REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: William Janusz, Principal Civil Engineer
Subject:
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Approve the Grant Agreement for the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Program through the U.S. Department of Transportation, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement (CC-1830)
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Statement of Issue:
The City has been awarded a grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation for the development of a Citywide Safe Routes to School Plan under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. City Council action is requested to approve the grant agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Financial Impact:
The total estimated cost of the plan is $625,000. The grant award covers 80% of the cost, up to $500,000. Grant funds in the amount of $500,000 are available in the Citywide Safe Routes to School Grant account 130390001.82300, and local funds in the amount of $125,000 are available in the Infrastructure Fund account 31490030.82300.
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Grant Agreement under the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, Federal Award Number 693JJ32640015; and
B) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement (CC-1830).
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Alternative Action(s):
Deny approval of the grant agreement and forgo the City’s eligibility to receive funds through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program.
Analysis:
The City has been awarded a grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation for the development of a Citywide Safe Routes to School Plan under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.
The plan is focused on helping to make Huntington Beach a safer and more pleasant place for walking, biking and rolling to school for students of all ages and abilities. The overall project effort includes all five school districts in the city totaling up to 40 individual schools and their surrounding areas. The project will identify network gaps and create recommendations in the pedestrian and bicycling network within 0.5 miles of each school. The project is expected to identify a series of strategies and physical improvements to be used as a master plan for funding and implementing improvements in each school area.
The City requested a total project amount $625,000. The grant award covers 80% of the cost, up to $500,000, with the City providing $125,000 in matching funds.
Environmental Status:
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment do not constitute a project.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan.
Attachment(s):
1. Grant Agreement under the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program
2. PowerPoint Presentation