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Item # D.

Town Council Regular Session

Meeting Date:	07/06/2016
Requested by:	Joshua Potter
Submitted By:	Joshua Potter, Development Infrastructure Services
Department:	Community Development & Public Works

Information

SUBJECT:

Resolution No. (R)16-33, authorizing and approving a license agreement between the Town of Oro Valley and Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. for the installation and maintenance of spring bollards within the Vistoso Village Drive right-of-way

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The license agreement is shown in Exhibit “A” and will authorize Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. to install and maintain spring bollards within the Vistoso Village Drive right-of-way near the intersection of Innovation Park Drive and Vistoso Village Drive as shown in Exhibit “B." The spring bollards will be installed across the Vistoso Village Drive right-of-way, and therefore, a license agreement is required for the installation and maintenance.

BACKGROUND OR DETAILED INFORMATION:

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. has an existing campus that is comprised of multiple buildings on separate lots within Innovation Park. The main campus is located on the southeast corner of Innovation Park Drive and Vistoso Village Drive. Another portion is located on the northwest corner of Innovation Park Drive and Vistoso Village Drive.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. is currently developing an addition to the campus on the southwest corner of the same intersection. A high volume of pedestrian traffic between various buildings on the campus is typical for the employees of this business. A High Intensity Activated Crosswalk beacon (HAWK) signal was installed a few years ago at the intersection of Innovation Park Drive and Vistoso Village Drive to facilitate the pedestrian traffic between the campus facilities located on either side of Innovation Park Drive. With the addition of the facilities on the southeast corner of the intersection, pedestrian traffic will be greatly increased across Vistoso Village Drive between the facilities located on the southwest corner and the northwest corner of the intersection.

Vistoso Village Drive is currently a dead-end public street between the two halves of the west side campus. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. is proposing to install spring bollards on Vistoso Village Drive near the intersection to prohibit cars from entering the west side dead-end street. This will increase the safety and reduce the potential for a pedestrian/vehicular conflict as employees will be able to move freely between the facilities on either side of Vistoso Village Drive. The dead-end drive does serve as a future access to currently undeveloped parcels to the west of the Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. campus. The owner of the undeveloped parcels (Venture West) is agreeable to the installation of the bollards until such time that they move forward with the development of the parcels. At that point, both parties have agreed that Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. will remove the bollards and open access on Vistoso Village Drive within 90 days of receiving written notice from either Venture West or the Town of Oro Valley. The license agreement will authorize installation of the spring bollards within the right-of-way and will provide that Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. will have sole responsibility for maintenance of the improvements.

FISCAL IMPACT:

N/A

SUGGESTED MOTION:

I MOVE to (approve/deny) Resolution No. (R)16-33, authorizing and approving a license agreement between the Town of Oro Valley and Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. for the installation and maintenance of spring bollards within the Vistoso Village Drive right-of-way.

Attachments
(R)16-33 Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. License Agreement
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B