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so <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird, <br />County Administrator <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E. C"� <br />Public Works Director <br />FROM: Maya J. Miller <br />Staff Assistant III r <br />J <br />SUBJECT: Traffic Oountersi Hoard Approval. For Trade4n and Purchase Of Twelve (1-2) Traffic <br />Counters <br />DATE: March 2, 2011 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />In accordance with County Capital Asset Policies and Procedures, the Traffic Engineering Division <br />seeks Board approval and authorization to trade-in twelve (12) old, non-functioning traffic <br />counters and purchase twelve (12) new traffic counters. The old traffic counters are obsolete, <br />cannot be repaired and have no salvage value. The new traffic counters are needed to maintain <br />the County's Traffic Count Program which is utilized for scheduling road repairs and roadway <br />improvement projects, as well as determining transportation level -of -service and concurrency. <br />The cost of the replacement counters is $17,940 (12 x $1,495 each) and the trade-in value of the <br />old counters is $2,400 (12 x $200 each), resulting in a net purchase price of $15,540. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS & FUNDING <br />Staff recommends that the Board approve the transaction and authorize staff to trade-in twelve <br />(12) old traffic counters and purchase twelve (12) new traffic counters. Funding for the purchase <br />will come from Transportation Fund/Traffic Engineering/Other Machinery & Equipment account # <br />111-245-41-066-490. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Office of Management & Budget Approved Disposal of Excess Property Memorandum <br />F:\TRAFFIC\MAYA\BCC AGENDA ITEMS - RESOLUTIONMAGENDA ITEMS\12 TRAFFIC COUNTERS TRADE-IN.MARCH 2O11.DOC 19 <br />