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• Resolution: RES 65-2023
File Number: 23-314 Enactment Number: RES 65-2023
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
$15,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM SMART GROWTH
AMERICA TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPLETE
STREETS LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES PROGRAM WITH
CALTRANS AND AMENDING THE ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S
FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 OPERATING BUDGET VIA
BUDGET AMENDMENT #23.053.
WHEREAS, Smart Growth America ("SGA") has awarded the City of South San Francisco
("City") $15,000 in grant funding to support the City's participation in the Complete Streets Leadership
Academies program ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Program is designed to help state Departments of Transportation and local
communities work together to implement SGA's National Complete Streets Coalition program ("Complete
Streets") into practice, engage in peer learning, and improve cross jurisdictional coordination; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans was selected to participate in the Program by working with the City, as well
as the cities of Berkeley and San Leandro, and to learn about Complete Streets best practices and discuss
policy and procedural barriers to implementing Complete Streets at state and local levels; and
WHEREAS, SGA grant funding would support the City and Caltrans in implementing a temporary
Complete Streets demonstration project for three weeks on a state-owned roadway; and
WHEREAS, City staff has identified three different locations along El Camino Real that would
have potential for an impactful demonstration of Complete Streets concepts, including enhancing access and
use by Transit users, bicyclists, and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the installation of temporary Complete Streets concepts is an action item in the City's
Strategic Plan under Priority #2: Quality of Life; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to amend the Economic and Community Development
Department's Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Operating Budget via Budget Amendment #23.053.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
that the City does hereby accept $15,000 in grant funding from Smart Growth America to support the City of
South San Francisco's participation in the Complete Streets Leadership Academies program with Caltrans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby approve Budget Amendment
#23.053 to amend the Economic and Community Development Department's FY 2022-2023 Operating
Budget in order to reflect an increase of $15,000.
City of South San Francisco
File Number: 23-314 Enactment Number: RES 65-2023
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to
execute the documents necessary to accept the grant funding and take any other actions necessary to carry
out the intent of this resolution on behalf of the City Council, subject to approval as to form by the City
Attorney.
At a meeting of the City Council on 4/26/2023, a motion was made by Vice Mayor Nagales,
seconded by Councilmember Flores, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales, Councilmember Addiego,
Councilmember Coleman, and Councilmember Flores
Attest by W JL 9,
osa Govea Acosta, City Clerk
City of South San Francisco