TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program in the Amount of $100,000 for the Sumter Boulevard Safety Study, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the application to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program in the amount of $100,000 for the Sumter Boulevard Safety Study, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program in the amount of $100,000 for the Sumter Boulevard Safety Study, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
* Pros: These funds will provide the City with partial reimbursement of the total cost of the Sumter Boulevard Safety Study.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons to approving this application.
Option 1: Deny the application to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program in the amount of $100,000 for the Sumter Boulevard Safety Study,
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying this application.
* Cons: The City would not receive reimbursement for the cost of Sumter Boulevard Safety Study.
Background Information
The City of North Port has applied to the SS4A Grant Program through the USDOT in the...
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