REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL M. GORMLEY, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
ANNE G. SEHM, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Administration Division
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application to the Fresno Council of Governments 2024/25 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program for Advanced Transit and Transportation Projects Totaling up to $3 Million in Requests for Funding; and Authorizing the Execution of a Grant Application and Grant Agreement documents by the Public Works Director or Designee. (District 6)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the submission of one grant application to the Fresno Council of Governments (COG) 2024/25 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program for an Advanced Transit and Transportation Project totaling up to $3 million in requests for funding; and authorize the execution of all grant application and grant agreement documents by the Public Works Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Measure C Transportation Expenditure Plan includes the New Technology Reserve Fund. The program is administered by Fresno COG in conjunction with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA). The purpose of this program is to fund advanced transit and transportation projects that have the potential for broad benefits to Fresno County residents and will assist the region in meeting its air quality goals. Fresno COG funds projects that will advance public transit and transportation utilizing new technologies. This is the fifth cycle of grant funding offered by this program. In the four prior cycles, the City was successful in securing funding for incremental costs related to CNG bus engines, a micro transit pilot project, the Downtown Fresno "Dynamic Downtown" adaptive real-time traffic synchronization system (pha...
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