PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
On December 3, 1981, Broward County and the City of Cooper City (City) entered into a Traffic Engineering Agreement in which the City transferred certain functions, responsibilities and duties pertaining to the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices to Broward County (Broward County has similar traffic engineering agreements with 28 other cities within the County).
Recently, the City of Cooper City has decided to re-assert its traffic control responsibilities over various road segments within its jurisdiction. The proposed Agreement delineates the responsibilities of both Broward County and the City of Cooper City over traffic control devices at the areas where the City desires to re-assert jurisdiction as well as at the remaining areas where Broward County would continue to assume responsibility. Elements of the proposed Agreement that differs from the original traffic engineering agreement as follow:
- Delineates that the City has jurisdictional and maintenance responsibilities for the section of SW 53rd Street from east of SW 101st Terrace to east of SW 106th Avenue.
- Delineates that the City has jurisdictional and maintenance responsibilities for the intersection of SW 49th Street and SW 118th Avenue and segments of the roads connecting to the intersection.
- Clarifies Broward County’s responsibilities with respect to the approval, installation and maintenance of traffic control devices within the City.
- Clarifies Broward County’s acceptance of maintenance responsibilities for newly incorporated or constructed roadways within the City. The County will only accept maintenance responsibilities upon verifying that the newly incorporated or constructed road meets all County standards and specifications and passes County inspection. The City will be responsible for bringing all traffic control devices up to County standards.
- Clarifies the City’s responsibilities for reporting damaged traffic control devices to Broward County.
- Clarifies County and City indemnification language. This includes the addition of a new article section which specifies that the City shall indemnify the County for intentional, reckless or negligent act or omission by the City. The previous agreement did not specify any conditions where the City would indemnify the County.
Upon approval of this Agreement by the Board, staff intends to update traffic engineering agreements with the other 28 cities with similar provisions, as and when appropriate.
This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney. |