REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: SHELBY D. MACNAB, MPA, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Grant Applications Requesting up to $2.25 Million in Funding for Pedestrian Countdown Heads and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10 and Authorizing the Execution of All Application Related Documents by the Public Works Director or Designee (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the submission of grant applications requesting up to $2.25 million in funding for pedestrian countdown heads and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10 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 requesting up to $2.25 million in funding for roadway safety improvements from Caltrans' HSIP Cycle 10 Call for Projects. A list of projects for which funding will be sought is attached to this staff report. The proposed projects were selected based on HSIP cost benefit ratio calculations, citywide accident and fatality data from the last 3 to 5 years and the City of Fresno Uncontrolled Crosswalk Policy.
BACKGROUND
On May 5, 2020 Caltrans released a Call for Projects for Cycle 10 of HSIP. An HSIP call for projects typically occurs every two years. Authorizing legislation for HSIP comes from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST) which was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Under FAST, the HSIP program, codified as S...
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