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AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented b Mark Yamarone
DATE: May 8, 2001
SUBJECT: 2001 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATIONS
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
City Council approve the 2001 Safe Routes to School and Pedestrian Safety Projects List
and direct staff to submit completed grant applications to Caltrans by the May 22, 2001
deadline.
The State of California is currently accepting applications for two separate grant programs
that fund the construction of capital projects to improve pedestrian safety. Both grant
programs, Safe Routes to School and Pedestrian Safety, are administered through the
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Projects seeking funding through
these programs must demonstrate the ability to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
Successful projects should also encourage increased walking among students. Projects will
compete for the approximately $30 million available to fund projects throughout the state.
Staff has identified three projects that are eligible for submittal and that should rank well
against the evaluation criteria. Two projects are recommended for submittal for the Safe
Routes to School Grant Program, and one project for the Pedestrian Safety Program.
Safe Routes to School Program Projects
• The first project would construct a pedestrian bridge over Sand Canyon Creek along
Lost Canyon Road. Lost Canyon Road is 26 feet wide, without sidewalks on either side.
Lost Canyon serves as the only road to access Pine Crest and Sulpher Springs
elementary schools. The project would also construct a sidewalk on the north side of
Lost Canyon Road from Sand Canyon to Veda Avenue. This project seeks $450,000 in
grant funds and would require a $50,000 local match, for a total estimated project cost
of $500,000.
• The second project would close a 50 -foot -long gap in the existing sidewalk along the
west side of Wiley Canyon Road just south of Wiley Canyon School. Students must
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currently walk along the dirt shoulder in this area. This project seeks $54,000 in grant
funds and would require a $6,000 local match, for a total estimated project cost of
$60,000.
Pedestrian Safety Program Project
The Soledad Canyon Road Sidewalk Gap Closure Project would construct approximately
a half -mile of sidewalk improvements along the north side of Soledad Canyon Road west
of Camp Plenty. This project seeks $130,000 in grant funds and does not require a local
match.
The applications are due to Caltrans by May 22, 2001. Caltrans will then review and score
each application. Funds will be awarded to projects starting in Fiscal Year 2002.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate fiscal impact from submitting the recommended grant applications.
If grant funds are awarded, the projects would be programmed for implementation through
the City's Fiscal Year 2002/03 Annual Budget.
ATTACHMENT
None.
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