For City Council Meeting [July 23, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7549 Accepting the California Department of Transportation - Division of Transportation Planning Award of SB-1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account - Active Transportation Program Cycle 4 Grant and Authorize the Release of a Request for Proposals for Related Professional Consultant Services for Rialto's Safe Routes for Active Play, Work, and Live Rialto! for $549,000, and Terra Vista Drive Neighborhood SRTS Infrastructure for $663,000; and Authorize staff to Release a Request for Proposals for Related Professional Consultant Services.
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BACKGROUND:
The Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created by Senate Bill 99 (Chapter 359, Statutes of 2013) and Assembly Bill 101 (Chapter 354, Statutes of 2013) to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Senate Bill 1 (SB-1) stipulates that $100,000,000 of revenues from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account will be available annually to the ATP.
The Cycle 4 Call for Projects includes approximately $440 million in ATP funding made up of Federal funding and State SB1 and SHA funding. The funding/programming years are expected to include 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 funding years.
Pursuant to statute, the purpose of the program is to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking with the goals of:
* Increasing the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking
* Increasing the safety and mobility of non-motorized users
* Advancing the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals as established pursuant to Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008) and Senate Bill 391 (Chapter 585, Statutes of 2009)
* Enhanc...
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