REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL M. GORMLEY, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
ANNE SEHM, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Grants & Project Administration
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application to the Fresno Council of Governments (Fresno COG) for the 2023 Regional Early Action Plan 2.0 Grant Program (REAP)for Capital Improvement Projects that Promote In-Fill Affordable Housing near High-Quality Transit in an amount not to exceed $13,000,000 for the further implementation and construction of the Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Project from State Route 180 to Pine Avenue; and Authorizing the Execution of Grant Application and Grant Agreement Documents by the Public Works Director or Designee (Council Districts 1, 3 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the 2023 REAP 2.0 Grant Program for Capital Improvement Projects that Promote In-Fill Affordable Housing near High-Quality Transit in an amount not to exceed $13,000,000 to implement elements of the Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Project from State Route 180 to Pine Avenue; and authorize the execution of all grant application and grant agreement documents by the Public Works Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit a grant application to the 2023 REAP 2.0 Grant Program for Capital Improvement Projects that Promote In-Fill Affordable Housing near High-Quality Transit. The application will request funds for implementation and construction of a segment of the Southern Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Strategy, dated March 27, 2019, between State Route 180 and Pine Avenue. The proposed project concept is consistent with the Blackstone Smart Mobility Strategy previously adopted by the Council,...
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