6.7 Ninth Street Corridor Traffic SignalsCITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
11/05/12 4:00 P.M.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: FISCAL APPROVAL: AGENDA SECTION
NO: 6
BY:
PUBLIC WORKS FINAL APPROVAL: ITEM
NO:
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BY: Kent Johnson BY:
ITEM:
Authorization to purchase equipment and services required to complete the adjusting of timings and
interconnection of the traffic signals along the Ninth Street corridor.
BACKGROUND:
On February 27, 2012, the City Commission accepted a $98,400 grant from the Kansas Department
of Transportation (KDOT) to time and interconnect the signals along the Ninth Street corridor. On
June 18, 2012, the City Commission authorized a $15,736 contract with H.W. Lochner, Inc. of Salina
to design the timings and interconnection of the signals.
In August 2012, City staff manually counted traffic during the afternoon peak hours at each of the
nineteen (19) signalized intersections included in the corridor. H.W. Lochner’s staff used those traffic
counts to:
• Design signal timings for each of the intersections;
• Design the plan to allow the signals to operate efficiently in concert to help move Ninth Street
traffic more efficiently; and
• Develop a list of equipment required for the installation.
The equipment will be procured from Gades Sales of Wichita, who exclusively provides and maintains
the City’s signal equipment because they provide exemplary customer service and supply the brands
of signal equipment staff have chosen to implement in Salina. The equipment largely consists of:
• Radio interfaces at eighteen (18) intersections at approximately $2,100 per intersection that allow
the signals to exchange information ($37,800);
• Replacing/upgrading thirteen (13) controllers at approximately $2,600 per intersection ($33,800);
• Miscellaneous additional parts and conduits ($1,505).
Staff also needs to hire a contractor to bore conduits under two streets, which is estimated at $4,760.
FISCAL NOTE:
The funds remaining from the KDOT grant are $82,664 ($98,400 less the $15,736 consultant
contract). Staff requests authorization of the remaining $82,664 to cover the $77,865 equipment list,
plus any additional equipment requirement that may be discovered during construction. Staff will
request reimbursement from KDOT following the installation.
CONFORMANCE WITH STRATEGIC PLAN:
Goal 3 Action Item: Maintain a stable operating budget for the delivery of core public services, while
investing as many financial resources as practically possible into maintaining and developing the
public infrastructure.
COMMISSION ACTION OR RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff has identified the following options and recommends Option 1:
1. Authorize the purchase of equipment and services.
2. Do not authorize the purchase of equipment and services and give staff further direction.