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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 7, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Agreement #28-640-13 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 7, 2023
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #28-640-13, and ADOPT Resolution No. 2023/33 authorizing the County to request an allocation from Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in an amount not to exceed $40,000, for the County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of this agreement will result in a total grant of $40,000 for FY 2023/2024 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission. ($23,231 In-Kind County match, budgeted)

BACKGROUND:

Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrian and bicyclists. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency of the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 875, which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocations of TDA Article 3 countywide coordinated claim is required to submit a resolution from its governing body to MTC requesting an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds.

The County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project goal is to provide safe walking and biking education by providing classroom education; assemblies, information tables, and school events; bicycle helmet distribution; educational materials; and facilitated bicycling and walking events.

Contra Costa County has been applying for and receiving funds for this Grant since 1999. On February 22, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-640-10 with Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in an amount of $40,000 for the Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Project, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

Approval of the Grant Agreement #28-640-13 will allow the County to continue providing bicycle and pedestrian education services through June 30, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant agreement is not accepted, additional bicycle and pedestrian safety projects would be delayed or not carried out.