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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services" Director
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrato Costa
DATE: November 1, 1989 CourYty
SUBJECTt Approve submission of Funding Application 429-387
to the State Office of Traffic Safety
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Board Chairman to execute Funding
Application 429-387 for submission to the State Office of
Traffic Safety. This application requests $455 ,850 for a three-
year project for the period from November 1 , 1989 through
September 30 , 1992 for a "''Safe Roads/Safe Families" Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety Project in Contra Costa County .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this application by the State will result in State
funding for a Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project . Sources of
funding are as follows :
$455 )850 State Office of Traffic Safety
61 , 477 County In-Kind
$517 , 327 Total Project
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Pedestrian and bicyclist injuries are the fastest growing type
of vehicular injury in California and Contra Costa County .
These injuries are the most severe type of vehicular injuries
and more frequently result in death and severe disabilities than
vehicle occupant injuries . Children between 5 to 14 years of
age are most vulnerable to these type of injuries .
The project will focus on increasing the use of bicycle helmets
by children and adolescents , identifying hazardous streets and
working with city councils and county officials to create
environmental changes that can prevent injuries , training police
officers , medical professionals and teachers to incorporate
bicycle and pedestrian safety information into their curriculum,
and presentations and training to encourage drivers , bicyclists ,
and pedestrians to behave appropriately to prevent collisions .
In order to meet the deadline for submission , draft copies' of
this funding application have already been forwarded to the
State , but subject to Board approval . The Board Chairman should
sign four copies of the application , three of which should be
returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the
State Office of Traffic Safety . 0//7
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM Ir
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APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) i HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES) NOES) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
C Cs health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED NOV 14 1989
Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
State Office of Traffic Safety Supervisois and County AdministWor
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