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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Program Supplement Agreement No. U30 with the State of California to Provide $72,000 in State Funds and Obligate the City to $8,000 for Matching Funds for the Development of a Local Road Safety Plan and to Appropriate $72,000 from Grant Funds and $8,000 from Development Fees for Street Improvements Fund Balance for the Total Project Budget of $88,000 in Fiscal Year 2020-21
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The City was awarded a Local Road Safety Plan Grant to develop a strategic document to improve traffic safety in the City of San Leandro. Program Supplement Agreements are used by Caltrans to assure that state funding awards satisfy state requirements. This agreement will allow the City to receive state funding of $72,000 for the development of a Local Road Safety Plan.
Staff recommends the following action:
* Authorize the City Manager to execute the Program Supplement Agreement that accepts state funding of $72,000 and obligates the City to provide matching funds of $8,000 in order to complete a Local Road Safety Plan.
* Authorize appropriation of grant funds of $72,000 and Development Fees for Street Improvement (DFSI) fund balance of $16,000 for a total of $88,000 for the subject project in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for planning and administration costs.
BACKGROUND
Federal regulations require each State have a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). An SHSP is a statewide data-driven traffic safety plan that coordinates the efforts of a wide range of organizations to reduce traffic accident fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. While the SHSP is used as a statewide approach for improving roadway safety, a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) can be a means for providing local road owners with an opportunity to address unique highway safety needs in their jurisdictions while contributing to the success of the SHSP.
An LRSP provides a ...
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