DATE: August 19, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $611,000 Grant Funding from the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program; Approve the Local Match of $80,000 from Fund 215- Measure B (Local Transportation) and Fund 460 -Transportation Improvement Fund; Execute a Restricted Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation; and Create a Capital Improvement Project for the Nighttime Safety Enhancement Plan, Project No. 05359
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $611,000 grant funding from the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program, approve the local match of $80,000 from Fund 215- Measure B (Local Transportation) and Fund 460 - Transportation Improvement Fund, execute a Restricted Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation, and create a new Capital Improvement Project for the Nighttime Safety Enhancement Plan.
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SUMMARY
The City was recently awarded $611,000 grant funding from the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) Sustainable Transportation Planning (STP) Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Grant program to develop the Nighttime Safety Enhancement Plan, which includes assessment of the existing streetlight conditions and recommendations of the illumination levels for various development areas with the focus on pedestrian and bicycle corridors. Staff recommends adopting a resolution to accept and appropriate $611,000 grant funding from the Caltrans STP Program, approve the local match of $80,000 from Fund 215- Measure B (Local Transportation) and Fund 460 - Transportation Improvement Fund, execute a Restricted Grant Agreement with Caltrans, and create a new capital improvement project for the Nighttime Saf...
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