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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: TO: FROM: BY: December 1, 2008 Stephen Hollister, Interim City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Jacqui Diaz, Interim Assistant City Manag~ ~~ Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION ENDORSING SAN LEANDRO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City endorse the San Leandro Safe Routes to School Campaign as part of the Alameda County Active Transportation Plan, which would bring education to San Leandro Schools and parents to motivate more students to walk or ride bicycles to school. BACKGROUND Analysis City Councilmember Michael Gregory sits as a member of the Active Transportation Steering Committee of the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA). Funded by Measure B, the Committee has developed an Active Transportation Campaign to help reduce traffic congestion and vehicle trips in Alameda County. One of the Campaign's goals is to encourage more students to walk or bicycle to school. The City of San Leandro has been making important advances in establishing Safe Routes to School through infrastructure improvements in bicycle lanes and electronic crosswalk installations. For the past several years, the City has also contracted with "Safe Moves" to bring educational presentations to classrooms using Measure B funding. ACTIA's new campaign would enhance the education element in San Leandro schools even further. ACTIA is asking San Leandro, and other cities participating in the campaign, to support the campaign by resolution. By contracting with the consulting agency of TransForm, the campaign will establish a partnership with schools in San Leandro to educate teachers, parents and students on safe routes to school. The City's participation would be limited to an advisory capacity. A Traffic Engineer or other staff would be invited to participate in one or two planning meetings. Additionally, a staff member would be invited to take a "walking survey" of some of the routes to the schools to evaluate the routes. Should additional infrastructure improvement recommendations come from the walking surveys or planning meetings, the City would have the ability to choose whether or not to pursue funding for such improvements in the future. Stephen L. Hollister Interim City Manager