REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Contract for the Safe Routes to School Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements Project and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BACKGROUND
On January 10, 2017, City Council approved and authorized the City Manager to execute a Congestion Management Program Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) Agreement with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for a grant of $290,000 for the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements Project (Project). To support the grant application for this project, the City offered a local funding match amount of $75,000 which results in total project funding of $365,000. The original FY 2016-2017 TFCA grant included a list of seven schools to analyze for potential pedestrian improvements: 1) Scott Lane Elementary School, 2) Bowers Elementary School, 3) Briarwood Elementary School, 4) Montague Elementary School, 5) Haman Elementary School, 6) Sutter Elementary School, and 7) Cabrillo Middle School. However, during the design phase in 2018, it was determined that the total project funding of $365,000 was not sufficient to design and construct pedestrian improvements at all seven schools.
Consequently, staff evaluated all seven schools and determined that the most effective use of project funds was to provide pedestrian improvements at the following four schools based on the need for pedestrian improvements in the vicinity of these schools and suggested walking and biking routes developed through the SRTS Education and Outreach Program: 1) Scott Lane Elementary School, 2) Bowers Elementary School, 3) Briarwood Elementary School, and 4) Montague Elementary School (Attachment No. 1). At this time, the Project does not include pedestrian improvements at the following three schools: Haman Elementary School, Sutter Elementary School, and Cabrillo Middle School. Any potential future pedestrian improvements at these three schools will be based on the recent...
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