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Agreement for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program November 19, 2019 Page 2 has been awarded a $100,000 grant. These funds will be used to address pedestrian and bicycle safety through a series of safety education workshops and events. The goal of the grant program is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions involving bicycles and pedestrians. This bilingual education program is intended to reach all members of the community. It will include a series of comprehensive workshops; some of the workshops consist of educating adults about traffic safety and others consist of educating youth about bicycle safety and maintenance. At the end of the adult series, community members will recommend improvements for the Public Works Agency to pursue future grant funds. At the end of the youth series, community youth will earn the bicycle that they repaired and maintained in the classes. Additionally, the program includes family -friendly bicycle safety skills classes taught by League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors, and a variety of other benefits, such as access to nighttime lights and helmets that are distributed to the community at safety equipment distribution events targeting pedestrians and bicyclists, equipment demonstration events, and youth pedestrian and bicycle traffic safety fairs at community events. All tasks outlined in the Program scope of work will be delivered directly by SAAS and by Cal Walks as a sub -consultant to SAAS. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective #3 (Promote fiscal accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), Strategy B (Promote ongoing efforts to obtain grant funding for activities that will assist in preventing, enforcing and reducing criminal activity and traffic collisions). FISCAL IMPACT Approval of the requested Appropriation Adjustment will recognize Office of Traffic Safety Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety grant funds in the amount of $100,000 in the OTS-PWA Traffic Safety Grants, Federal Grant -Indirect revenue account (No. 16517002-52001) and appropriate the same amount to the OTS-Bicycle Safety PWA, Improvements Other Than Building expenditure account (No. 16517611-66220) for expenditure as follows: Accounting Accounting Unit —Account Fiscal Year Unit — Fund Description No. Description Amount Account No. 16517611- OTS-Bicycle Safety PWA — FY 2019-20 66220 Office of Safety Grant Improvements Other Than $80,000 Building 16517611- OTS-Bicycle Safety PWA — FY 2020-21 66220 Office of Safety Grant Improvements Other Than $20,000 Building TOTAL: $100,000