DATE: November 18, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of the Measure C Safe Routes to School Grant Program Applications
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning's previous submittal of four applications to Fresno Council of Governments for the Measure C Safe Routes to School Grant Program; and
2. Adopt and authorize Chairman to execute the Resolution required by Fresno Council of Governments stating the County's approval of and commitment to the Measure C Safe Routes to School Program.
REPORT
To meet the grant filing deadline, the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) submitted the Grant Applications on October 14, 2025, to the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG), for the Measure C Safe Routes to School (MCSRTS) grant program funded by the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA), contingent upon your Board's approval. Grant announcements are scheduled to begin by late fall of 2025. The impact of this item pertains to Districts 1 and 4.
Approval of the first recommended action will approve the previous submittal of four applications to FCOG for the MCSRTS grant program.
Approval of the second recommended action will adopt a resolution required by FCOG as a condition of award for the grant applications submitted to FCOG for the MCSRTS grant program.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the first two recommended actions are not approved, the Department will withdraw the grant applications, and the proposed projects will no longer be considered for funding under the current MCSRTS grant program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County cost associated with the recommended actions. At the time of this writing, the total funding for the four applications is not known; however, the County would receive 100% of the funding for the projects awarded under the MCSRTS program, if an...
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