DATE: January 23, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $506,242.46 in Highway-Railway Crossing Program Funding from the California Department of Transportation for the Preliminary Engineering Phase of the Tennyson Road Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Project
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $506,242.46 in Awarded Section 130 Fund from the California Department of Transportation for Tennyson Road Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Project.
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SUMMARY
The Tennyson Road at-grade rail crossing was identified for funding of safety improvements through the Federal Section 130 funds distributed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The Section 130 program is a federally funded program administered by the States for the elimination of hazards at highway-rail at-grade crossings. Staff recommends adopting the resolution to accept and appropriate the $506,242.46 Federal Section 130 funding awarded to the City from Caltrans.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution