Seaside & Marina Safe Routes to School Partner Contracts

1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute the following Fund Transfer Agreements:
   • Monterey County Health Department in an amount not to exceed $20,000
   • Ecology Action in an amount not to exceed $357,953;
2. AUTHORIZE the use of Seaside & Marina Safe Walking & Biking to School: Complete Streets grant funding, and Measure X Safe Routes to School Program funds as approved in the FY17/18 budget; and
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to make administrative changes to the agreements if such changes do not increase the Agency's net cost, subject to approval by Agency Counsel.

The Seaside & Marina Safe Walking & Biking to School: Complete Streets Plan is funded through a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant ($360,876) and Measure X Safe Routes to School funds ($47,077).

The Seaside & Marina Safe Walking & Biking to School: Complete Streets Plan is funded through a $360,876 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant and $47,077 of Measure X Safe Routes to School Program funds.  Ecology Action will be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed $357,953 and the Monterey County Health Department will be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed $20,000.  The contracts will be effective upon March 28 and shall remain in effect until December 31, 2020, or until the completion of the Project.

The Monterey County Health Department, Ecology Action and TAMC partnered with the City of Seaside, City of Marina and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District to develop the grant application for the Seaside & Marina Safe Walking & Biking to School: Complete Streets Plan.  The grant was awarded in December 2017.

The two-year planning process will identify barriers to safe access to all K-12 public schools in Seaside and Marina and recommend infrastructure and non-infrastructure improvements. The attached Agreements clarify the roles and responsibilities of each agency as well as reimbursement amounts to deliver the Plan.

The Transportation Agency will act as the Lead Agency, responsible for administering the grant, requesting reimbursement from Caltrans, develop an online project page and forum for public input, participate in outreach and oversee project delivery in compliance with state, federal and local requirements.

Ecology Action shall act as the Implementing Agency responsible for managing the planning process, facilitating partner meetings and community engagement, collecting and analyzing data, developing draft and final planning documents and submitting invoices to the Transportation Agency.

The Monterey County Health Department shall act as the Partnering Agency responsible for assisting the Implementing Agency in community engagement especially with Spanish-speakers and health-disadvantaged populations.

The project is expected to kick-off in early April 2018 and conclude in June 2020.

Ecology Action Agreement

Monterey County Health Department Agreement