DATE: January 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Program Supplement Agreement No. F279 to Administering Agency - State Master Agreement for Federal Aid No. 06-5942F15 for Laton Sidewalk Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Program Supplement Agreement No. F279 to Administering Agency - State Master Agreement for Federal Aid No. 06-5942F15 with California Department of Transportation for Laton Sidewalk Project, Federal Project No. ATPL-5942(275), ($75,000).
REPORT
The recommended action would authorize the Chairman to execute a Program Supplement Agreement (PSA) with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to allow reimbursement of project costs with Federal funds.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
No viable alternative action has been identified. Not approving the recommended action will result in de-obligation of the allocated federal funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommended action will provide $75,000 for the Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA & ED) phase of the Laton Sidewalk Project. No local match is required; however, if costs exceed the allocation, they will be paid out of the Road Fund. Sufficient appropriations were included in the Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510 FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget. Once the PA & ED phase is complete, additional funds will be allocated to complete the preliminary engineering, right of way, and construction phases of the project.
DISCUSSION:
On September 26, 2013, Governor Brown signed legislation creating the Active Transportation Program (ATP). It consolidated existing State and Federal transportation programs into a single program with a focus to make California a national leader in active transportation. The ATP program replaces such programs as the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA), and Safe Routes to School (SR2S). It includes many pedestrian improvement projects designed to increase the level of safety, mobility, and accessibility for non-motorized users, as well as a broad spectrum of projects which encourage the increased use of active modes of transportation. In addition, the program advances efforts of regional and local agencies to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals.
The work to be done on this ATP project consists, in general, of installing a sidewalk on Murphy Avenue, Bliss Avenue, Gonser Avenue, Fowler Avenue, and Latonia Avenue in the community of Laton. In addition, in-road warning lights and lighted warning signs will be installed at Fowler Avenue at Latonia Avenue; and a pedestrian bridge/culvert extension will be constructed. Storm drain improvements will also be constructed to handle the runoff concentrations created by the project.
The purpose of this project is to improve safety for pedestrians and students who walk to school by adding sidewalks for those who cross the major avenues. Currently, the students walk near the road and during the rainy season will walk in the road. The addition of sidewalks will reduce potential conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles. In addition, in-road warning lights and lighted warning signs will be installed at the school crosswalk on Fowler Avenue at Latonia Avenue. The lights provide advance warning to motorists to slow down on the approach of the school crossing.
OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES:
Caltrans prepared the Master Agreement and Program Supplement Agreement
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #54, September 13, 2016
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Location Map
On file with Clerk - Program Supplement Agreement F279
CAO ANALYST:
John Hays