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File Number: 12 -265 physically fit. The program will also address student's own perceptions and reactions to hazards created by vehicles. Students will perform in role playing exercises consisting of bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers to simulate "real -life" traffic conditions and hazards. The interactive lesson plans are designed to accommodate the abilities and cognitive learning skills of each grade level and are relevant to the diverse school communities. Bicycles, traffic signs, traffic signals, and a miniature cityscape will be set up at the workshops to simulate a traffic environment to encourage greater learning. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Rodeos will be conducted to allow students to learn about safety by walking and bicycling through a miniature city. The miniature city will consist of streets, sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, traffic signals, traffic signs, residential areas, business districts, cars, trucks, buses, and a railroad track with signals, crossing gate, and train. The miniature city is designed to simulate the diverse traffic environments within San Leandro and to create "problem solving" experiences for each grade level. Under the supervision of staff, students will walk and /or ride a bicycle through the miniature city while trying to avoid over twenty (20) traffic hazards. Analysis Upon the City Council authorizing the City Manager to execute Program Supplement Agreement No. 021 -N to the Master Agreement with Caltrans, Local Assistance staff will make the grant funds available to conduct the traffic safety education program. The grant provides for 100% of the $410,000 award amount and there are no matching funds required. The traffic safety education will be completed over the 2012 -13 school year with additional community based educational opportunities extending through the summer of 2013. The grant funds will be used to hire a consultant, Safe Moves, to conduct the education program. Safe Moves is a non - profit organization recognized as the leading authority in traffic safety education in the country. Safe Moves has not only been credited with saving thousands of children's lives through education, but also through legislation with new traffic safety laws. Safe Moves has been featured on "The Today Show ", "Good Morning, America ", "20/20 ", "Dateline ", and "Oprah," as well as in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. Safe Moves is one of the few organizations in the country that has the capabilities to complete a project of this size. Safe Moves conducted a similar and successful school education program in San Leandro in the early 2000s. Staff recommends hiring Safe Moves again to educate all K -8th students in San Leandro on traffic safety skills that can positively impact students for the rest of their lives. Applicable General Plan Policy • Policy 14.03- Funding: Aggressively pursue state and federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements, while also including funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the City's Capital Improvement Program • Policy 14.07- Pedestrian Environment: Strive to achieve a more comfortable environment for pedestrians in all areas of San Leandro, with particular emphasis on the BART station areas, downtown, and major commercial thoroughfares such as East 14th Street • Policy 18.01 -Law Enforcement: Aggressively enforce traffic safety laws on San Leandro streets, including speed limits, red light violations, and pedestrian and bicycle lane City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 512912012