HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15016 (Emergency Vehicle Preemption of Traffic Signals - Public Safety Initiative)RESOLUTION NO. 15016
RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH GLOBAL TRAFFIC
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (GTT) TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION
SERVICES AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN SAN RAFAEL
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael desires to facilitate safe and convenient movement of
emergency vehicles within the City; and
WHEREAS, delays currently experienced by emergency vehicles at signalized
intersections could be improved with traffic signal preemption; and
WHEREAS, technological advancement in this field has now made it possible to provide
preemption without making significant investment in the infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City has made investments in MioVision Technology enabling traffic
signals to receive emergency vehicle preemption through a cloud-based solution; and
WHEREAS, all 56 City-owned emergency vehicles are equipped with Whelen
transceivers enabling emergency vehicles to call on traffic signals to be preempted; and
WHEREAS, Global Traffic Technologies, LLC (“GTT”) is a leading provider of
preemption hardware and software; and
WHEREAS, GTT has made a business alliance with both MioVision and Whelen to
receive and transmit preemption data for the purpose of emergency vehicle preemption; and
WHEREAS, GTT proposed a unique and sole source offer, in a form of an agreement, to
the City to provide this service for the sum of $548,850, payable over the next ten years, and
this agreement qualifies for a waiver of competitive bidding pursuant to San Rafael Municipal
Code 2.55.100(C); and
WHEREAS, City staff from fire, police and public works reviewed the terms of the
agreement, as included with the staff report for this resolution, and found it beneficial to the
community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, in consideration of the above, the City
Council hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding and authorizes the City Manager
to execute the agreement with GTT to provide emergency vehicle preemption service within the
City of San Rafael in the amount of $548,850, payable over ten years, in the form set forth in the
staff report for this resolution, subject to final approval as to form by the City Attorney.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on Monday, the 20th day of December 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Hill & Llorens Gulati
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk