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Resolution to Accept Awarded Funds from the University of Michigan for the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation “ATTAIN AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined” ($121,285.00)
Memorandum
This resolution recommends the acceptance of federal grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”), through the University of Michigan (the pass-through entity), for the ATTAIN AACE 2.0: 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 more 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 the USDOT for a sub-recipient of $121,285.00 from the University. City Council approved the City’s previous participation in the research efforts of connected and automated vehicles via Resolutions R-13-127, R-15-313, R-18-492, R-19-247 and R-21-052. 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 new project. This project aligns with and advances City goals because transportation safety is the driving force behind the project. Other anticipated benefits include network efficiency and improved system performance.
The project is scheduled to occur from February 2024 through February 2027.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Total cost for the City’s work in the project is $147,425.00. The City will receive a reimbursement of $121,285.00 through a sub-award of federal funds from the University for this project. The federal funding will be used to fund construction expenses. The City will also contribute a “soft match” (non-monetary) to the project for system operations and management by City staff. These tasks overlap with existing system operations and management by City staff and are included in the annual operations and maintenance budget. The cost for staff time to complete these existing operations and management tasks is $26,140.00. Therefore, there are no identified budget/fiscal impacts.
Staff
Prepared by: Cynthia Redinger, Interim Transportation Manager
Reviewed by: Jordan Roberts, Public Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
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Whereas, The University of Michigan is recipient of a USDOT ATTAIN federal grant in the amount of $9.85 million to support a project entitled ATTAIN AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined;
Whereas, The University of Michigan proposes to provide the City of Ann Arbor a sub-award of its federal grant funds in the amount of $121,285.00 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 economic development efforts of the City and reinforces Ann Arbor as a community with advanced research for transportation,
RESOLVED, That City Council accept a sub-award of 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 $121,285.00 for the AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to take the necessary administrative actions to implement this resolution.