Item 21 - Agreement for Willits Street Safe Routes to School Education Program

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EXHIBIT 1 crashes and collisions, and emphasize the importance of helmet use when riding a bicycle. Additionally, the rights and responsibilities of cyclists must be discussed during the Safe Urban Cycling Workshops and Group Bike Rides in order to help increase the number of cyclists riding safely and legally. The workshops will also offer students a theoretical explanation of vehicular cycling principles supported by relevant examples of safe cycling using audio/visual and group learning techniques. Students are required to complete the workshops prior to participating on the Group Bike Rides. Task 2: Basic Bike Mechanic Skills Workshops– Five (5) basic bike mechanic skills workshops will be conducted for each participating school for a total of fifteen (15) workshops, over the two (2) year contract period for the Willits Street Safe Routes to School Program. The main objective of these workshops is to teach and prepare students on how to respond in case of flat tires and/or any other bike mechanical issue. The consultant must provide instructional videos and educational materials related to repair and maintenance of bicycles; as well as hands-on opportunities to work on bicycles. The consultant will be required to inform students about the different locations of bicycle parking along the safe routes to school; as well as, to show how bicycles are safely locked. The completion of the Basic Bike Mechanic Skills workshops is also a prerequisite for attending the Group Bike Rides. These workshops will provide practical application of the theoretical element to give each student fundamental knowledge and understanding of maintaining and repairing flat tires and bike mechanical issues in order to improve safety and prevent accidents. Following each workshop, surveys will be conducted to collect comments and ideas from both students and instructors to improve and expand future Safe Routes to School workshops. The data collected by conducting surveys will allow the City to monitor and evaluate objectives and results of its Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiatives. Task 3: Group Bike Rides– The selected consultant will be responsible for scheduling and conducting three (3) Group Bike Rides with participants from all three participating schools for a total of nine (9) group bike rides, over the two (2) year contract period for the Willits Street Safe Routes to School Program. The Group Bike Rides are opportunities to put into practice the knowledge gained during the Safe Urban Cycling and Basic Bike Mechanic Skills workshops. The main goal of this task is to encourage and increase safe youth bike ridership. Group Bike Rides will allow the consultant to teach and train students about Santa Ana City Complete Streets concepts, design, and safety policies and regulations. Riding bikes in groups will teach students how to properly ride on bike lanes, to identify safe bicycle routes and parking in the area, and to effectively respond in case of an emergency or bike mechanical issue. The consultant will be required to furnish and provide cones, vests, reflective gear, patch kits, and water bottles during the Group Bike Rides. Finally, the consultant will be in charge of conducting surveys after each group bike ride in order to collect data that shows students’ input on how to improve and enhance the Santa Ana City’s Safe Routes to School Program. City of Santa Ana RFP 21-110 Page A1-2