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Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or his designee, to submit an application to Caltrans for an Environmental Justice Transportation Planning Grant; and
Authorize City Manager, or his designee, to accept these transportation planning grants from Caltrans for up to $550,000, and execute all documents necessary to accept the funds. (Districts 7,9)
DISCUSSION
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) annually awards grants for the preparation of transportation planning studies. The grants are intended to promote strong and healthy communities, economic growth, and enhanced mobility within cities. The Departments of Development Services and Public Works are requesting authorization to submit two grant applications to Caltrans for the Transportation Planning Grant Program within two separate categories to revitalize the Artesia Boulevard Corridor and restructure the Terminal Island Freeway.
In 2012, the City submitted these same grant proposals for the Transportation Planning Grant Program but was unsuccessful. City staff is working with Caltrans District 7 staff to prepare more competitive applications for this funding cycle, and believe these two projects are worthy of reconsideration. As the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to grow, neighborhoods adjacent to the Terminal Island (TI) and Artesia Freeways continue to bear a disproportionate share of the negative impacts from goods movement.
Resolutions have been prepared that authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and appropriate up to $550,000 in Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant Program funds. If the City is awarded funding, the Grants will be used to develop new implementation strategies for Artesia Boulevard and the TI Freeway in order to create healthy and revitalized multi-modal corridors serving the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods. Extensive community outreach will be conducted for the development of these plans.
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