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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of November 9, 2015 — Regular Meeting Page 9 of 19 Recommendation: The City Manager recommended approval of the variance request. Audience Participation: No one came forward to address the Consent Agenda. MOTION: Vice Mayor Solomon moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended to remove Item 7.11. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Aramendia. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5 -0. 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Future Agenda Items No items were presented for consideration. B. Municipal Advisory Committee (MetroplanLport Mayor Glancy had nothing significant to any of the City's projects from the meeting held on Thursday, October 29, 2015. However, she did share information from a meeting she attended earlier in the day, November 9, 2015 at the MetroPlan offices in Orlando. She advised that the meeting had been called by Congressman John Mica and was for the purpose of talking about Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). She gave an overview of how ITS works, explaining that there would be a centralized operations center which would electronically receive reports from all the traffic devices at intersections, etc. in a certain area, and would enable the signals to be adjusted to accommodate fluctuations in traffic patterns at various times based on the intelligence received. She advised that there is such a system in New York City which has been instrumental in significantly improving the traffic flow through the City. Mayor Glancy explained that Congressman Mica was seeking to get approval from Congress to bring this technology to Central Florida as a solution to traffic concerns along the major thoroughfares, and he was looking for support from the governmental bodies along those corridors in Central Florida. She advised that funding options included federal grants and possibly assistance from Florida Department of Transportation, and Congressman Mica was not currently looking for any funding from the local governments. However, he was looking for support by way of resolution from each of the governmental entities pledging willingness to support this and participate in the implementation of this technology. Discussion: Discussion ensued regarding the cost of implementation and maintenance of the ITS; possible locations for the operations center; and interlocal agreement and funding options. It was suggested that the City's planned public safety building on Wilshire Boulevard may possibly be a good centralized location for the operations center. CONSENSUS: The Commission agreed by consensus to support the concept of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) along the City's major thoroughfares, U.S. Highway 17 -92 and State Road 436, and to direct the City Manager to contact