HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-163RESOLUTION NO. 2010-163
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF GRANT
APPLICATIONS FOR STATE-LEGISLATED SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL FUNDING CYCLE 9 TO IMPROVE
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES AT THREE
ELIGIBLE LOCATIONS
WHEREAS, California legislated a Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program in 1999 with
the enactment of AB 1475. The goals of the program aze to reduce injuries and fatalities to
schoolchildren and to encourage increased walking and bicycling among students; and
WHEREAS, Section 2333.5 of the Streets and Highways Code calls for the Department
of Transportation, in consultation with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), to make grants
available to local governmental agencies under the program based upon the results of a statewide
competition; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the program are to reduce injuries and fatalities to
schoolchildren and to encourage increased walking and bicycling among students; and
WHEREAS, a call for Cycle 9 grant applications was announced on April I5, 2010.
Eligible applicants must be an incorporated city or a county within the State of California and the
eligible projects are infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS, for Cycle 9 of the State Safe Routes to School Program, it is recommended
that the City apply for funding for the following three pedestrian improvement projects:
1. Montgomery Elementary School Neighborhood Traffic Calming.
2. Quintazd Street Sidewalk and Crosswalk Improvements from First Avenue to
Third Avenue.
3. Moss Street Sidewalk Improvements from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista approves the submittal of grant applications for State-Legislated Safe Routes to School
funding Cycle 9 to improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of June 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Thompson and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Ramirez
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Cheryl Cox, yor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Noms, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Noms, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-163 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22nd day of June 2010.
Executed this 22nd day of June 2010.
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Donna R. Noms, CMC, City Clerk