13-072 - King County - RapidRide Intelligent Transportation System Agreement

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13-072 Council Approval 3/18/13 RapidRide Intelligent Transportation System Agreement By and between King County and the City of Tukwila, Washington This RAPIDRIDE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AGREEMENT ( "Agreement ") is made and entered into this day of , 2013 by and between the City of Tukwila, hereinafter referred to as the "City," and King County, hereinafter referred to as the "County," both of which may be collectively referred to as the "Parties." WHEREAS, the King County Ordinance No. 15582 (Transit Now Ordinance) identified a number of transit service measures to be implemented using the one -tenth of one percent sales and use tax collected through Transit Now that focus on capital, operating, and maintenance improvements that are expected to expand and improve bus service on local streets and arterials within King County; and WHEREAS, the key elements of bus rapid transit include new, low floor, hybrid diesel - electric buses; improved frequency of bus service; improved traffic operations; and transit stations with real time passenger information signs; and WHEREAS, mutually beneficial contractual arrangements with other public entities that leverage public funds to provide both new and better bus service to cities employers is a key strategy identified in the Transit Now Ordinance approved by King County voters in the general election on November 7, 2006; and WHEREAS, the County's bus rapid transit along this corridor is named F Line RapidRide and the Parties are interested in advancing the implementation of this project; and WHEREAS, the approved King County transit capital program includes funding to support these investments in traffic signal systems and communication necessary to implement F Line RapidRide; and WHEREAS, the Parties have reached agreement on the location and components of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and fiber optic cable resources as provided in the County's King County F Line ITS Corridor Improvements Construction Contract No. C00759C12 ( "Contract No. C00759C12 ") plans, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein; NOW IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual provisions, covenants, and agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, and Parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose of the Agreement The purpose of this Agreement is to identify the roles and responsibilities of the Parties regarding the construction and maintenance of the F Line RapidRide Intelligent ITS Improvements. The Agreement identifies specific details regarding: A. City -owned conduit resources that the City will make available for County use. B. The County -owned fiber optic cable, power and other communication conductors the County will install in City conduits. / s /-e, J 2 rG /icI9 -e-S