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Orting staff pushes Safe Streets action plan to May 13 to chase implementation grants
Summary
City staff briefed the council on a federally funded Safe Streets planning grant (SS4A) and recommended adopting a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) to meet program requirements and pursue implementation grants; council agreed to place the resolution on the May 13 standalone agenda so the city can apply for early funding.
Deputy Mayor Jeff Sprowl opened the study session and staff introduced AB 26-30, a proposed resolution to adopt the city’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) developed with a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant.
Public works staff said the CSAP evaluates transportation safety citywide, including corridors that serve as lahar evacuation routes, and incorporated community outreach and advisory-committee input. “The resolution adopts CSAP and establishes a Vision 0 goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2044,” staff told the council and said adoption is required to complete the SS4A planning process and to apply for implementation funding.
Council members questioned grant details, timeline and matching requirements. Councilmember Reid asked, “What is the amount of the grant possible?” and staff replied they had not yet seen application amounts but expected funding to support design and engineering that would make the projects biddable. Staff flagged one near-term opportunity: an early implementation grant the city could pursue for turning circles at Kansas Street and the White Hawk extension if the council adopted the CSAP earlier.
Council discussed the timing relative to a planned new elementary school and whether the city could supply required matching funds. Staff said any needed match would likely fall in 2027 and would not affect the current year budget. After discussion the council agreed to place AB 26-30 on the May 13 council agenda as a standalone item so the city could pursue early grant opportunities.
The item will return to council on May 13 for formal consideration and possible adoption, a necessary step before the city may apply for SS4A implementation funding.
