City Council

(18) 26-0854 PUBLIC WORKS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to grant applications for the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration Bridge Investment Program. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), or designee, to prepare and submit grant applications for the U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration Bridge Investment Program as described in Attachment 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated June 5, 2026, attached to the Council file. 2. INSTRUCT the City Engineer, BOE, or designee, to report if the City is awarded the grants, to request authority to accept the grant awards, and to request approval for any related actions to implement the grant awards. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the above recommendations will not result in a General Fund impact. If the grant is awarded, the impact on the General Fund should be reassessed to determine if there have been changes to the proposed project costs, availability of matching funds, feasibility of front-funding grant costs on a reimbursement basis, or other relevant issues. The required matching funds should be requested through the annual budget process as part of the Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program. Potential eligible special fund sources include SB 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Fund, Measure M Local Return Fund, and Measure R Local Return Fund Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above recommendations comply with the City's Financial Policies.