Title
Resolution to Accept Additional Federal Grant Funds and Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Sub-Contract with the University of Michigan for the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation “ATTAIN AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined” ($22,286.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration, please find a resolution to approve an amendment to the contract between the City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. This resolution recommends the acceptance of additional federal grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”), through the University of Michigan (the pass-through entity), for the ATTAIN AACE2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined Project for the City of Ann Arbor’s work in support of the project.
The project was awarded to the University of Michigan under the USDOT’s Highway Research and Development Program as part of the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Program that seeks to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. The Project proposes to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology across an additional 51 sites throughout the city. The City’s role as a sub-recipient will be:
• Program Management - participate in project meetings and coordinate task assignments.
• System Engineering Design - provide design input on network, intersection devices placement and integration.
• C-V2X Infrastructure Retrofit - support for field device installation, deploy firewall to accommodate the smart intersection network communication needs.
• C-V2X Intersection Certification Support - related to traffic signal controller configuration.
• Data Collection, Management and Analysis - support data transmission and collection
• Outreach and Education and Workforce Development - assist project team in outreach and provide input in the development of an implementation guide for infrastructure owner operators.
The total Project cost is $12.7 million, including $9.85 million in Federal grant monies and $2.8 million in contributions by Project recipients.
The University of Michigan has asked the City of Ann Arbor to participate in the Project as a partner and a sub-recipient of the University’s federal grant from USDOT.
City Council approved the City’s previous participation in the research efforts of connected and automated vehicles via Resolutions R-25-239, R-21-052, R-19-247, R-18-492, R-15-313, and R-13-127. The University of Michigan requests the continued support of the City of Ann Arbor in the research and expansion of the testing environment under the amendment.
This project is scheduled to continue through February 2027.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The original budget established was a reimbursement of $121,285.00 through a sub-award of federal funds from the University for this project. The additional support requires an increase of $22,286.00, thereby increasing the total budget to $143,571.00.
Staff
Prepared by: Malisa McCreedy, AICP, Transportation Manager
Reviewed by: Jordan Roberts, Public Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The University of Michigan proposes to provide the City of Ann Arbor an additional sub-award of its federal grant funds in the amount of $22,286.00 to support the City’s work in support of the Project; and
Whereas, The City determined that acceptance of the sub-award of federal funds supports the City and reinforces Ann Arbor as a community with advanced research for transportation,
RESOLVED, That City Council accept additional federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, through the University of Michigan (pass-through entity), in the amount of $22,286.00 for the AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined;
RESOLVED, That City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the sub-award grant agreement with the University of Michigan for these additional grant funds; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to sign Amendment No. 1 and take the necessary administrative actions to implement this resolution.