To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program for Fiscal Year 2019-20
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Grant Agreement # PS20008 with the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in the amount of $125,000 for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020;
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health, or designee, to sign two (2) original copies of the agreement;
3. Authorize the Director of DHHS - Public Health, or designee, to approve all future amendments to Agreement # PS20008 upon review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) copy of the certified board report to the DHHS - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds
DISCUSSION:
The Safe Routes to School program in the Healthy Communities Division of DHHS - Public Health has applied for and received funding from the OTS to implement a one-year project to conduct best practice strategies to reduce the number of persons injured or killed in collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists in McKinleyville and Eureka. Strategies include outreach and education at schools and youth-serving settings, bicycle rodeos, development of media campaigns and community events targeting adults and youth.
According to the 2014 OTS rankings, Humboldt County ranked second in pedestrian-involved collisions and 10th for collisions involving bicyclists. Behaviors that led to these collisions included pedestrians failing to yield to automobiles, other pedestrian violations, bicyclists making unsafe lane changes, riding on the wrong side of the street, riding at unsafe speeds, making improper turns, riding under the influence of drugs/alcohol, and not adhering to traffic sig...
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