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63. IGA WITH THE DAISY MOUNTAIN FIRE DISTRICT FOR INSTALLATION OF THE CONNECTED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY EMERGENCY PRIORITY EQUIPMENT Approve the Agreement between Maricopa County and the Daisy Mountain Fire District for the Installation of the Connected Vehicle Technology Emergency Vehicle Priority Equipment. The County’s financial responsibility is $7,500. Funds are budgeted in Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Project Intelligent Transportation system (INTL), sub-project T389 E-IntelliDrive Study Ph III. Connected Vehicle is a United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) initiative aimed at improving safety and mobility through enhanced roadside-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-vehicle communications and real-time information exchanges. A primary goal of the County, working through the SMARTDrive Program (the “Program”) is to investigate the applications of the Connected Vehicle technology to improve the incident response and management systems on the County roadways. In particular, the Program improves the safety of incident responders and driving public and reduces emergency response time through real-time communications between emergency and incident response vehicles and the roadside infrastructure through Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC). Supervisory District No. 2 (C-64-13-116-M-00)