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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPROVAL AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCY
SAFETY PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTION OF
RELATED AGENT FORMS
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno Department of Transportation/FAX (FAX) is a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds; and WHEREAS, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century (MAP-21) grants the FTA authority to establish and enforce a structured comprehensive plan to oversee the safety of public transportation throughout the United States; and WHEREAS, as part of the safety oversight framework, MAP-21 requires recipients of FTA Chapter 53 funding to develop and implement a Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) that addresses performance measures, strategies, and staff training opportunities; and
WHEREAS, MAP-21 placed the FTA and FAX in a position to provide guidance that strengthens the use of safety data; ultimately supporting management decisions, improves the commitment of transit leadership to safety and fostering a culture of safety that promotes awareness and responsiveness to safety risks; and WHEREAS, PTASP for FAX is consistent with an SMS approach to Safety Risk Management (SRM), which is an integrated collection of policies, processes, and behaviors that ensures a formalized, proactive and data-driven approach to increase the safety of transit systems by proactively identifying, assessing and controlling safety risks.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. FAX is authorized to submit the annual update of the PTASP to the FTA for approval.
2. The City of Fresno Director of Transportation or designee is authorized to execute documents related to the PTASP.
3. FAX agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the documents and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines pertaining to the PTASP.
4. This resolution shall be effective upon final approval.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2024.
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ABSTAIN :
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
Jennifer M. Wharton Date
Deputy City Attorney