ Carry-Over Work SPR Amount: $ Items Non - Federal. Amount : $ Total Cost of Amended Item: $ Amended Work SPR Amount: $ Items Non - Federal Amount (describe source): $ t Describe reason(s) for amending / carrying -over the work item: III. Work Item Information A. Objectives: Briefly describe the objectives of the proposed work item. The County of Hawai'i's Traffic Division will implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Hawai'i County to enhance the County's ability to deliver transportation services and improve the efficiency of the existing surface transportation on the island of Hawaii. The ITS project will include technologies that enhance traveler safety and convenience, improve traffic flow, reduce fuel consumption, save travelers' time and support emergency response including Civil Defense operations. EXHIBIT "A" This request is to provide funding to meet Federal requirements for an ITS Architecture, and to support coordination and cooperation for the planned ITS deployments. The objectives of this work item are: • To create a foundation for future integrated ITS deployments that relate to traveler information and data sharing. • To help define the future functions to be provided by these systems. • To ensure the Federal requirements for an ITS Architecture are met. • To draft MOUs /MOAs required to move forward with deployment. The County has completed an ITS Strategic Plan that identifies the following four objectives: • Enhance the safety and efficiency of traffic signal operations through the addition of a central traffic signal control platform connected to all traffic signals across the island. This platform will also enable improved response to outages and malfunctions. • Improve the capability to inform the public in real -time of traffic /travel conditions through implementation of an automated web and phone -based system that includes traveler, emergency, and construction advisories, camera images of traffic conditions, and other information. • Improve the capability to support local emergency response by using communications connections to all traffic signals to quickly implement special traffic signal timing plans that support closures and diversions. Closed circuit television images will be shared with emergency managers and responders to support assessment and response. • Manage the investment in ITS by supporting the current level of maintenance; implementing technologies that are cost - effective or result in cost and staff time efficiencies; and ensuring ongoing support for operations and maintenance. Without an ITS Architecture in place, these objectives may not be met. B. Description: Explain the work to be undertaken. Describe the specific tasks, their time frame, products and deliverables (including format), and the party or unit responsible for each task associated with the proposed work item. Tasks must be linked to work item tasks and schedule in Part IV, below. If out -year activities will be proposed, explain the importance/ need for future action with this proposal. Include any out -year activities and associated budget estimates in Part V below. The County of Hawaii will implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that includes a series of integrated planning and implementation tasks that will be completed over the course of five to ten years. The work is phased over a multi -year time -frame because of the various levels of infrastructure and planning necessary to implement each ITS component. The first priority is to provide communications to every traffic signal so that each can be managed from a central location. With the traffic communication in place, closed- circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed with the images being brought back to the Traffic Division central over the same communications network. With data and video images being brought back to a central location, the video images can be shared with the public, emergency responders, and with the media. A web site for public use will post the images, and will include information on road closures, construction and major incidents affecting travel on the island. Each work item task is listed below under three primary project categories: (1) Arterial Traffic Management and Operations; (2) Traveler Information; and (3) Operations and Maintenance. The work to be undertaken in this project is the development of ITS Architecture. The Architecture process will involve regional stakeholders and create a Concept of Operations, Functional Requirements, Data Flows and Interfaces, Implementation Plan, Use and Maintenance Plan, and MOUs /MOAs needed to move forward with deployment and operations /maintenance. C. Project Justification: Identify the reason and need for project, how it relates to the overall mission and goals of HDOT, include information on how the work item leverages other work being undertaken by other units in the agency, if applicable. Cite State and Federal regulatory requirements, if any. Hawaii County completed an ITS Strategic Plan in 2008. In addition to several local ITS operational improvements, the Plan identified what FHWA considers "regionally significant" ITS in the form of a traveler's information website and DMS for providing real -time road condition information to travelers. In 1997, Congress passed the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA -21) to address the need to begin to work toward regionally integrated transportation systems. In January 2001, FHWA published FHWA Rule 940 (23 CFR Part 940), and FTA published a companion policy, to implement section 5206(e) of TEA -21. This Rule /Policy seeks to foster regional integration by requiring that all ITS projects funded from the Highway Trust Fund be in conformance with the National ITS Architecture and officially adopted standards. "Conformance with the National ITS Architecture" is defined in the final Rule /Policy as using the National ITS Architecture to develop a "regional ITS architecture" that would be tailored to address the local situation and ITS investment needs, and the subsequent adherence of ITS projects to the regional ITS architecture. The Rule /Policy remains in effect with the most recent SAFETEA -LU surface transportation authorization act and includes new provisions and considerations. Section 1201.c of the SAFETEA -LU legislation requires State and local governments to address information needs and data exchange associated with highway and transit information and monitoring systems when developing or updating their regional ITS architectures. • To begin the deployment process, Hawaii County will develop a regional ITS architecture. • The Hawai'i County Intelligent Transportation System will improve the County of Hawai'i's Level of Service (LOS) to consistently meet national standards. • The Hawai'i County Intelligent Transportation System is a regionally significant project consistent with the statewide transportation plan and is an eligible activity for the SPR Program meeting the "Development and implementation of management systems" criterion. • The project's four primary objectives listed on page 2 support and mirror the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation's mission to provide a safe, efficient, accessible, and inter -modal transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, and enhances and /or preserves economic prosperity and the quality of life. • The project furthermore serves to move the County of Hawai'i closer to the State Department of Transportation's vision for the 21 Century: "We see...an exciting evolution as Hawaii moves into the Information Age. We see a corresponding evolution into 'electronic highways' as communication is increasingly substituted for transportation. The development of Hawaii's transportation and communication systems will enhance it to be globally competitive in the 21 Century." The County of Hawaii Intelligent Transportation System leverages federal funding it receives to support the State's transportation goals. The State of Hawai`i owns 40% of the signals in Hawaii County that will be connected into an intelligent transportation system through this work plan. By implementing the County of Hawai'i ITS program, the State and County will work together to fill the Hawai'i Statewide Transportation Plan Goals and Objectives, such as: Goal I, Objective 2, C Enhance performance of transportation systems affecting all modes of transportation used by people. Examples: • Improve signal timing and coordination. • Employ intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies and concepts. • Improve incident management and minimize response times for incidents and accidents. • Ensure cost effectiveness of transportation policies and strategies in implementing initiatives and actions, Goal IV, Objective 1, B Promote efficient and cost effective operations of the transportation system. Examples: • Reduce delay and costs for people and goods movement through increased system efficiency • Coordinate public and private sector investments D. Previous or on - going work related to work item: Identify any activities associated with the proposed work item, include prior year funded SPR activities and directly relevant activities not funded by SPR. Supporting documentation to substantiate these statements must be available if so requested. The Hawai'i County Traffic Division has laid the groundwork for the ITS program by ensuring staff levels sufficient to administer the system. The Division has also started to install cable drops and cameras in several locations. The ITS work plan is based on a Traffic Safety & Efficiency Assessment Study funded by the Traffic Division and delivered in December 2008 by ICx Transportation Group under the title County of Hawaii ITS Strategic Program Plan. That project included Stakeholder outreach to create the Plan. All of the previous and ongoing work related to this work item was funded through the Traffic Division's operating budget IV. Work Item Tasks and Schedule List all the expected tasks, products, and expected completion dates for one project year (Federal Fiscal). This must be tied to the written description provided in III.B above. Implementation Plan Expected Task Ue and Maintenance Plan Start Date Completion Date No. Task Description MOUS /MOAs I (MO/Yr) (Mo/Yr) I Cost 1 ITS Architecture Operations Concept 10/10 j 10/11 $ 204,700.00 Functional Requirements Data Flows and Interfaces Implementation Plan Use and Maintenance Plan MOUS /MOAs 'TOTAL WORK ITEM COST: 1. ___ j $ 204,700 00 ' V. Work Item Budget of �, nuw��n���� m�����~� � A. Staif Labor Expenditures: ! No. Position Agency 1 1- ! 1 SPR 7- Other Non-Federal Note: For budget amount in the last row of Table V.A, Total Staff Labor Expenditures may be rounded up to nearest thousand dollars, but the amounts in this row allocated to SPR, other federal and non-federal funds must add to the rounded budget totat cost. B. Non-Labor Expenditures, excluding contract services: FUNDING Task Description Total Cost 1 • Federal — 1 1 SPR -{ Other Non-Federal C. Consultant Services & Scope nfWork FUNDING Description Total Cost r Federal SPR Other Non-Federal Provide the work item's scope of work for consultant services; include products expected, contract amount, and project schedule. Provide (2) hard copies + (1) electronic copy in MSWord with the Work Item submission. Work items using consultant services that are submitted without an accompanying scope of work will not be considered for funding. VI. Overall Budget Provide the total project budget for each federal fiscal year (if multiple years) in which the proposed activity is to take place. Highlight in "bold" the current Fiscal Year. Note that out-year funding is not guaranteed. ___ ___ 1 Year 1 FY I Work Item Activity 1 Total Cost I Federal 1 T II SPR . I, Other ' Non-Federal