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← Thursday, July 24, 2025

Item 112 Passed 11-0

Approve an ordinance authorizing negotiation and execution of a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration to accept $10,456,068 from the 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program for safer transportation routes; amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Transportation and Public Works Department Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to accept and appropriate $10,456,068 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program and amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Transportation and Public Works Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to transfer in and appropriate $10,456,068 in grant funds to implement safety countermeasures at a citywide scale to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes, especially those involving pedestrians. Funding: $10,456,068 is available from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A City funding match of $2,614,017 is required and is available in the Transportation and Public Works Department’s Capital Budget and through staff time in the Transportation and Public Works Department’s Operating Budget.

The roll call

Approved on Consent 11-0

  • Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
  • Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
  • Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
  • José Velásquez D3 Yes
  • José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
  • Ryan Alter D5 Yes
  • Krista Laine D6 Yes
  • Mike Siegel D7 Yes
  • Paige Ellis D8 Yes
  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
  • Marc Duchen D10 Yes

Official votes