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, • ' t • . �' Yw � COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2001-34 June 13, 2001 TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council FROM: Steve Gannan, City Manager � Stephen Swanson, Director of Engineering&Infrastructure�� SUBJECT: Traffic Signal Master Agreement SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by City staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution for an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the maintenance of traffic signals located on state routes. The significant change from the existing agreement is that the Illinois Department of Transportation will share in the energy costs to operate traffic signals on state routes. BACKGROUND: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Municipal League (IML) have worked to develop a standard agreement for local agency maintenance of traffic signals. The preparation of a standard agreement has taken place over the last year or so and did involve input ,I from local agencies through the IML's Public Works Committee. The City of Decatur is , represented on this committee by the Director of Engineering&Infrastructure. ', The new agreement was prepared to also update and revise older versions of traffic signal agreements and to provide a uniform document for use throughout the state. Items addressed include standards for maintenance, upgrading of signals, signal coordination and assigning the cost shares to those involved in the agreement. In additibn, the agreement now addresses the matter of IDOT sharing in the energy costs for traffic signals. Previous agreements excluded this as a reimbursable expense by IDOT to the local entities and left the local entity responsible for 100 percent of the energy costs. These costs were becoming significant to the local entities having traffic signals on State routes. The City of Decatur's annual energy costs for traffic signals at intersections on State routes is approximately $91,300 for 82 signalized intersections where the state has a portion of the maintenance cost.