DATE: March 7, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Program Supplement Agreement No. F280 to Administering Agency - State Master Agreement for Federal Aid No. 06-5942F15 for the Biola Sidewalk Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Program Supplement Agreement No. F280 to Administering Agency - State Master Agreement for Federal Aid No. 06-5942F15 with California Department of Transportation for the Biola Sidewalk Project, Federal Project No. ATPL-5942(276), ($15,000).
REPORT
The recommended action would authorize the Chairman to execute a Program Supplement Agreement (PSA) with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to allow reimbursement of project costs with Federal funds.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Not approving the recommended action will result in de-obligation of the allocated Federal funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended action will provide $15,000 for the Project Approval and Environmental Documents (PA & ED) phase of the Biola Sidewalk Project. No local match is required; however, costs exceeding the allocation will be paid out of the Road Fund. Sufficient appropriations are included in the Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510 FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget. Once the PA & ED phase is complete, additional funds will be allocated to complete the preliminary engineering, right of way, and construction phases of the project.
DISCUSSION:
On September 26, 2013, Governor Brown signed legislation creating the Active Transportation Program (ATP). It consolidated existing State and Federal transportation programs into a single program with a focus to make California a national leader in active transportation. The ATP program replaces such programs as the Transportation Alternatives Program, Bicycle Transportation Account, and Safe Routes to School. I...
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