(11)AR 110607 Safe Route to Schools Grant program

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ITEM #11 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM. DATE: October 30, 2007 BACKGROUND: Established in 1999, the State Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program came into effect from the passage and signing of Assembly Bill 1475 (AB 1475). In 2001, Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) was enacted which extended the program for three additional years. In 2004, SB 1087 was enacted to extend the program three more years. A new bill, AB 57, was introduced in December 2006 to extend the program until January 1, 2013. This funding source is primarily to fund construction projects that would improve the safety of students who walk or bike to school. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has opened the application period for the seventh cycle of the Safe Routes to School Grant Program, for which the application period closes on November 16, 2007. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: City staff requests authorization to submit two applications. One of the applications will be for the following improvements near Lincoln Elementary School: installation of an eight inch wide concrete walkway extending from Lincoln Elementary School southerly to East `B' Street. The cost estimate for these improvements is $135,388. The second application is for improvements near Grant Elementary School and Colton Middle School. The proposed improvements are for solar powered flashing beacons, in -pavement crosswalks, and replacement of missing sidewalk and handicap ramps in the residential neighborhood near the two schools. The cost estimate for these improvements is $495,860. FINANCIAL IMPACT: At this time the submittal of the applications will not have any financial impact. If the City is awarded either grant, the City must provide ten percent (10%) of the total cost of the project. The match of ten percent can be provided by amending the five year Measure I plan for fiscal year 2008/2009 to include the needed match that will not exceed $65,000, if both grants are awarded. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Not Applicable.