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RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE WAZE SUBLICENSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN VTA AND THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
WHEREAS, Google, Inc., ("Google"), Delaware limited liability company, operates a
community -driven GPS navigation software application commonly known as "Waze"; and
WHEREAS, Waze collects information from cities in relation to traffic incidents and road closure
data; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority ("VTA") in its capacity as the county's
designated congestion management agency, entered into an agreement on October 2, 2019 with
Google whereby Google licensed use of the Waze Connected Citizens Program Data Upload
Tools, Waze Traffic Data API, and Waze Data; and
WHEREAS, the VTA-Waze agreement allows for sublicensing by VTA to certain sublicensees,
subject to restrictions, authorized in writing by Google, and sublicensees to the main license would
have access to the Main Licensee's traffic and road closure information, and vice versa
WHEREAS, VTA and the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") desire to enter into this Sublicense
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Attachment 2, to set
forth their understanding and respective responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Sublicense Agreement would provide a number of traffic management benefits
to the Town, including permit the Town to directly access Waze traffic information, provide road
closure information, and update traffic map under VTA's master agreement with Waze, at no cost
to the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills
that:
1. The City Council finds that the execution of the Sublicense Agreement attached as
Attachment 2 provides public benefits to the Town and serves the public interest,
convenience and safety of the Los Altos Hills community.
2. The Town of Los Altos Hills hereby approves the Sublicense Agreement in Attachment
2 and the City Manager is hereby authorized on behalf of the Town to execute the
Agreement between VTA and the Town of Los Altos Hills.
The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on 20th of August 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Wu, Tankha, Corrigan, Spreen, Tyson
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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Deborah L. Padovan, City Clerk
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By: _
Michelle Wu, Myer
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