REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 28, 2017
FROM: KRISTINA CHAMBERLIN, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: IRMA YEPEZ-PEREZ, Senior Management Analyst
KAREN M. NORRIS, Administrative Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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Actions related to a grant for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program:
1. Authorize the Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department to accept a grant in the amount of $120,000 from the State of California Department Office of Traffic Safety for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.
2. ***RESOLUTION - 27th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $120,000 from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program. (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council (1) Authorize Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department to accept a grant in the amount of $120,000 from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program, (2) authorize the PARCS Assistant Director or designee to sign all necessary documents to accept and implement the grant, subject to prior approval as to form by the City Attorney's Office, and (3) adopt the 27th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2017-165 to appropriate $120,000 for the program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The PARCS Department has been awarded a $120,000 grant from OTS to initiate the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program at various neighborhood centers, after-school sites and the Weekend Recreation and Fitness Program sites located throughout the City of Fresno.
BACKGROUND
The State of California OTS administers Federal Highway Safety Program funds and partners with entities at the State, County and local level to design and impleme...
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