DATE: April 23, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to (1) Accept and Appropriate $6,206,508 in Grant Funding from the California Air Resource Board; and 2) Approve a Resource Contribution of $3,500 from Transportation System Improvement Fund 460 for the Safe Routes and Active Transportation for Schools and Underserved Communities in Hayward Project Nos. 06937 and 06941
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $6,206,508 in Grant Funding from the California Air Resource Board and approve a resource contribution of $3,500 from Fund 460 for the Safe Routes and Active Transportation for Schools and Underserved Communities in Hayward Project.
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SUMMARY
The City has been awarded funding from the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB’s) Clean Mobility in School (CMIS) and Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to implement Safe Routes and Active Transportation for Schools and Underserved Communities in Hayward (Project). CMIS and STEP are state programs that aim to increase transportation equity by identifying and addressing communities’ transportation needs, increasing access to key destinations and services, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Staff recommends adopting a resolution to accept and appropriate $6,206,508 of grant funding awarded to the City from CARB and approve a resource contribution of $3,500 from Fund 460 Transportation System Improvement.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution