Item 29 - Resolution for Grant to Improve the Pacific Electric Bike Trail

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/public-works Item # 29 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report July 18, 2023 TOPIC: Resolution for Grant to Improve the Pacific Electric Bike Trail AGENDA TITLE Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the Submittal of a Grant Application to the State of California, Recreational Trails Program for the Pacific Electric (Maple Street) Bike Trail Restoration (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation to request funding through the Recreational Trails Program Application for the Pacific Electric (Maple Street) Bike Trail improvements, which includes installation of new lighting, signage, and mile markers. DISCUSSION The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 (BIL) reauthorized the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) through the Federal FY/2026, to provide annual funding for recreational trails and trails -related projects. The RTP is administered at the federal level by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and at the state level by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants & Local Services (OGALS). With this current grant cycle, the RTP will be providing $3.4 million in local assistance grants to support non -motorized recreational trail projects. The Park Services Division of the Public Works Agency intends to submit an application requesting funding to install new lighting along a half -mile length of the Pacific Electric Bike Trail, from Occidental Street to Warner Avenue, along with installation of signage and mile markers. This new capital improvement will provide commuters with a safe, well -lit trail system that will extend the hours that residents can connect to recreational amenities and activity centers within the City. The total estimated project cost is $1,388,854. The RTP program requires a 12-percent match. If awarded, the City shall provide $166,662 in matching grant funds. The source of this grant match will be from Capital Outlay (Cell Tower revenues).