DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of FY 2024-25 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning's previous submittal of two applications to the California Department of Transportation for the FY 2024-25 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant for the Western Fresno County Climate Adaptation Plan to study west of Highways 99 and 41 to the County line to plan for the resilience of transportation infrastructure due to flooding, drought, subsidence, and other climate-related causes ($1,500,000), and for the Fresno County Safe Routes to School Action Plan to conduct a school assessment study to evaluate the most critical transportation issues students face at 20 selected schools located in or adjacent to unincorporated areas of Fresno County ($400,000).
REPORT
To meet the grant filing deadline, the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) submitted the Grant Applications on January 18, 2024 for the FY 2024-25 Sustainable Transportation Planning competitive grant, contingent upon your Board's approval. Grant announcements are scheduled to begin by late spring of 2024. The impact of this item is Countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Department will withdraw one or both of the grant applications, as applicable, and the relevant proposed projects will no longer be considered for State funding under the current FY 2024-25 cycle.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County cost associated with the recommended action. The Climate Adaptation Plan is estimated to cost $1,694,341. If awarded, the County would receive $1,500,000 with the required 11.47% local match of $194,341 paid out of the County's Measure C allocation. The Safe Routes to School Action is estimated to cost $451,824. If...
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