Agenda - Council - 02/13/1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I Maintenance Participation Policy Reasoning 10-24-94 The Department of Transportation cost participation and maintenance policy states that the Department shall be responsible for the major maintenance of the signal system while the local agency(les) responsible for the cross street(s) shall be responsible for the minor maintenance and power costs (both connection and monthly costs). Major maintenance includes equipment, labor, materials, and overhead to maintain and replace overhead and underground equipment which would include the controller, cabinet, loop detectors, conductors, interconnect cable, poles, heads, and pedestals as necessary. Minor maintenance includes the labor, equipment, and materials for painting the signal system as appropriate, replacing the luminaires as necessary, relamping the signal heads and luminaires when needed and cleaning the signal system components as appropriate. The intent of the Department's policy is to distribute equally the ongoing costs of the signal system between the agencies involved. :While the signal system will be operated by the Department of Transportation, the local agency's responsibility for the minor maintenance and power costs indicates their ongoing commitment to the signal system itself. Some costs from recent years which display the cost split percentages associated with this policy are as follows: major maintenance for Department signal systems is approximately $1,700 per signal system per year, minor maintenance for typical intersections is approximately $300 per signal system per year, and power costs (excluding connection charges which vary) are approximately $1,300 per signal system per year. These typical costs show that the costs would be shared approximately equally by the Department and the local agency(les).