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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 20, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-250 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.L. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Uchenna Udemezue <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute <br />Program Supplement Agreement No . 022-N to Administer Agency-State <br />Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects No. 04-5041R for the Intersection of <br />Washington Avenue and Monterey Boulevard /Bradrick Drive Improvements <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the <br />Program Supplement Agreement that accepts federal funding and obligates the City to <br />provide matching funds and complete the Intersection of Washington Avenue and Monterey <br />Boulevard/Bradrick Drive Improvements. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act : A Legacy for Users <br />(SAFETEA-LU), which was signed into law on August 10, 2005, established the Highway <br />Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program. The overall purpose of <br />this Program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all <br />public roads through the implementation of infrastructure-related highway safety <br />improvements. <br />The Engineering & Transportation Department has been awarded $373,300 from the 2010-11 <br />cycle of HSIP to upgrade the traffic signal and improve the traffic safety at the Washington <br />Avenue and Monterey Boulevard /Bradrick Drive Intersection. <br />The intersection ranks high on the City’s High Collision Intersections list , which is regularly <br />monitored and updated by City staff . City staff has tried several low cost alternatives to <br />improve the intersection safety, but the results indicated that additional work was necessary. <br />City staff believes that signal modifications will improve safety at the intersection . To reduce <br />left turn-related collisions from Washington Avenue and make it easier for residents to enter <br />the neighborhood, this project improves the traffic signals by including a left turn arrow and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/14/2013