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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 18, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION FOR SAFE ROUTES TO <br />SCHOOL GRANT APPLICATIONS <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution supporting State funding of four projects in the City <br />and authorize the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to submit <br />projects for funding consideration under California's Safe Routes to <br />School Program. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California Department of Transportation has issued a call <br />for projects for the Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS). This is a <br />federally funded program, which provides construction funds for projects <br />to improve school pedestrian safety such as traffic signals, school <br />signage, driver feedback signs, and in-pavement lighted crosswalks. <br />Staff is requesting authorization to submit four projects for SRTS <br />funding for fiscal year 2008/2009 (Exhibit 1). Given the need for these <br />improvements, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution <br />supporting State funding of these projects and authorize the Executive <br />Director of the Public Works Agency to submit the designated projects for <br />funding consideration under the Safe Routes to School Program. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />Environmental reviews will be conducted for those projects that receive <br />funding and will be presented to the City Council when the construction <br />contract(s) is awarded. These types of projects typically qualify for <br />Categorical Exemptions. <br />55B-1 <br />