RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CITY OF COMMERCE LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (LRSP) WHEREAS, on January 4, 2021, City’s LRSP Funding Request for $40,000 was approved by the State subject to local matching funds of $4,445; and WHEREAS, in June 2021 the LRSP Funding agreement with the State was executed; and WHEREAS, On September 7, 2021, the City Council awarded a professional services agreement to KOA for the preparation of the LRSP; and WHEREAS, A Local Road Safety Plan (“LRSP”) is a road safety planning document that provides a holistic analysis of vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle crash data, and provides a roadmap for implementation of safety improvements; and WHEREAS, it is required that all state, county, and local agencies adopt an LRSP to be eligible to receive Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and other grants such as Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A); and WHEREAS, the LRSP attached herein as Exhibit A was developed using outreach and a process outlined by Caltrans to provide a systematic approach to providing safety improvements and guide the City to look at ways to set goals and measures that encourage a safe, well-connected transportation network for people using all modes of transportation and prioritizes safe travel of people over expeditious travel of motor vehicles that will achieve significant declines in roadway fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2050.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All of the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
Section 2. The Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) attached herein as Exhibit A is hereby approved.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and it shall become effective immediately PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 13th day of September 2022.
ATTEST:
_ Oralia Y. Rebollo, Mayor
Lena Shumway, City Clerk