TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Sydney Barclay, Associate Engineer
SUBJECT: Project creation, budget adjustment, and authorization to apply for the "HSIP Cycle 12 Guardrail Project", RDS 25-03.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize creation of Project 25007 for the "HSIP Cycle 12 Guardrail Project" RDS 25-03 and approve a Budget Amendment to increase appropriations from Senate Bill 1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund. (Fiscal Impact: $75,000 Expense; SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant is a federal grant that, if awarded, provides funding to local agencies to improve their roadways and reduce traffic related accidents and fatalities. The Department of Public Works intends to apply for this grant to fund roadway safety improvements and to provide a safer transportation network. Authorization of a budget amendment would provide the Public Works Department with the means to prepare an application for the grant and, if the grant is awarded, to prepare the preliminary design for these improvements.
In 2018, 2020, and 2022, the County received grants under HSIP Cycles 9, 10, and 11. Willdan Engineering (Willdan) was contracted for services to prepare the HSIP Cycle 10 and 11 applications and their efforts were successful. Through use of Willdan's services, Napa County obtained funding from HSIP Cycle 11 to finance guardrail and intersection improvements on Silverado Trail. As Willdan is familiar with the grant application process, Napa County Public Works seeks their aid in preparation of the HSIP Cycle 12 application and recommends the approval of a budget amendment to pursue this grant opportunity.
Public Works aims to upgrade existing guardrails throughout the Napa Valley that have been the subject of many traffic accidents. Guardrails are a form of a safety barrier that act to impede...
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