DATE: November 8, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 11 and Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Applications
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactive Approval of Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 11 Grant Applications ($2,630,385); and
2. Retroactive Approval of Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Application ($302,720).
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will retroactively authorize two funding applications submitted by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 11 to meet the deadline of September 12, 2022. Approval of the second recommended action will retroactively authorize one application submitted by the Department to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program to meet the deadline of September 15, 2022. The first recommended action pertains to locations in Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5, while the second recommended action's impact is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the HSIP applications submitted to Caltrans and the SS4A application submitted to USDOT will be withdrawn from funding consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. If the grant applications are successful, the local matches for HSIP ($312,815) and SS4A ($75,680) would be covered by the Department of Public Works and Planning - Road Fund 0010. Awards are anticipated in Spring of 2023.
DISCUSSION:
The HSIP dates back to 1979 and is one of the core Federal-aid programs for transportation safety projects. It has been reauthorized by Congress in subsequent transportation bills, most recently t...
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