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Home My WebLink About18-1902 ORDINANCE NO. 18-1902 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS ("UNT") REGARDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATION DURING UNT SPECIAL EVENTS AND UPGRADES TO TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AT FOUR SPECIFIED INTERSECTIONS (NORTH TEXAS BOULEVARD AT I-35E AND BONNIE BRAE STREET AT I-35E) AT A COST OF $60,000 ($30,000 TO THE CITY AND $30,000 TO UNT); PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the University of North Texas ("UNT") and its Police Department have committed considerable resources to control traffic at various traffic signals along the I-35E Frontage Road for UNT special events; and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to monitor special event traffic with the installation of specialized signal equipment at four identified intersections; and WHEREAS, UNT shall assume fifty percent (50%) of the traffic signal upgrade cost and will pay City technician rates for City personnel utilized at each special event; and WHEREAS, the City and the University of North Texas have agreed that it is necessary to enter into an interlocal agreement to update four existing traffic signals along I-35E Frontage Road to be controlled during special events and provide additional green time for heavy movements; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated herein by reference. ON . The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Intersection Upgrades and Traffic Control between the City of Denton and the University of North Texas, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A," to upgrade and manage traffic signals at four locations along I-35 E during UNT special events. SECTIO 3. The City Manager, or his designee, is further authorized to carry out all of .......... the duties to be performed by the City under the Agreement, including but not limited to, the expenditure of funds. Sl!'(:'ITI .)N 4. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity. SECTION5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. Pp Y _a "�.. and The motion to approve this ordinance was made b seconded by , the ordinance was passed and approved by the following vote Aye Nay Abstain Absent Mayor Chris Watts: V` Gerard Hudspeth, District 1: Keely G. Briggs, District 2: Don Duff, District 3: John Ryan, District 4: rITITITITe Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5: m Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: PA 1]) AN1) APPROVED ROVE :) this tile, _...L day, o1 �� . . 2018. ................ t llll W�t 1°G" , MAYOR ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY By STATE OF TEXAS § § INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR § INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC § CONTROL COUNTY OF DENTON § This Inter-local Cooperation Agreement("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Denton,a Texas home-rule municipal corporation("Denton")and the University of North Texas, a political subdivision of the State of Texas ("UNT"). WHEREAS, Denton and UNTdesire to enter into an agreement regarding traffic signal operation during UNT special events and upgrades to traffic control signal equipment at four(4) intersections: North Texas Boulevard at 1-35E(two intersections), and Bonnie Brae at 1-35 (two intersections); and WHEREAS, this Agreement has been authorized by the governing bodies of Denton and UNT; and WHEREAS, the Inter-local Cooperation Act, Chapter 791, Texas Government Code authorizes units of local government to contract with one or more units of local government to perform governmental functions and services; and WHEREAS, it is mutually advantageous to both parties to enter into this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. Term. The term of this agreement shall be for one(1)year beginning on the date of execution on the signature page of this Agreement, and shall automatically renew annually on the anniversary of that date for additional one (1) year terms unless either party gives written notice of termination thirty (30)calendar days prior to the expiration of the then-current term. 2. lniers�t'�Ctlon 11�2g'ryeles% A. UNT shall assume 50%of the cost to upgrade the four intersections(see exhibit A). B. Denton shall assume 50%of the cost to upgrade the four intersections. The signal upgrades include installation of new vehicle detection system (Gridsmart)and a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera(Cohn) at each intersection. The City Traffic Operations Staff will procure and install all signal equipment. The signal upgrade work will be completed within four to six weeks from the execution of this agreement. Once the work is completed, City will send UNT an invoice for 50%of the total cost incurred by the City in upgrading these intersections. If UNT fails to pay the 50%cost of the upgrades within 90 days,this agreement will be terminated and the City will not provide services described in item 4 3 on this agreement. 3. .7raLUe ij))eranon L)�,Lr A. Denton shall monitor and control traffic signal operation at the intersections noted in the agreement. City of Denton staff will operate the traffic signals and change signal timing before and after a special events. The intent is to clear high dernand approaches (inbound INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL Page I of 5 before event and Outbound after event) by providing more green time and thus modifying the overall operation of a traffic signal. B. UNT shall reimburse Denton for providing one(1) city technician for each intersection controlled during UNT special events, at the agreed Upon hourly rate(see exhibit B). The time spent by each technician on a special event shall include both,time spent on the site as well as the travel time required to arrive at the site from the Traffic Operations Building. Also,the typical working hours for Traffic Operations staff is 7:30 ami, to 3:30 p.m. If special events are Outside these working hours,Over Tirne(OT)rate as shown in exhibit B will be applicable. 4. Notices. All notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and be deemed received when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following or such other person or address as the parties may designate in writing or by hand delivery or facsimile transmission to the address set forth below: If intended for Denton: Todd Hilernan, City Manager City of Denton,Texas 215 E. McKinney Denton,TX 76201 With copy to: Aaron Leal, City Attorney 215 E. McKinney Street Denton,Texas 76201 If intended for UNT: Bob Brown, Senior VP Finance&Administration 1155 Union Circle#311425 Denton,TX 76203-5017 With copy to: Ed Reynolds, LINT Chief of Police 1700 Wilshire Denton,TX 76201 5. Ame)Nment, This Agreement may be amended by the mutual agreement of the pat-ties in writing and attached to and incorporated in this Agreement. 6. LE)iLi)rcyqhi1i1j,, In the event that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall,for _ any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect other provisions,and the Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained in it. 7„ LEntire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the complete understanding of the parties hereto, superseding all oral or written previous and contemporaneous agreements between the parties and relating to the matters in this Agreement. INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL Page 2 of 5 8. julhoi iLm By executing this Agreement,each party represents that they have full capacity and tL_fi� _ authority to grant all rights and assume all obligations that they have granted and assumed under this Agreement, and that this Agreement has been authorized by the governing body of the respective party. 9. C"ountenmys. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and Constitutes one and the same instrument. SIGNA TURES TO FOLLOW ON NEA7 PAGE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL Page 3 of 5 EXECUTED this ----day oIad" , m� �m, � I�'� ,m..:, 2018 CITY OF DEN'"I' )N Todd Hileman,City Manager ATTEST: Jennifer Walters,City Secretary THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN BOTH REVIEWED AND APPROVED as to financial an !,?,perational obligations an�'b sdness terms. ' .. Sign tare Department Date Signed:_ �` .— g APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Aaron tx#, ;Hy le Bye: _. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS Bob Brown, Senior Vice President UNT Finance&Administration ATTEST: 1NTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL Page 4 of 5 Executive Assistant APPROVED AS TO FORM: . . ..... ..... ... ..... ........................... ............................ Attorney for University of North Texas JNTLRLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INTERSECTION UPGRADES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL Page 5 of 5 Exhibit A — Location Map U;a Qf signalized Intersections t