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Page 2 of 4 BACKGROUND The goal of the SS4A Grant is to help agencies prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries for all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, and micro-mobility users. The SS4A Grant supports elements of the US DOT’s Safe System Approach, with objectives that produce safer people, roads, vehicles, speeds, and post-crash care. The SS4A grant requires a 20 percent local fund match of the total cost to complete the project. The US DOT awarded the City $240,000 in 2023 to develop the PTSAP. In October 2024, the City Council authorized a grant agreement with the FHWA; in December 2024, the FHWA fully executed the agreement. In February 2025, the City of Pleasanton advertised an RFP to solicit qualified and experienced consultants to assist the City in developing the PTSAP. Four consulting firms submitted RFPs for review by the March 2025 deadline. DISCUSSION The PTSAP will be a comprehensive transportation safety action plan that will satisfy eligibility requirements for future federal and state transportation funding opportunities, such as the Highway Safety Improvement Program, One Bay Area Grant, Active Transportation Program, and SS4A Implementation grants. The PTSAP will be a unifying document that takes the spirit, policies, and concepts from Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and All Ages and Abilities design to develop recommended safety improvements to the transportation system. The plan will include the following key elements: • US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Systems Approach objectives that produce safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and post-crash care. • Eligibility requirements for grants including the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), California Active Transportation Program (ATP), and SS4A implementation programs • Equity-driven programming and infrastructure treatment recommendations that will enhance transportation safety, benefit underserved populations, and support equity through low-cost transportation mobility, focusing on access to employment, education, healthcare, and recreation • Improvements that will reduce environmental burdens The four firms that submitted responses to the City's February 2025 RFP to support PTSAP development are LLG Engineers, Mark Thomas & Company, TJKM Transportation Consultants, and Toole Design. City staff evaluated the proposals based on the following: • Relevant project experience of the consulting firm and key staff • Consulting firm’s proposal for the work plan and execution of the project • Consulting firm’s allocation of staff labor and project schedule • Conformance to the grant and project eligibility criteria Conclusions and Next Steps Staff recommends awarding the Professional Services Agreement to TJKM Transportation Page 36 of 694