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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 4, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT AND AGREEMENT WITH <br />OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR <br />PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY <br />PROGRAM <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 3B) <br />CITV MANAGER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment to <br />Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety grant funds <br />Traffic Safety Grants revenue account and <br />Safety PWA expenditure accounts. <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />recognize Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) <br />in the amount of $50,000 in the OTS -PWA <br />appropriate the same to the OTS -Bicycle <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a one-year agreement <br />with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety <br />Program funds, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for a one-year period from October 1, <br />2018 through September 30, 2019, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Public Works Agency has been awarded a $50,000 Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Safety Program grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). These funds will <br />be used to address pedestrian and bicycle safety through a series of bicycle safety education <br />workshops and events. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in <br />traffic collisions involving bicycles and pedestrians. <br />The bilingual education program is intended to reach all members of the community. The <br />program will include family friendly bicycle safety skills classes taught by League of American <br />Bicyclists Certified Instructors; night time light, helmet, and safety equipment distribution events <br />aimed at pedestrians and bicyclists; and youth pedestrian and bicycle traffic safety fairs at <br />community events. <br />20E-1 <br />