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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 19, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-292 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.F. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <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 the <br />Program Supplement Agreement, No. N023 Rev. 1 to Administering <br />Agency-State Agreement for Federal-Aid Project No. 04-5041R to Provide <br />$399,300 in Grant Funds for the Construction Phase of the Bancroft Avenue <br />and Sybil Avenue Intersection Improvements <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the <br />Program Supplement Agreement that provides federal grant funding of $399,300 and <br />obligates the City to provide matching funds of $55,287 for the construction phase and to <br />complete the Bancroft Avenue and Sybil Avenue Intersection 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 />In 2013, the City of San Leandro was awarded $448,800 from the 2011-12 cycle of HSIP to <br />upgrade the traffic signal and improve the traffic safety at the intersection of Bancroft Avenue <br />and Sybil Avenue. <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 tried several low cost alternatives to improve <br />the intersection’s safety, but the results have shown that additional work is necessary. Staff <br />believes that signal modifications are the most effective and efficient way of improving safety <br />at this intersection. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/13/2017 <br />151