Title
a. Ratify the submittal of a grant application to the California Department of Transportation for Highway Safety Improvement Project grant funds, to conduct a roadway safety analysis on 258 miles of county roads and based on the findings on this report, replace and upgrade the signage and striping on these roadways;
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure these funds; and
c. Direct the Resource Management Agency to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of any grant award.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify the submittal of a grant application to the California Department of Transportation for Highway Safety Improvement Project grant funds, to conduct a roadway safety analysis on 258 miles of county roads and based on the findings on this report, replace and upgrade the signage and striping on these roadways;
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure these funds; and
c. Direct the Resource Management Agency to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of any grant award.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The current procedure for processing grant applications requires approval and authorization by the Board of Supervisors prior to submittal of a grant application. The ability to act quickly when grant opportunities present themselves is critical to securing grant funds and avoids the potential of losing future grant opportunities. In the process of announcing and making grant application materials available, Grantors often do not provide the time needed to both prepare all of the grant documentation and present a completed grant application through the board report administrative review process. Due to these challenges, the Resource Management Agency requested auth...
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