REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with the California Office of Traffic Safety for State and Community Highway Funding for the Santa Clara Pedestrian and Bicycle School Safety Project and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In December 2021, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) announced a Call-For-Projects for the FY 2022 grant cycle. The mission of the OTS is to effectively administer traffic safety grants that deliver innovative programs to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries on California roadways. They partner with local jurisdictions to address California's roadway safety needs at the state, county, and local level. Funding for the grant is provided through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
In January 2022, Department of Public Works (DPW) staff submitted a grant application for the Santa Clara Pedestrian and Bicycle School Safety Project (Project). The goal of the Project is to improve safety for children walking and biking to school by providing safety equipment (i.e. bicycle helmets and lights) and completing bicycle rodeos that teach children skills to ride a bicycle safely at Santa Clara schools.
DISCUSSION
On July 11, 2022, DPW received notification that the City was tentatively awarded a grant from the OTS in the amount of $25,000. The NHTSA will approve the award upon execution of a grant agreement (Attachment 1). The grant agreement states grant funds must be expended by September 30, 2023 with the goal that this Project be completed in conjunction with the City's upcoming Safe Routes to School Program.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not r...
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