RESOLUTION NO. -22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF 2022 HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CYCLE 11) GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federal-aid program under the United States Code, Title 23, Section 148; and WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration has designed the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to evaluate, program, and administer HSIP Cycle 11 funds; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans announced a call-for-project to local agencies including the City of Pleasant Hill inviting them to submit grant proposals to request HSIP Cycle 11 funds for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill recently adopted Fiscal Year 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Program Budget indentifies the Gregory Lane Complete Streets Improvement Project as an unfunded capital improvement project; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill recently adopted Fiscal Year 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Program Budget identifies the Pleasant Hill Road Improvements Project (Phase V) and the Boyd Road/Pleasant Hill Road Signal Installation Project as unfunded capital improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill desires to submit a request to Caltrans to allocate HSIP Cycle 11 grant funds for the Gregory Lane Complete Streets Improvement Project, which will improve safety and access for bicycles and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill desires to submit a request to Caltrans to allocate HSIP Cycle 11 grant funds for the Pleasant Hill Road Improvements Project (Phase V) and the Boyd Road/Pleasant Hill Road Signal Installation Project, which will improve safety and access for all modes of transportation including bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles; and WHEREAS, the Gregory Lane Complete Streets Improvement Project estimated cost is $9,170,000, and the required local match is $971,000, which represents 10% of the project cost; and
WHEREAS, the Pleasant Hill Road Improvements Project (Phase V) and the Boyd Road/Pleasant Hill Road Signal Installation Project combined estimated cost is $8,713,000, and the required combined local match is $871,300, which represents 10% of the combined project cost; and
WHEREAS, the City’s local match commitment shall be limited to one of the two projects in the grant proposal if awarded a grant by HSIP.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that, the City of Pleasant Hill declares it is eligible to request an allocation of HSIP Cycle 11 grant funds pursuant to United States Code, Title 23, Section 148, and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the three capital improvement projects, or that might impair the ability of the City of Pleasant Hill to carry out the projects; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Engineer is authorized to submit a request for HSIP Cycle 11 grant funds; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, county association of governments, as the case may be, of Contra Costa County for submission to Caltrans.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 1
st of August 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk