COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Department of Parks

 

DATE:

October 7, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

October 19, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

David G. Holland, Director, Department of Parks

SUBJECT:

Resolution Amending Resolution 070671 Approving the Submittal of an Application by the County of San Mateo to the State of California Department of Transportation’s Caltrans Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution 070671 to correct the fiscal year of the Caltrans Community–Based Transportation Planning grant from FY 2009-2010 to FY 2010-2011 and to adjust the grant amount being requested from $165,000 to $162,462 at the direction of the Caltrans Community-Based Transportation Planning grant officer.

 

BACKGROUND:

On March 23, 2010, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 070671 approving the submittal of an application by the County of San Mateo to the State of California Department of Transportation’s FY 2009-2010 Caltrans Community–Based Transportation Planning Grant for a grant in the amount of $165,000 and authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks, or designee, 1) enter into a contract with the State of California Department of Transportation upon receipt of a Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant from that agency; 2) take all necessary steps to secure the grant funds from the State of California Department of Transportation to provide funds for the project; 3) conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to contracts, subcontracts, applications, agreements, extensions, renewals, payment requests, and amendments of funding provided by the Federal Highway Administration and California Department of Transportation, which may be necessary for the completion of the project; and 4) accept, appropriate, expend, and administer the grant funds, if secured, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the approved grant for the project.

 

DISCUSSION:

The Grant Officer for the Caltrans Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant has requested that Resolution 070671 be amended to change FY 2009-2010 to FY 2010-2011 which was a clerical error and the grant amount of $165,000 to $162,462 which is the grantor’s discretion.

 

This Resolution has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel.

 

Performance Measure(s):

Measure

FY 2009-10
Projected

FY 2009-10
Actual

Number of applications for funding

6

5

 

The application for a $162,462 Caltrans’ grant for Improving Safety and Mobility along Highway 1 on the Unincorporated San Mateo County Midcoast – Phase II contributes to the County’s 2025 Shared Vision of Collaborative Community as the project will improve pedestrian safety along the Highway 1 corridor, ill engage residents in planning pedestrian corridors and highway improvements toward neighborhood revitalization, enhance public safety, and reduce vehicle dependency through bicycle and walking trails connected to shopping, work and recreation.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no Net County Cost impact.