County of Fresno - File #: 26-1012

• File #: 26-1012
• On agenda: 11/3/2026
• Recommended Action(s): Retroactively authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning’s submittal of one Safe Streets and Roads for All Retroreflectivity Signage and Lighting Study Improvement Plan FY 2025 Grant Application ($828,800); Approve the draft form of the Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, including its Certifications and Assurances; and Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, as the Authorizing Official for the County of Fresno under the Grant Agreement, to approve and execute the final form of the Grant Agreement, including such changes to the draft form of the Grant Agreement that the Department Director determines to be in the best interest of the County, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector.

DATE: November 3, 2026

TO: Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning

SUBJECT: Retroactively Authorize Safe Streets and Roads for All Retroreflectivity Signage and Lighting Study Improvement Plan Grant Application and Approval of Related Agreement Actions

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning’s submittal of one Safe Streets and Roads for All Retroreflectivity Signage and Lighting Study Improvement Plan FY 2025 Grant Application ($828,800);

Approve the draft form of the Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, including its Certifications and Assurances; and

Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, as the Authorizing Official for the County of Fresno under the Grant Agreement, to approve and execute the final form of the Grant Agreement, including such changes to the draft form of the Grant Agreement that the Department Director determines to be in the best interest of the County, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will retroactively authorize one application submitted by the County of Fresno Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Retroreflectivity Signage and Lighting Study Improvement Plan discretionary grant program to meet the deadline of June 26, 2025. The Department was awarded $828,800 in SS4A funding for a $1,036,000 countywide project, with a $207,200 local match funded by the Road Fund, Org 4510. The project will develop a countywide roadway-sign inventory and related signage and rural intersection lighting planning ...