(13)AR 040307 Highway Safety Improvement Program

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ITEM #13 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: APPROVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THREE APPLICATIONS FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP). DATE: March 26, 2007 BACKGROUND: The Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES) is a federal safety program that provides funds for safety improvements on all public roads and highways. Each year, local agencies compete for HES funds by submitting candidate safety projects to Caltrans for review and analysis. Caltrans prioritizes these projects statewide and releases an annual HES Program Plan that identifies the projects that are approved for funding. This year, the program name was changed to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). While the name changed, the program guidelines did not. All applications must be submitted to Caltrans District 8 by early April 2007. The list of approved projects is expected to be released by May 14, 2007. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The City requests authorization to submit three applications for the HSIP. These applications will request funds for the following projects: 1) installation of a traffic signal at Meridian Avenue at Valley (Exhibit A and B), 2) installation of a traffic signal at Rancho at Agua Mansa, (Exhibit A and C) and 3) installation of sidewalk infill on both sides of the following streets: Lyndon Street, 2nd Street, Bonita Avenue, Serrano Drive, and Terrace Drive (the northern limit is W. Oak Street; the southern limit is W. Olive Street; the western limit is N. Valencia Drive; and the eastern limit is N. Terrace Avenue (Exhibit D)). There are two types of funding classifications under HSIP: "safety index" and "work type." Approximately 75% of the funding being awarded by this program will used to fund "work type" projects. The projects listed above are all "work type" projects. When submitting more than one application it is requested that an applicant prioritize its applications. The traffic signal at Meridian and Valley would be the City's first priority project, with the second and third priorities being sidewalk infill and the signal at Rancho and Agua Mansa.