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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
Introduced by Councilmember
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO : 1)
ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THE ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT (ACPHD) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
NINETY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 99,000); 2) ENTER INTO A
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH ACPHD FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER
1, 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 202 3 TO DEVELOP TRAFFIC SAFETY
PLANS, IMPLEMENT SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAMS, AND
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AROUND
SCHOOLS IN SUPPORT OF THE "ACTIVE AND SAFE OAKLAND”
PROGRAM; AND 3) AUTHORIZE A CONTRIBUTION IN AN
ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIRTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY -ONE DOLLARS ($13,771) FROM THE GENERAL
PURPOSE FUND TO SUBSIDIZE THE ASSOCIATED GRANT
PROGRAM CENTRAL SERVICES OVERHEAD (CSO) CHARGES.
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is committed to promoting safe travel on Oakland’s streets for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, many children walk and bicycle to school and rely on safe streets to travel to and from Oakland schools; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda recognize the importance of ensuring that children and families have safe paths of travel to and from Oakland schools; and
WHEREAS, the ACPHD has implemented Safe Routes to School projects for over ten years with funding provided by the California Department of Transportation to increase student walking and biking to and from school; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, a collaborative was formed among ACPHD, OPD, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), Alameda County Emergency Medical Services-Accident Prevention Program, and Alameda County Department of Public Works previously titled "Be Oakland, Be Active: A Comprehensive Safe Routes to School Program (BOBA);” and
Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney
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WHEREAS, the City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) joined the collaborative in 2020, in order to partner with OPD to deliver services; and
WHEREAS, BOBA expired September 30, 2018, and the 2018-2020 program called “Active Oakland” with the same goals and objectives as BOBA expired September 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, OPD and OakDOT will work together to collectively accomplish similar goals and objectives as Active Oakland and BOBA under Active and Safe Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the Active and Safe Oakland grant program will be used to develop traffic safety plans for Oakland schools, recruit, train and supervise students and staff, and to provide additional motor officer traffic and parking enforcement around designated Oakland schools; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized acceptance and appropriation of the BOBA grant via Resolution No. 85963 C.M.S., dated January 19, 2016 and of the Active Oakland grant via Resolution No. 87427 C.M.S., dated November 27, 2018; therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to accept and appropriate the ACPHD Active Transportation Program grant funds in an amount not to exceed ninety-nine thousand dollars ($99,000); 2) enter into a grant agreement with ACPHD for the period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023 to develop traffic safety plans, implement school safety patrol programs, and provide additional traffic enforcement around schools in support of the "Active Oakland” program; and 3) authorize a contribution in an estimated amount of thirteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-one dollars ($13,771) from the general purpose fund to subsidize the CSO charges affiliated with this program; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That said grant funds, in an amount not to exceed $99,000 shall be allocated to the Alameda County Grant Fund (2160), Traffic Enforcement Division Organization (107510) Traffic Operations Program (PS14), and Crossing Guard Organization (35243), in the Project 1006134, under award numbers 24061 and 24055; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, agreements and documentation required to accept, modify, extend and/or amend the grant award and all contracts entered into pursuant to spending said grant funds, provided the not-to-exceed amounts are complied with; and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED: That any agreement authorized by this resolution shall be reviewed and approved by the Office of the City Attorney for form and legality prior to execution, and a copy shall be placed on file with the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, __________________________________
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, KALB, GALLO, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENT BAS
NOES -
ABSENT -
ABSTENTION -
ATTEST: ______________________________
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California