Every Child Grant Partner Agreement

1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute a fund transfer agreement with the Monterey County Health Department in an amount not to exceed $1,167,173;
2. AUTHORIZE the use of the “Every Child: Community-Supported Safe Routes to School” project Active Transportation Program grant funding, and Measure X Safe Routes to School Program funds as approved in the FY19/20 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.

In January 2019 TAMC was awarded an Active Transportation Program Cycle 4 grant for the “Every Child: Community-Supported Safe Routes to School” project. The project will implement traffic gardens and other safe routes to school programming in Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay Peninsula and North Monterey County communities.  The Monterey County Health Department is a grant partner and will help to deliver the project.  Work is expected to begin September 2019 and conclude in Summer 2022.

The Every Child: Community-Supported Safe Routes to School project is funded through a State Active Transportation Program Grant ($2,143,000), Monterey County Health Department In-Kind match ($17,224) and Measure X Safe Routes to School funds ($65,000) for a total project cost of $2,225,224.  The contract will be effective starting June 26,2019 and will remain in effect until December 31, 2022.

Background

In February 2018, the TAMC Board adopted the Measure X Safe Routes to School Guidelines which set goals for safe routes to school in Monterey County.  The Measure X Safe Routes to School program is aimed at developing safe, healthy and affordable transportation options for children, educating children and the community how to safety walk, bicycle and carpool, and encouraging children to use active transportation that will lead to a healthier lifestyle.

TAMC partnered with the Monterey County Health Department to develop the grant application for the Every Child: Community-Supported Safe Routes to School project.  The three-year project will provide an opportunity to implement traffic gardens and Measure X Safe Routes to School education, encouragement and enforcement programs at 11 schools and 2 community parks in Monterey County (see Table 1 below). The "Every Child" grant will be focused on developing programmatic and communications infrastructure to expand the Measure X Safe Routes to School program to the rest of Monterey County.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Transportation Agency will act as the Lead Agency, responsible for:

• Administering the grant;
• Requesting reimbursement from Caltrans;
• Managing and overseeing project deliver in compliance with state and local requirements;
• Facilitating monthly partner coordination meetings;
• Securing and managing a sub-consultant contract in line with state requirements;
• Designing and implementing traffic gardens;
• Developing and delivering safe routes to school education, encouragement and enforcement pilot programs;
• Participating in school and community outreach; and
• Supporting Monterey County Health Department's work.

The Monterey County Health Department shall act as the Partnering Agency responsible for:

• Participating in monthly partner coordination meetings
• Leading school and community engagement especially with Spanish-speakers and health disadvantaged populations;
• Developing Safe Routes to School Committees to provide sustainable programming;
• Organizing walk to school events events;
• Developing and implementing walking school bus programs;
• Providing educational in-person safety presentations to 3rd and 4th graders as well as seniors;
• Hold three bike maintenance shop classes each year at Greenfield High School;
• Collecting and analyzing survey data;
• Developing a volunteer toolkit;
• Submitting quarterly invoices and progress reports to the Transportation Agency; and
• Supporting TAMC's work.

The attached Agreement further clarifies the roles and responsibilities of TAMC and Monterey County Health Department as well as reimbursement amounts to deliver the project.

The project is expected to kick-off in September 2019 and conclude in Summer 2022.