CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
June 3, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Gutierrez, City Manager
Submitted By: Rene Guerrero, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FY 2023-24 CIP BUDGET BY CREATING A NEW PROJECT, “POMONA SAFETY ACTION PLAN” AND APPROPRIATING $400,000 OF SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A) GRANT FUNDS TO THE PROJECT RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-68 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2023-24 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING A NEW PROJECT, “POMONA SAFETY ACTION PLAN,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-68590 AND ACCEPTING, INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES, AND APPROPRIATING $400,000 OF SAFE STREETS FOR ALL (SS4A) GRANT FUNDS TO THE PROJECT; and Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement and other documentation requested for acceptance and implementation of the grant awards, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) selected the City of Pomona (City) as a grant recipient for a planning grant from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The grant funds will be used to help develop an action plan to identify significant roadway concerns, promote equity, enhance safety impacts, and prioritize future projects with cost effective strategies for improvements. The goal is to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries on the City’s roadways and street intersections.
SB1439/GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLICABILITY:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The SS4A grant funds will be appropriated to the “Pomona Safety Action Plan,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68590. The table below summarizes the impact of the recommended actions:
Category
“Pomona Safety Action Plan,”
Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68590
Beginning Budget
$0
Appropriation of SS4A Grant
$400,000
Revised Budget
$400,000
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On August 15, 2022, the City Council adopted the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). Adoption of the LRSP provides a proactive approach to addressing safety needs and demonstrates agency responsiveness to safety challenges.
On September 19, 2022, the City Council adopted the SS4A Strategic Plan. The adoption of the SS4A Strategic Plan allows the City to apply for roadway safety funding to implement traffic safety improvements.
DISCUSSION:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with up to $1 billion in roadway safety funding available. Municipal governments, such as the City, are eligible to apply for SS4A funding. The SS4A program has two types of applications, planning grant and implementation grant. The City submitted an application for the FY22 SS4A Implementation grant, but was unsuccessful. Following a debrief with the USDOT, it was determined to be better to create a separate action plan specifically for the SS4A program rather than retrofit another plan for the same purpose.
Subsequently, the City submitted an application for the FY23 SS4A planning grant and was selected as a recipient. This grant will be used to develop a citywide action plan to address roadway concerns. The principal goal of the City’s traffic safety commitment is to reduce traffic-related injuries, particularly to pedestrians. The recommended action will demonstrate the City’s commitment to reducing traffic fatalities and severe injuries on our streets and roadways by prioritizing projects that focus on traffic and pedestrian safety improvements.
Prepared by:
Ron Chan, Principal Traffic Engineer
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2024-68
Attachment No. 2 – CIP Project Details Sheet
Resolution to Accept SS4A Grant Funds and Amend CIP Budget