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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 3, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT TO <br />RECOGNIZE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION <br />PROGRAM GRANTS AND AMEND THE FISCAL <br />YEAR 2014/15 SEVEN -YEAR CAPITAL <br />IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />(NON- GENERAL FUND) <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, B} <br />CITY MANA ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $4,813,000 in Active Transportation Program <br />grant funds into the Transportation System Management revenue account and appropriating <br />the same to the Active Transportation Program expenditure account, and rescinding the <br />$248,886 appropriation of Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program grant funds in the Select <br />Street account. <br />2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014/15 seven -year Capital Improvement Program <br />to add seven new projects, and change the funding source for the Bike Lanes - Newhope, Civic <br />Center, and Grand project, all funded by a $4,813,000 Active Transportation Program grant <br />award. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In October 2013, Council authorized submittal of a Bicycle Corridor Improvement (BCI) Program grant <br />application for a project to install Class II (on- street) bike lanes along Newhope Avenue, Civic Center <br />Drive, and Grand Avenue. The BCI Program is federally funded and provides construction funds for <br />local projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters. The proposed bike lanes <br />project is consistent with the City's Bicycle Master Plan and would help extend and connect existing <br />and planned bike paths. Notification of the $248,886 grant award was received in time for the project <br />to be included in the Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which was <br />approved by Council on June 17, 2014. <br />In March 2014, the State of California Department of Transportation issued a call for projects for the <br />Active Transportation Program (ATP) for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. ATP <br />is a Federal- and State - funded program which provides construction and educational grants for <br />20A -1 <br />