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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Find that it is appropriate to contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for consulting services to prepare a Local Roadway Safety Plan in accordance with County Ordinance Code Chapter 3.13, Section 3.13.030(C), Contracting Out because the ongoing aggregate of the work is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff due to the limited time frame, temporary nature, and limited scope of the work; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement for consulting services with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $107,810.10 for a two (2) year term.
FUNDING: State Local Roadway Safety Plan Funds (48%), Local Road Fund (52%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Federal regulations require each State has a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). An SHSP is a statewide data-driven traffic safety plan that coordinates the efforts of a wide range of organizations to reduce traffic accident fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. In coordination with federal, state, local, and private sector safety stakeholders, the SHSP establishes goals, objectives, and emphasis (or challenge) areas. Caltrans has an SHSP in place but is now requiring all Local Agencies that wish to pursue future Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds (of which DOT receives several million dollars each year) to have a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) in place before they can apply for additional HSIP funds. A County-wide LRSP does not currently exist.
The County has received a grant to prepare a Countywide LRSP. The LRSP is a data-driven traffic safety plan that coordinates the efforts of a wide range of organizations within the community to reduce traffic accidents, especially fatalities and serious injury accidents, on all public roads.
The process of preparing an LRSP creates a framework to systematically identify and analyze safety problems and recommend safety improvements. Prepar...
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