| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 5.b.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Lisa L. Kim
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Economic Development
| | Subject: | Transmittal of the 2019 Garden Grove Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Phase 1 Plan as requested by City Manager Stiles. | Date: | 5/28/2019 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To transmit the 2019 Garden Grove Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Phase 1 Plan which includes key project objectives to improve safety, public health, and connectivity for students and their families for future implementation and grant opportunities as needed. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
In 2016 the City applied for a statewide planning grant under Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and was awarded the Sustainability Planning Grant for the Garden Grove Safe Routes to School Plan. Following a comprehensive Request For Proposal (RFP) process in 2017, KOA Corporation (“Consultant”) was awarded the contract to partner with the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) and assist the City in selecting six (6) target schools to be included in the project area. The scope of work took into consideration community feedback captured from earlier RE:Imagine initiative in which stakeholders expressed the desire to encourage more community outreach programs and advocate for student safety and health. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The Plan focused on six schools: A.J. Cook Elementary, Donald S. Jordan Intermediate, Thomas Paine Elementary, Brookhurst Elementary, John Murdy Elementary, and Merton E. Hill Elementary.
The table below depicts the milestones associated with the preparation of the SRTS Plan.
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Timeline
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Community Workshops |
Outreach/ Community Events |
Advisory Team Meetings |
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2017
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September
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Joint National Partnership Kickoff
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November
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Cook Elementary/Jordan Intermediate GGUSD Meeting
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2018
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January
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Popup event "Make Jordan and Cook Safer Day"
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February
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Paine and Brookhurst Elementary
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March
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Murdy Elementary |
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April
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Hill Elementary |
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November
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Review Draft Plan
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2019
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March
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Draft Plan Complete |
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May
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Final Plan to City Council
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June
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Final Plan to Planning Commission
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The schools were selected on a needs-based criterion that included student participation in free lunch programs, income, high risk bike/pedestrian collisions, and school readiness to participate in the planning process. The community outreach offered an opportunity for City Council members, City Departments that included Public Works, Community Services, Police, and Community and Economic Development to work together with GGUSD staff, PTA board members, principals, teachers, crossing guards, and the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) to identify challenges such as childhood obesity, air quality and traffic congestion around schools.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
The study is the first comprehensive SRTS Plan that has been conducted by the City. The recommendations identified address the “6 E’s”: Evaluation, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, and Equity. They are developed to improve safety, health, decrease pedestrian and bike collision, encourage parents and students to walk/bike to school, and instill an active lifestyle. The STRS Plan would serve as a road map and a guiding document that will assist the City in identifying the existing conditions at each school and explore potential improvements when additional funding opportunities arise.
The “tool box” components include:
- Baseline Data Analyses
- School Zone Traffic Control Guide
- Engineering Toolbox
- Programming Toolbox
Future requests will be made through the budget process to undertake follow-up tasks such as evaluating implementation of priority projects and establishing a methodology process to be utilized in future phases of the SRTS Plan. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Receive and file the Garden Grove Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Phase 1 Plan, which includes objectives to improve safety, public health, and connectivity for students and their families for the future.
By: Alana Cheng, Senior Administrative Analyst
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