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CC-Adoption of a Resolution (1) Adopting the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP); and (2) Finding the LRSP to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Meeting Date: November 8, 2021
Contact Person: Heba El-Guindy/Public Works Department
Phone: (310) 253-5628
Action Item: Yes [X] No [ ] Attachments/Links: Yes [X] No [ ]
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/04/2021)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, PW Director/City Engineer (11/01/2021)
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MOTION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution (1) adopting the City's first Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP); and (2) finding the LRSP to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15061 (b)(3) and 15301(c).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) published a Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) that focuses on evaluating an entire roadway network using a defined set of criteria in light of collisions history and aggregate basis to identify high-risk roadway characteristics. To support use of the SSARP, Caltrans announced in 2019 the availability of grant funds to assist local agencies desiring to develop a systemwide Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Concurrently, Caltrans also announced that agencies must have an adopted LRSP as a prerequisite to be eligible to apply for the Highway Safety Improvements Program (HSIP) funding starting with grant Cycle 11 to be announced around April 2022.
The City's Public Works Department applied for the maximum grant funding amount permitted at the time, a grant in the amount of $72,000 with a required local match of $8,000. Following the grant award and City Council approval, the PW Department retained TJKM Consultants to assist staff with the LRSP developmen...
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