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Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Administering Agency-State Agreement No. 04-5041F15 and the Program Supplement Agreement No. 025-F to Provide $37,655 in Grant Funds for the Design Phase of the Davis Street (State Route 112) and Carpentier Street High-intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) Signal Project.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Administering Agency-State Agreement and the Program Supplement Agreement that provides federal grant funding of $37,655 and obligates the City to provide matching funds of $6,645 for the design phase and to complete the Davis Street (State Route 112) and Carpentier Street High-intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) Signal Project.
BACKGROUND
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), which was signed into law on December 4, 2015, established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program. The previous Administering Agency-State Agreement No. 04-5041R approved on February 5, 2007, was updated to incorporate various changes in regulations and policies. The overall purpose of this Program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through the implementation of infrastructure-related highway safety improvements.
The City was awarded $254,405 in the 2015-16 HSIP cycle to install a HAWK signal at the Davis Street and Carpentier Street intersection. HAWK signals are considered a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon as defined in Chapter 4F of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a nationally-adopted standard. Although this will be San Leandro's first HAWK installation, similar installations can be found in neighboring communities (e.g., Snell Avenue and the entrance to the Martial Cottle Park in San Jose, Alvarado-Niles Road between Decoto Road and Mann Avenue in Union City, and Sloat Boulevard and Forest Vi...
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