Item 18 - Bicycle Safety Grant Funding Recognition and Professional Services Agreement

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Bicycle Safety Grant Funding Recognition and Professional Services Agreement December 19, 2023 Page 2 grant (Exhibit 1). These funds will be used to address bicycle safety through a series of safety education workshops and events. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions involving bicycles and pedestrians. The bilingual education program is intended to reach a wide cross section of community members. It will include a series of comprehensive workshops consisting of educating adults about traffic safety and educating youths about bicycle safety and maintenance. At the end of the adult series, community members will recommend improvements to the Public Works Agency to guide the pursuit of future grant funds. At the end of the youth series, community youth will earn a bicycle, which they repaired and maintained during the course of the classes. The program includes family -friendly bicycle safety skills classes taught by the League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors, access to nighttime lights and helmets distributed to the community during safety equipment events targeting pedestrians and bicyclists, equipment demonstration events, and bicycle traffic safety fairs at community events. All tasks outlined in the Program scope of work will be delivered directly by SAAS, and will be paid by SAAS's fiscal agent, Charitable Ventures of Orange County, Inc., (Exhibit 2) utilizing the Office of Traffic Safety grant award. FISCAL IMPACT Approval of the requested Appropriation Adjustment will recognize Office of Traffic Safety Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety grant funds in the amount of $199,900 as follows: $199,900 will be recognized in the OTS-PWA Traffic Safety Grants, Federal Grants - Indirect revenue account (No. 16517002-52001). The Appropriation Adjustment will also appropriate the same amount of $199,900 as follows: $199,900 will be appropriated to the OTS-Bicycle Safety PWA, Contract Services -Professional expenditure account (No. 16517611-62300). Funds are budgeted and available for expenditure in the Fiscal Year 2023-24. Fiscal Year Accounting Fund Accounting Unit, Amount Unit- Account Description Account No. No. Description 2023-24 16517611- Office of Safety OTS-Bicycle $199,900 62300 Grant Safety PWA, Contract Services - Professional TOTAL: $199,900