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Chino accepts $400,000 federal SS4A grant to develop comprehensive safety action plan
Summary
Council accepted a $400,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant, approved a $100,000 local match, and established a $500,000 project to create a comprehensive safety action plan—staff will issue an RFP and expect to complete the plan by fiscal year 2027–28.
The Chino City Council voted March 3 to accept a $400,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant, authorize a $100,000 local match from Measure I funds, and create a $500,000 capital project to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
City Traffic Engineer Dennis Rawls told the council the SS4A grant (funded through the Federal Highway Administration and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) will pay for a multi‑component safety action plan required to compete for future federal safety project funds. Rawls said the plan will include a data‑driven high‑incident network map, analysis of vehicle collisions, bicycle and pedestrian risks, railroad crossings, transit considerations, and a year‑long public engagement process to identify priorities.
Rawls recommended adoption of Resolution 2026‑017 to accept the SS4A funds, appropriate $400,000 to grant account G‑7265, appropriate $100,000 from Measure I fund balance, and authorize the city manager to execute related grant documents. He told the council staff plans to release an RFP for professional services in the next fiscal year and to complete the plan by the end of fiscal year 2027–28.
Councilmember questions focused on whether identified projects would return to the Infrastructure and Streets Committee for review; staff confirmed project selection and scoping would be brought back for committee review and council consideration. Councilmember Flores moved the resolution, Councilmember Lucio seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote, 4–0, with the mayor absent.
The comprehensive safety action plan is intended to guide future traffic‑safety projects and program federal funding for local roadway safety improvements.
