For City Council Meeting August 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Tim Sullivan, Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: 1) Authorize Staff to Submit Applications for Cycle 12 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP); and 2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize staff to submit applications for Cycle 12 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP); and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all documents
BACKGROUND:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next five (5) years. In fiscal year 2022 (FY22), up to $1 billion in programming funds was made available. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
On September 13, 2022, the City Council authorized the submission of the grant in the amount of $320,000, with a local match of $80,000. On February 22, 2023, staff received notification from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) California Division informing the City that Rialto had successfully obtained a grant award for the development of a Safe Streets For All Action Plan.
The purpose of SS4A grants is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through safety action plan (Action Plan) development and implementation focused on all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, personal conveyance and micromobility users, and commercial vehicle operators. The program provides funding to develop the tools to help strengthen a community's approach to roadway safety and save lives and is designed to meet the needs of diverse local, Tribal, a...
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