City Council
MEETING DATE: 10/14/2015
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Riverside Transportation Department for Sharing of Traffic Collision Information.
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FROM:
John A. Corella, City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a MOU between the County of Riverside Transportation Department (RCTD) and the City of Cathedral City (CC) for the sharing of traffic collision records.
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BACKGROUND:
In October 2014 the RCTD was awarded a grant by the California State Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). This grant will aid in developing a countywide collision database system that allows the County and cities within the county to collect and share data about collisions on local roads, excluding state highways. The information will help local agencies decide which improvements could make roads safer and how to prioritize the use of funding.
DISCUSSION:
As a result of Cathedral City's participation in RCTD's grant, RCTD's vendor will provide the City with the latest "Crossroads Collision Software", provide training of City Staff on how to use the new software system and continue to provide licensing and technical support of the software system for a period of five years.
The database information that will be inputted into the software system will be shared with all the participating Cities and RCTD and provide automated importing of electronic California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System data.
Other features the software and MOU provide is the ability to collect collision data on a real time basis to assist the City police and transportation departments, report on specific collision types, report on specific intersections or roadway segments and assist both the City and County with prioritizing funding for transportation improvements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no cost for participation in this MOU with RCTD for a period of 5 ye...
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