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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 4, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT AND <br />AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE STATE OFFICE <br />OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT FUNDS FOR <br />BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY <br />EDUCATION PROGRAM <br />(PROJECT NO. 17 -6884) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 3B} <br />CITY MANAGgff <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />0:1 :20004�, <br />© As Recommended <br />El As Amended <br />[ ] Ordinance on tat Reading <br />[] Ordinance on 2M Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />CI Set Public Wearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize State of California Office of Traffic Safety <br />Public Education on Bicycle Safety grant funds in the amount of $158,000 in the OTS -PWA <br />Traffic Safety Grants revenue account and appropriate the same to the OTS- Bicycle Safety <br />PWA expenditure accounts. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee and the Clerk of the Council to execute an <br />agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, for a one -year term beginning <br />October 4, 2016 through October 3, 2017, for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education <br />Program grant funds, in an amount not to exceed $158,000, subject to nonsubstantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Public Works Agency has been awarded a Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety <br />Education Program grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in the amount <br />of $158,000 (Exhibit 1). These funds will be used to address bicycle and pedestrian safety <br />through a series of bilingual (English and Spanish) educational workshops and events. The goal <br />the program is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in traffic collisions involving bicycles <br />and pedestrians. <br />The education and outreach campaign is intended to reach community members of all ages and <br />it will include classes on bicycle safety skills taught by the League of American Bicyclists Certified <br />Instructors. There will also be nighttime bicycle light and helmet distribution events, classroom <br />20A -1 <br />