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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2015 TITLE: AGREEMENT WITH OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING (PROJECT 166866) (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 3B) r � I CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2n0 Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize Office of Traffic Safety Public Education on Bicycle Safety grant funds in the amount of $100,000 in the OTS -PWA Traffic Safety Grants revenue account, and appropriate the same to the OTS- Bicycle Safety PWA expenditure account. 2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, for Bicycle Safety Education and Outreach Program grant funding in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a one -year period from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Public Works Agency has been awarded a $100,000 Bicycle Safety Education and Outreach Program grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). These funds will be used to address bicycle safety through a series of bicycle safety education workshops and events. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions involving bicycles. The education and outreach campaign would be bilingual (English and Spanish) and is intended to reach youth, adults, and seniors. It will include bicycle safety skills classes taught by League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors, nighttime bicycle light and helmet distribution events, and a train - the - trainer seminar to certify cycling instructors. 20B -1