REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 29, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Grant Applications to the California Department of Transportation for the 2019-20 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 California Department of Transportation's Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) Program and authorize the execution of all application related documents by the Public Works Director, Development and Resource Management Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit grant applications to the Caltrans STPG Program. The STPG Program was created to support 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 wayfinding on the trail network and for multimodal travel on Blackstone.
BACKGROUND
The California Legislature passed, and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law, Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1), 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 $9.5 million in traditional State and federal grants, approximately $25 million in SB1 funds for Sustainable Communities Grants is available for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 grant cycle for...
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