City Council

7.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\n(CALTRANS) TO ACCEPT LOCAL HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP) CYCLE 12 FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$610,110; $324,630 FOR THE\nINSTALLATION OF RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF VILLA STREET AT CHESTER\nAVENUE, ARROYO BOULEVARD\nAT SECO STREET, AND BELLEFONTAINE STREET AT FAIRMOUNT AVENUE; AND $285,480 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A ONE-\nHALF MILE BIKE FACILITY ON\nUNION STREET BETWEEN ARROYO PARKWAY AND ST. JOHN AVENUE (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)      Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto Section 21065 of CEQA and\nSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is\nrequired;\n(2)      Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into agreements with Caltrans to receive grant funding for the Highway Safety\nImprovement Program (HSIP)\nCycle 12 grant in the amount of $610,110; $324,630 for the installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB); and $285,480 for the\ninstallation of a one-half mile\nbike facility on Union Street, and execute any subsequent agreements regarding these grant awards; and\n(3)      Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget to recognize and appropriate $324,630 in HSIP Cycle 12\ngrant funds and transfer $86,870\nfrom the FY 2026 Department of Transportation General Fund Operating Budget to the Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements Program\nFY2021-2028, and appropriate $285,480 in\nHSIP Cycle 12 grant funds and transfer $69,745 from the FY 2026 Department of Transportation General Fund Operating Budget to the\nPasadena Bicycle Program (#75919) FY2026-2030.