Agenda

Return

C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Adopt Resolution for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Dan Peddycord, 313-6712
cc:	T Scott N Rios N Benavides

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Service Director, or designee, to accept Transportation Development Act (TDA) Grant funds from Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Project , in the total amount of $30,000, for fiscal year 2015/2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this resolution will result in $30,000 in funding payable to the County from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. $11,716.69 will be the county matched required.

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, Revised, which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocations of TDA Article 3 countywide coordinated claim is required to submit s resolution from its governing body to MTC requesting and allocation of TDA Article 3 funds. Contra Costa Health Service Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Project has received TDA funding since 1999.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Department will not receive the funding from TDA to provide bicycle and pedestrian safety education in elementary and middle schools throughout Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Children will have increased knowledge about bicycle and pedestrian safety.