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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 18, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH OFFICE OF TRAFFIC <br />SAFETY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ON <br />BICYCLE SAFETY GRANT (STRATEGIC <br />PLAN NO. 1, 3, B) <br />CITY MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Public <br />Education on Bicycle Safety grant funds in the amount of $150,000 in the OTS -PWA Traffic <br />Safety Grants revenue account and appropriate the same to the OTS- Bicycle Safety PWA <br />expenditure account. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a one -year agreement with the <br />State of California Office of Traffic Safety for Public Education on Bicycle Safety Grant funds, in <br />an amount not to exceed $150,000, for a one -year period from October 1, 2014, through <br />September 30, 2015, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and <br />City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Public Works Agency has been awarded a $150,000 Public Education on Bicycle <br />Safety grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). These funds will be used to <br />address bicycle safety through the development of a public awareness campaign and the <br />implementation of a series of bicycle safety education workshops. The goal of the program is to <br />reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions involving bicycles. <br />The bilingual public awareness campaign is intended to reach all members of the community, <br />regardless of bicycle usage. It will include bicycle safety information displayed on transit vehicles, <br />at bus stops, and on street banners. The bicycle safety education component will directly target <br />bicyclists of all ages through classroom demonstrations, bicycle safety skills classes taught by <br />League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors, helmet fitting workshops, and helmet <br />distribution. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Objective #3 <br />(promote fiscal accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), <br />20E -1 <br />