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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER’S DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONDUCTED UPDATE TO THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS TRAVEL PLAN AND IF SELECTED, ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is accepting applications for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan update assistance. If selected, ODOT would conduct the study via an ODOT Task Order Consultant on behalf of the city, to update the City’s current Safe Routes to School Travel Plan from 2011. There would be no cost to the City for this updated study.
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Legislative History
10-121 - Authorized Application and Agreement for Funds for Safe Routes to School; 10/20/2010
22-22 - Authorized Application to ODOT for Funding; 2/15/2022
Purpose & Explanation
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT’s) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program provides resources, technical assistance and project funding for Local Public Agencies (LPAs) and school systems to encourage and enable students in grades K-12 to safely walk or ride their bike to school. For a city to be eligible to apply for funds, the community must develop a comprehensive School Travel Plan that identifies both infrastructure and non-infrastructure safety improvements, countermeasures, and educational programs.
The City of Hudson’s School Travel Plan was last updated in 2011 and did not include grades 9-12. In order for the City to be eligible to apply for future infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure programs listed within the School Travel Plan, the plan needs to be updated every 5 years. The City is eligible to apply for assistance from ODOT to update the plan. Applications are due by March 3, 2023.
If awarded, ODOT will hire and manage a consultant to update the School Travel Plan. City staff will provide information, develop a team, and work with ODOT on plan development. The City would further agree to pay One Hundred Percent (100%) of any extra cost authorized by the City over and above the work provided by the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation to update the School Travel Plan. No additional costs are anticipated, and staff would return to Council to receive authorization for any additional costs.
Sample legislation is attached.
Legal Authority for Proposed Legislation
Pursuant to Charter Section 6.04, Contracts & Purchasing:
Competitively bid and advertised for two consecutive weeks
Joint or Cooperative Purchase Program
Professional Services
X Other - Grant Application
Fiscal Impact
Currently Budgeted (Account #, $)
Supplemental Appropriation Required (Account #, $)
X Appropriation Not Required
Does this legislation require use of an emergency clause?
X Yes, application is due March 3, 2023. Draft language can be presented with application with enacted legislation presented at time of award.
No
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager’s Designee to apply to ODOT for assistance for the Safe Routes to School Travel Plan update, and if selected, enter into a contract with ODOT to update the plan, and declaring an emergency.
Submitted by,
Thom Sheridan, City Manager
Bradley S. Kosco, PE, PS, City Engineer
Rhonda Kadish, Grants Coordinator