REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 15, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SHELBY MACNAB, MPA, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Administration
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Grant Applications to the California Department of Transportation for the 2018-19 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program Call for Projects and Authorizing the Execution of Documents by the Public Works Director or Designee (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program and authorize the execution of all application related documents by the Public Works Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit grant applications to the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) Program. The STPG Program was created to support the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) mission to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California's economy and livability. The program funds planning projects only. The grant projects proposed include planning for infrastructure to support growing industrial centers and wayfinding on the trail network.
BACKGROUND
The California Legislature passed, and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law, Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation funding bill that will provide a reliable source of funds to maintain and integrate the State's multi-modal transportation system. In addition to the $9.3 million in traditional State and federal grants, approximately $24.5 million in SB 1 funds for Sustainable Communities Grants is available for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 grant ...
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