DATE: January 12, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Highway Safety Improvement Program - Cycle 10 Grant Applications
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning's previous submittal of three grant applications in the total amount of $6,586,200 to the California Department of Transportation for the Cycle 10 Highway Safety Improvement Program.
REPORT
On November 2, 2020, the Department of Public Works and Planning submitted three competitive grant applications to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding to upgrade existing signal facilities at two locations, and for headwall improvements at three locations. This item pertains to locations in Districts 1, 3, and 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Department would withdraw from the grant application process.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. If the grant applications are successful, no local match would be required for the $6,586,200 in Federal funding. If the application is approved, the Department will return to your Board with any necessary resolutions. Awards are anticipated in July of 2021.
DISCUSSION:
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was signed into Federal law on December 4, 2015 (Public Law No. 114-94). Under FAST, the HSIP is a core Federal-aid program to States and local governments for the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads on tribal land. Local HSIP projects must be identified on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means.
Caltrans announced HSIP Cycle 10 Call for Projects on May 5, 2020. The application submit...
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