DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of Office of Traffic Safety Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant; and Grant Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning's (Director) previous submittal of a grant application to the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Fresno County Pedestrian Safety Demonstrations - ($242,814);
2. Approve the draft form of the Grant Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety, including its Certifications and Assurances;
3. Authorize the Director, as the Authorizing Official for the County 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 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; and
4. Authorize the following officials of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to execute the Grant Agreement, and to provide the Certifications and Assurances under the Grant Agreement, in their respective capacities: Erin Haagenson, Program Manager, as Grant Director under the Grant Agreement; and Lemuel Asprec, Financial Division Manager, as the Fiscal Officer under the Grant Agreement.
REPORT
To meet the grant filing deadline of January 31, 2025, the Department submitted the Grant Application on the due date for the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) FY 2025-26 grant cycle. On June 4, 2025, the Department received communication from OTS of tentative award of the grant, and it is pending official approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As a condition of grant approval, the OTS sent a Grant Agreement to be signed by the Director, the Grant ...
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