Mount Shasta Council adopts safety action plan to boost grant competitiveness and guide street fixes

The Mount Shasta City Council on the evening's meeting voted to approve and adopt a comprehensive safety action plan prepared by consulting firm Kimley-Horn, a plan city staff said will make the city more competitive for federal and state transportation grants.

City Manager Todd introduced the draft plan, which was funded through a federal Safe Streets for All grant and assesses geometric issues, enforcement needs and policy changes across Mount Shasta roadways. "With the safety action plan in place, it makes us more competitive for grants," Todd said during his presentation.

The plan, presented to council on Dec. 15 and revised after public outreach, catalogs short-term enforcement and policy steps as well as longer-term engineering fixes such as intersection modifications and roundabouts. Council members noted the document also includes a construction timeline running through the end of 2027 and that the consultant recommended an update cadence (approximately every five years) to reflect new data.

No substantive revisions were required at the meeting; councilors praised the outreach work the consultant team and staff performed, including farmer's-market engagement and public presentations. The city manager told the council the plan will help the city prioritize funding and produce the engineering specifications needed if money for construction becomes available.

The council moved to approve and adopt the plan; the motion passed with no recorded opposition. The city will maintain the plan online to accept additional comments and will return to engineering-level specifications if specific projects secure funding.

The consultant on the project was Kimley-Horn and the work was paid in part with federal Safe Streets for All grant funds. The council indicated the plan should be reviewed periodically and that staff will keep the public informed about project selection and funding efforts.