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April 9, 2021
Council Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor Hall a embers of the City Council
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Jason Haber, lntergove 1rital Affairs Director
Scott Chadwick, City~Ma /er
Highway Safety lmprovem~~.t Program Funding Awards (District 1)
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Carlsbad
Memo ID #2021078
This memorandum is to notify City Council of federal Highway Safety Improvement Program
(HSIP) Cycle 10 funding that was recently awarded for two city projects.
Background
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST) was signed into law on December 4, 2015.
Under FAST, the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), codified as Section 148 of Title 23,
United States Code (23 U.S.C §148), is a core federal-aid program to States for the purpose of
achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The Caltrans
Division of Local Assistance (DLA) manages California's local agency share of HSIP funds.
California's Local HSIP focuses on infrastructure projects with nationally recognized crash
reduction factors. Local HSIP projects must be identified on the basis of crash experience, crash
potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means.
In October 2019, the city contracted with Engineering Solutions Services (ESS), a grant writing
consultant who assisted the city in preparing and submitting the subject funding application. The
ESS contract was awarded in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per agreement year. A total of
$59,629 has been spent under the contract to date.
In total, Caltrans received 429 HSIP Cycle 10 funding applications -266 applications were
funded. A total of $490 million in HSIP Cycle 10 funding was requested -$227.6 million was
awarded.
Discussion
The following two City of Carlsbad projects have been selected for a total of $657,600 from HSIP:
1. Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements -Mid Block Crossing Carlsbad Bl
between Mountain View Drive and Cypress Avenue for $189,700.
2. Carlsbad Boulevard Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements -Five Intersections: Carlsbad Bl at
Oak Avenue, Carlsbad Bl at Sycamore Avenue, Carlsbad Bl at Maple Avenue, Carlsbad Bl
at Cherry Avenue, and Carlsbad Bl at Hemlock Avenue for $467,900.
City Manager's Office
Intergovernmental Affairs
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2820 t
Council Memo -Highway Safety lmprove_ment Program Funding Awards
April 9, 2021
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Next Steps
The city is nearing design completion on these projects. Project plans and specifications will be
presented for City Council approval and bid authorization in Summer 2021.
cc: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager -Public Works