DATE: January 19, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
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Memorandum of Understanding for the AC Transit Line 97 Project on Hesperian Blvd
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the City Council of the proposed AC Transit Line 97 Project on Hesperian Blvd.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The AC Transit Line 97 Project is a thirteen mile long corridor that traverses Hesperian Boulevard from San Leandro to Union City Boulevard in Union City. The Project includes deployment of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology at sixty-one intersections and adaptive signal control technology (ASCT) deployment at thirty-four intersections, including seventeen intersections within the City of Hayward jurisdiction. The project was initiated by AC Transit and jointly developed by the cities of Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, the County of Alameda, and Caltrans. In addition to these agencies, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is also a party to this MOU. Implementation of the project will enhance corridor traffic and transit operations, reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions, and improve the safety and operation of transit through traffic signal operations improvements.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
The above referenced MOU is a compilation of the goals, policies, and procedures intended to be adopted by all agencies to facilitate working together in a coordinated manner for project implementation, operation and maintenance. The MOU outlines the overall roles and responsibilities for the stakeholders during the development and implementation of the project, and references agreements that will be developed in the future to identify the roles and responsibilities for operation and maintenance for each participating jurisdiction. The City Manager has executed the MOU to allow development of the project to proceed.
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