DATE: October 23, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION
RECOMMENDATION
title
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to accept and appropriate grant funds, in the amount of $400,000, for a "Safe Streets and Roads for All" (SS4A) Safety Action Plan that allows access to grant funding for the implementation of projects to improve roadway safety; appropriate $100,000 from the SB1 fund to the City match account; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary grant documents.
body
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On May 8, 2024, the City Council approved a resolution authorizing the City to apply for grant funds for SS4A. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Over $3 billion is still available for future funding rounds. The SS4A program supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy and the goal of zero roadway deaths using a Safe System Approach.
The City has completed a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), which allows the City to compete for Highway Safety Improvements Program (HSIP) funds, however, the LRSP lacks elements that would better position the City to receive future grant funds. The creation of a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan would amplify the City's competitiveness for SS4A implementation funding and for other grants such as future HSIP grants.
The grant funding awarded to the City of Oceanside will be utilized to conduct a SS4A Safety Action Plan that would provide:
* A broader range of safety measures and improvements to address transportation safety to include roadway design, traffic management, enforcement, education and public awareness
* Improved qualitative and quantitative dat...
Click here for full text