1 City Council Meeting: November 14, 2023 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $522,327, WITH A REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH OF $67,673, FROM THE CALTRANS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SAFETY
ENHANCEMENT STUDY, AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AND ALL GRANT RENEWALS.
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica’s (City) continues to advance Vision Zero safety improvements, which will help achieve the City’s priorities of Clean and Safe and Sustainable and Connected Community; and the City Council’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries caused by traffic collisions by 2026; and WHEREAS, the Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program (Grant Program) is a competitive grant program that provides funding for transportation and land use planning projects to reduce transportation-related GHG emissions; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2023, City staff submitted an application for the Santa Monica Boulevard Safety Enhancement Study to evaluate collisions and identify targeted safety enhancements along the Santa Monica Boulevard corridor, and the application was prepared based on priorities of the City Council’s adopted plans and programs; and 2 WHEREAS, on August 31, 2023, the City was awarded $522,327 in Grant Program funds, with the payment of such funds contingent on the City Council adopting a resolution authorizing acceptance the Grant Program funds and appropriating a local match of $67,673 from Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) revenues, for a total project cost of $590,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica accepts the Grant Program funds in the amount of $522,327 for the Santa Monica Boulevard Safety Enhancement Study. The City Council also appropriates a local match of $67,673 from Transportation Impact Fee revenues, for a total project cost of $590,000.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute all agreements, amendments, and renewals thereto pertaining to the Grant Program Funds.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Doug Sloan
City Attorney