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On January 19, 2010, per Resolution No. 2010-13, City Council authorized the
Mayor to execute a TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program Grant Agreement
(No. 5001347) with SANDAG in the amount of $2 million for the 8th Street
Corridor Smart Growth Revitalization Project.
The project includes traffic calming and streetscape improvements along 8th
Street from Harbor Drive to D Avenue to enhance safety and access for
pedestrians, improve connectivity and walkability to the 8th Street Trolley Station,
reduce vehicle speeds, and revitalize the corridor to encourage Smart Growth
Redevelopment. The project will be extended to Highland Avenue via a Safe
Routes to School grant.
A significant portion of the project, which is funded by Rule 20A, involves
undergrounding the overhead utilities on 8th Street between National City
Boulevard and Highland Avenue. In order to accommodate final design and
construction staff requested a 1 year extension from SANDAG, which will be
approved upon execution of Amendment No. 1 to the grant agreement.
Therefore, staff requests City Council approval and authorization for the Mayor to
execute Amendment No. 1 to the grant agreement.