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Oakdale council backs submission of five bike, pedestrian and road grant applications
Summary
City staff will apply for five competitive federal/state grants to fund bike, pedestrian and roadway improvements on multiple corridors; council approved a resolution supporting grant submittal 4-0.
The Oakdale City Council unanimously approved a resolution to support the city's submission of five competitive grant applications for bike, pedestrian and road improvements across several corridors.
Staff said the applications target federal funding programs including the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program. The five proposed projects cover segments identified as Fair Oaks vicinity, Sierra Avenue, Sixth Avenue (including a link to a G Street project), a high-school vicinity connection (including segments of Gilbert and J Street) and Yosemite Avenue. Staff said those corridors were selected in part to take advantage of grant scoring guidance that favors regional influence and school-area improvements.
Staff described the applications as competitive and said the state and regional reviewers (including StanCOG and the California Transportation Commission, which provide guidance) encouraged applying for complete segments rather than smaller pieces. Staff estimated the combined approximate cost of the proposed projects at about $6 million; if awarded, funds would be distributed over multiple years and each project would return to council for approval of final scopes and contracts.
Council members praised staff for pursuing targeted grants that align with planned infrastructure work and made a motion to adopt the resolution supporting the grant submissions. The motion passed 4-0.
Staff said the city had already coordinated with the school district, which provided a letter of support for projects near the high school. The city also noted a planned sewer force-mains rehabilitation project in a Sierra Avenue segment; staff said the grant-funded street improvements would be coordinated with that work to avoid redoing pavement after underground work is complete.
If the grants are awarded, staff will present individual project scopes, funding matches (if required), timelines and construction schedules to council for approval before moving to bidding and construction.
