1 City Council Meeting: April 8, 2025 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 OR DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $875,552 FROM
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM FOR THE SANTA MONICA NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS PROJECT, AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO
ACCEPT THE GRANT AND ALL GRANT RENEWALS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (City) continues to advance pedestrian and bicycling safety improvements, which will help achieve the City’s priorities of Clean Streets and Safe Neighborhoods; and the City Council’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries caused by traffic collisions by 2026; and WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation and Safety (Grant Program) is a competitive grant program that provides funding for transportation planning and quickbuild projects to support active transportation such as walking, bicycling, and transit; and WHEREAS, on September 27, 2024, City staff submitted an application for the Santa Monica Neighborhood Greenways Project to implement quick-build treatments along Michigan Avenue and Washington Avenue, and the application was prepared based on priorities of the City Council’s adopted plans and programs; and 2 WHEREAS, on January 27, 2025, the City was awarded $875,552 in Grant Program funds, with the commencement of the project contingent on the City Council adopting a resolution authorizing acceptance the Grant Program funds as required by SCAG.
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 $875,522 for the Santa Monica Neighborhood Greenways Project.
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:
Douglas Sloan
City Attorney