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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 14 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> December 2, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Safe Routes to Parks and Wheelchair Assessment Plan <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Appropriation Adjustment and Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation <br />(DOT) Federal Highway Administration for the Safe Routes to Parks and Wheelchair <br />Assessment Plan (Non-General Fund) (Project No. 26-6100) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTIONS <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the U.S. Department <br />of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration for the Safe Routes to <br />Parks and Wheelchair Assessment plan, effective upon execution of the <br />agreement through September 30, 2028 in an amount not to exceed $651,200 <br />(Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting $651,200 in the Public Services <br />– Street Safety Projects, Federal Grant-Indirect revenue account and appropriate <br />the same amount into the Street Safety Projects, Improvements Other Than <br />Building expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) notified the <br />City of Santa Ana of their intent to award a Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for <br />All (SS4A) Planning and Demonstration Grant to develop a citywide Safe Routes to <br />Parks and Wheelchair Assessment Plan. Due to staffing shortages and a high volume <br />of agreements, U.S. DOT has experienced significant processing delays for FY 2023 <br />awards. Furthermore, the current U.S. DOT Administration required revisions to <br />agreements to exclude language related to diversity, equity, or inclusion. U.S. DOT <br />provided the City the most current agreement template with the updated language from <br />Headquarters on November 3, 2025. To mitigate delays in processing, U.S. DOT is <br />providing a five-year period of performance from the award date, which carries the grant <br />funding expenditures deadline through September 30, 2028.