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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William F. Maxfield, Fire Chief Contra
Costa
DATE: November 15, 1990 County
SUBJECT: Agreement between Contra Costa County Fire District and
the, City of Martinez for the purchase, installation and use of the Opticom
Signal Pre-emotion System
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve agreements between the Contra Costa County Fire District and the City of
Martinez for the purchase, installation and joint use of traffic signal pre-
emption (Opticom) equipment.
Il: FINANCIAL IMPACT
A. Funds for installation and purchase of equipment are to be provided from
the Fire District's and the City's budgets.
B. Developers will be required to provide equipment and installation whenever
a new signal or major change in a signal system is required.
C. Average cost for equipment (provided by the District) and labor for
installation (provided by the City) is approximately $10,000 per traffic
intersection. These costs are divided approximately 50% between the Fire
District and the City. The District's 5-Year Plan calls for retrofitting
approximately 20 intersections in the city of Martinez.
III. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The Opticom system is controlled by a device on the emergency vehicle as it
approaches an intersection during an emergency response. Once activated, the
system automatically gives the emergency vehicle priority over other traffic
by providing a safe "green light" corridor along the response route.
The limited number of arterial streets coupled with the growing population,
both residential and commercial, are combining to create increased traffic
congestion. This situation has an adverse impact on the ability of emergency
vehicles to respond in a safe and timely manner. As congestion increases, a
major problem encountered is the gridlock effect of traffic waiting for
signals to turn green. This results in emergency vehicles coming to a
standstill until the signal changes. A few seconds delay in response time
can mean the difference between life and death.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM ENDATION OF BO RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON NnV 2 7 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED Lc OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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UNANIMOUS (ABSENT "� ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED NOVN2 ry
_`_ 1990
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
CCC Fire Protection District
Of ._Supervisors ,an.d..County._Adminstra.toz_
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