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LA SAFE BOARD MEETING
JUNE 24, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INLAND EMPIRE 511 AGREEMENT
Action
ACTION: AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute an Agreement with Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), upon and after their respective authorizations, to enable LA SAFE to integrate the Inland Empire 511 system (IE 511) into Southern California 511 (SoCal 511) and provide traveler information services for their counties, for which RCTC and SBCTA will provide funding in the amount of $1,308,885 inclusive of integration and four (4) years of operating costs.
Issue
ISSUE
RCTC and SBCTA approached LA SAFE regarding the opportunity to merge and incorporate IE 511 into SoCal 511. In support of this opportunity, staff from the agencies drafted an Agreement which is with RCTC and SBCTA for their respective authorization and execution. LA SAFE is requesting authorization to execute the Agreement once fully signed by RCTC and SBCTA.
Background
BACKGROUND
In 2010, LA SAFE launched SoCal 511 in coordination with Caltrans, CHP, Metro, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC). SoCal 511 is a free traveler information service that provides traffic, transit, rideshare and other traveler information via an automated phone service, website, mobile app and twitter. SoCal 511 also supports motorist aid in Los Angeles and Orange counties by allowing motorist to call 5-1-1 and connecting them to the call box call centers to request assistance.
Concurrently, RCTC and SBCTA, San Bernardino Associated Governments at the time, initiated action to launch IE 511. Both systems have been in parallel operation and provide similar services; however, IE 511 provides information only through the automated phone and website services.
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