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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />AUGUST 18, 2008 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />RESOLUTION FOR SAFE ROUTES TO <br />SCHOOL GRANT APPLICATIONS <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution supporting state funding of four projects in the City <br />and authorize the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to submit <br />proj ects for funding consideration under California's Safe Routes to <br />School Program. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The State of California Department of Transportation has issued a call <br />for proj ects for the Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS). This is a <br />federally funded program, which provides construction funds for projects <br />to improve school pedestrian safety such as traffic signals, school <br />signage, driver feedback signs, and in-pavement lighted crosswalks. <br /> <br />Staff is requesting authorization to submit four projects for SRTS <br />funding for fiscal year 2008/2009 (Exhibit 1). Given the need for these <br />improvements, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution <br />supporting State funding of these projects and authorize the Executive <br />Director of the Public Works Agency to submit the designated projects for <br />funding consideration under the Safe Routes to School Program. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> <br />Environmental reviews will be conducted for those projects that receive <br />funding and will be presented to the City Council when the construction <br />contract (s) is awarded. These types of proj ects typically qualify for <br />Categorical Exemptions. <br /> <br />55B-1 <br />