Title
Grant Awards for the Garden Grove-Santa Ana Rails-to-Trails Gap Closure and Bus Stop Safety and Accessibility Study
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority was awarded $3,000,000 for the Garden Grove-Santa Ana Rails-to-Trails Gap Closure through the statewide Active Transportation Program, and $300,000 for the Bus Stop Safety and Accessibility Study through the regional Sustainable Communities Program. To utilize these grants, Board of Directors’ approval is requested to accept the awards and enter into agreements with the granting agencies.
Recommendation(s)
A. Adopt Orange County Transportation Authority Resolution No. 2021-071 and authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to accept the Active Transportation Program $3,000,000 grant award and execute required grant-related agreements with the California Department of Transportation and California Transportation Commission.
B. Adopt Orange County Transportation Authority Resolution No. 2021-072 and authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to accept the Sustainable Communities Program $300,000 grant award and execute grant-related agreements with the Southern California Association of Governments.
C. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to amend the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and process all necessary amendments to facilitate the recommendations above.