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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents or subsequent amendments, including amendments to the award amount, with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $150,000 to partially offset costs incurred for the South Street Quick Build Improvement Project, with a term ending February 20, 2023;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $150,000, offset by SCAG grant funds; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $150,000, offset by transfer of SCAG grant funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (Districts 8,9)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to execute an agreement with Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for the receipt of grant funding, to partially offset costs incurred for the South Street Quick Build Improvement project (Project).
The Project will convert 0.4 miles of South Street from Dairy Avenue to Atlantic Avenue from four vehicle lanes to three with parking-protected bike lanes and upgraded high-visibility crosswalks through the process of re-stripping. The Project will calm traffic and provide connectivity from North Long Beach to the larger gateway cities region by linking Long Beach's Daisy-Myrtle Bike Boulevard project to the Los Angeles River path.
SCAG awarded the City of Long Beach (City) with Caltrans Active Transportation Program grant funds as part of its Sustainable Communities Program which aims, amongst other goals, to:
· Promote, address and ensure health and equity in regional land use and transportation planning
· Encourage regional planning strategies to reduce motorized Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
· Support a resilient region that looks to climate adaptation and public health preparedness as key strategies to address community...
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