ITEM 6-E

Council Meeting, November 10, 1992   Santa Monica, California

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the
          City Manager to Apply for a Grant Under the Fuel
          Efficient Traffic Signal Management Program (FETSIM)
          Through the California Department of Transportation
          (Caltrans)

Introduction

This report requests the City Council adopt the attached
resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply to Caltrans for
a  $37,000 grant which will be used for   improvement of the
signal timing in the Downtown Business District. 

Background

Each year grant monies are made available from Caltrans for
traffic signal management programs, specifically the development
of improved signal timing.  Staff has submitted an application
and received preliminary approval for a project for the Downtown
Business District street network.  The project will provide
signal coordination for the Downtown grid system which
encompasses the area bounded by Ocean Avenue on the west, Lincoln
Boulevard on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the north and
Colorado Avenue on the south. 

The attached resolution must be adopted by the City Council in
order for the City Manager to be empowered to sign the grant
agreements.

Budget/Financial Impact

An application has been submitted to FETSIM (Fuel Efficient
Traffic Signal Management Program), FY92/93 for $37,000.  Upon
approval of the grant funds, budget revenue account
20-210-415-00000-0365-10000 should be revised to reflect the
$37,000  grant and funds in the amount of $37,000 should be
appropriated to account 20-770-416-20093-8900-99451.

The estimated cost of this project is as follows:

Total Project Cost:           $47,825.
State Share (Grant):          $37,000.
Local Share, Staff time:      $10,825.
(Already budgeted in 
General Fund)


Recommendation

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the City
Manager to apply for $37,000 of FETSIM funds for the improvement
of signal timing in the Downtown Business District and execute
all related documents. 

2.  Upon grant approval, revise the budget revenue account
20-210-415-00000-0365-10000 to reflect an increase of $37,000  
and appropriate $37,000 to account number
20-770-416-20093-8900-99451.

Prepared by:   Paul Berlant, Director of Land Use &              
               Transportation Management
               Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking and Traffic           
               Engineer
               Jamal Rahimi, Senior Traffic Engineer

               Attachment:    Resolution