DATE: November 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactively Authorize Submittal of Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Application to United States Department of Transportation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively authorize, approve, and ratify the execution by Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning and the submittal by the Department of Public Works and Planning of a Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant application to United States Department of Transportation for the County of Fresno West Side Flooding Resilience Plan, a study of Fresno County's rural west side transportation corridors to reduce the impact of flooding events on its infrastructure ($540,000).
REPORT
Approval of this recommended action will retroactively authorize the execution and submittal of a funding application by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Director) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant to meet the program application deadline of August 18, 2023.
The project described in the PROTECT application seeks funding for the County of Fresno West Side Flooding Resilience Plan, a study of Fresno County's rural west side transportation corridors to reduce the impact of flooding events on its infrastructure. The deliverable is a report that studies Belmont Avenue, from Fairfax Avenue to the City of Mendota (10 miles), and Manning Avenue, from Interstate 5 to the city of San Joaquin (5.5 miles), to identify solutions to flooding issues, preliminary designs, and associated estimated costs for right of way and construction.
This item pertains to locations in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is...
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