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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Authorizing Submittals of Safe Routes to School Grants to
the California Department of Transportation
MEETING DATE: February 18, 2004
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That City Council adopt a resolution authorizing submittals of Safe
Routes to School grants to the California Department of
Transportation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi has a long tradition of coordination with the
Lodi Unified School District to provide needed enhancements to
serve the needs of the residents of Lodi. Safe Routes to School
coordinates the movement of students to school while actively
promoting healthy lifestyles by encouraging alternatives to vehicle travel to school. These grants offer a
unique opportunity to improve corridors throughout the City that children access to attend school.
Staff, working together with Lodi Unified School District, proposes to apply for grants at two different
locations in Lodi. The first project calls for frontage improvements at Woodbridge Middle School. These
improvements would further aid access to Woodbridge Middle School once it reverts to an elementary
school following the opening of Millswood School in July 2004. The second grant would be for a new
road extending Pacific Avenue to Lodi Avenue at Lodi High School.
Estimated costs for these two grant proposals are:
Woodbridge Frontage Improvements $65,000
Pacific Avenue to Lodi Avenue Extension $120,000
FUNDING: The Safe Routes to School grant covers 80% of the total project costs. The
remaining 20% of the project is the local agency's responsibility. The City is
working with the Lodi Unified School District to cover these costs. City matching
funds would be from Transportation Development Act funds or Measure K
Bicycle/Pedestrian funds.
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Prepared by Tiffani M. Fink, Transportation Manager
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WHEREAS, Safe Routes to School coordinates the movement of students to
school whip actively promoting healthy lifestyles by encouraging alternatives to vehicle
travel to school; and
WHEREAS, staff, working together with Lodi Unified School District, proposes to
apply for two grants for two locations in the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, the proposed projects are as follows:
1) Woodbridge Frontage Improvements - aiding access to
Woodbridge Middle School
2) Pacific Avenue to Lodi Avenue Extension — a new road extending
Pacific Avenue to Lodi Avenue at Lodi High School
WHEREAS, these grants offer a unique opportunity to improve corridors
throughout the City that children access to attend school.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the submittals of Safe Routes to School Grants to the California Department of
Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute grant applications for the Safe Routes to School Grants.
Dated: February
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-26 was passed and adopted by the Dodi
City Council in a regular meeting held February 18, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Howard, Land, and Mayor
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SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
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