R2009-54 FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE

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, Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2009-23 DATE: Apri113, 2009 TO: Honorable Mayor Carrigan and City ouncil FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of Engineering& In rastruc re SUBJECT: Resolution Appropriating Motor Fuel Tax Funds General Maintenance 2009 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by staffthat the City Council approve the attached resolution appropriating $402,000 in Motor Fuel Tax(MFT) funds for general traffic signal maintenance and operations to be completed in 2009 and that the Mayor be authorized to sign said resolution, and the City Clerk to attest. BACKGROUND: Prior Council Action On March 28, 2009, Council met in Study Session to review the Capital Improvements Plan. The Draft FY2009-10 CIP includes a recommended allocation of$402,000 of MFT funds to pay for operations. These funds aze used to pay for general traf�ic signal maintenance and operations. The City Council has appropriated Motor Fuel Tax funds for this purpose going back many years. The Motor Fuel Tax(MFT) funds allocated to local agencies are administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation(IDOT). The City is required to adopt a resolution specifying the intended use of the Motor Fuel Tax funds. For the calendar year of 2009 the City budget (FY09 and FY10) proposes to authorize the expenditure of up to $402,000 in MFT funds to reimburse the General Fund for expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the City's traffic signals. This funding covers the costs of two City Electricians, their vehicles, materials, traffic signal electricity costs and contracted services. IDOT reimburses the City's MFT fund for a portion of the maintenance work and electricity serving traf�ic signals located on State highways in the City. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There are no known objections to this resolution. Page � 1