Page 447 - FY 2020-21 Blue Book Volume II

Measure R Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion Funds

2019-20 2020-21
Adopted Budget Proposed Budget

DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

City Planning - Funds were provided for consultants for preliminary $ 400,000 $ -
design, traffic analysis, cost analysis, initial environmental review, and
data evaluation for neighborhood level projects, Great Streets projects,
Vision Zero efforts, and streetscape plans.

General Services - Funds are provided for materials testing support for 1,986,659 1,827,507
the City’s Pavement Preservation Plan.

Personnel - Funds are provided to enhance human resources support 66,643 82,595
for eligible programs and initiatives coordinated by the Department of
Transportation.

Public Works

Bureau of Engineering - Funds are provided for hiring hall and 447,436 574,694
surveys for the Great Streets Initiative. Funds are also provided to
support the review of design projects along the High Injury Network
for Vision Zero and for engineering design and survey work for
20 pedestrian and bus stop refuge islands.

Bureau of Street Lighting - Funds are provided for design, 516,545 496,386
coordination and construction engineering for the deployment of
various street lighting projects for Vision Zero. This includes
pedestrian lighting for 20 bus stop pedestrian islands, support for
the mid-block crosswalk program, and support for lighting around
the top 50 schools in need.

Bureau of Street Services - Funds are provided for the City’s 25,920,855 24,202,956
Pavement Preservation Program ($18,990,941) to prevent
deterioration in the overall condition of the City street system.
Partial funding for the Great Streets Initiative is included in the
Pavement Preservation Program amount. Funds are also
continued for sidewalk access ramp construction ($3,249,228).
This will accelerate City efforts to ensure that all constituents have
equal access to the City’s public infrastructure, create safer
intersections, and assist with compliance with the Willits settlement.
Funding is also provided for other eligible programs and projects
($1,806,969) and other additional Great Streets Initiative activities
($155,818) and. In 2019-20, $2.0 million in funding for median
island maintenance was included in the Bureau of Street Services’
operating budget. For 2020-21, $1.0 million is provided for median
island maintenance in a special purpose fund appropriation within
the Fund.

Transportation - Funds are provided for staffing for six District Offices, 5,791,090 5,494,475
Vision Zero, the Great Streets Initiative, and other Active Transportation
Initiatives.
Subtotal Departmental Appropriations $ 35,129,228 $ 32,678,613

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