TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, P. E., Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Safe Streets and Roads for All Demonstration Grant Agreement for the Napa Valley Vine Trail - Yountville through St. Helena Project, RDS 23-19.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution to approve and authorize a Safe Streets and Roads for All Demonstration Grant Agreement No. 270083B with the Federal Highway Administration to provide safety training as part of the Napa Valley Vine Trail (NVVT) - Yountville through St. Helena Gap Closure Project. (Fiscal Impact: $160,000, Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Congressman Thompson included $4 million of Community Project Funding (CPF) in the federal fiscal year 2023-2024 budget to complete the planning, engineering, and environmental work of over 10 miles of Class I and Class III multiuse path between the existing Vine Trail paths in Yountville and St. Helena. This funding has helped Napa County to be closer to “shovel ready” and submit more competitive grant applications.
On August 23, 2022, the Board adopted the “Local Roadway Safety Plan” that is a means for identifying and addressing unique local and rural road safety needs. On December 5, 2023, the Board adopted a resolution supporting the Napa Valley Transportation Authority’s “Vision Zero Plan” that is a strategy designed to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes on roadways while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all.
On April 9, 2024, the Board authorized the submission of an application for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant. The Grant application states that the Napa Valley Bicycle Coalition (NVBC) will pilot a pace car education campaign, pedestrian safety training to seniors, and E-bike safety education to youth and young adults.
In October 2024, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) staff stated that they wanted to move forward with a Grant...
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