Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-13:  A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Flagstaff and MetroPlan for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safe Streets Master Plan grant award.
 

1. Read Resolution No. 2025-13 by title only
2. City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-13 by title only (if approved above)
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-13

In 2024, MetroPlan of Greater Flagstaff and the City of Flagstaff applied for a Safe Streets and Roads for All supplemental planning grant for funding to procure a Safe Streets Master Plan, which will become the City's transportation master planning document. The grant award of $2,140,000, provided by the Federal Highways Administration, covers 80% of the project's total cost. The City of Flagstaff has committed $500,000 in matching funds, and Mountain Line and Coconino County have committed a combined $35,000 in matching funds, which together cover the local share of project costs at $535,000 or 20% of the project's total cost. MetroPlan shall provide grant administration, contract for Third-Party Consultant services to complete the project, and coordinate closely with the City of Flagstaff on project direction. The City will co-direct the work of the Third-Party Consultant with MetroPlan and has final authority to review and accept deliverables from the Third Party Consultant limited to those items directly affecting City facilities or policy and regulatory documents. 

Project Name: Safe Streets and Roads for All Safe Streets Master Plan 
Cost: City Share $500,000 
Account Number Budgeted: Vision Zero Action Plan - 048-10-120-3563-6-4433 | Transportation Master Plan - 048-10-119-3355-6-4421
FY Budgeted Amount: Vision Zero Action Plan - $250,000 | Transportation Master Plan - $250,000
Funding Source: Transportation Taxes will fund the city share of the match.  The federal grant is Federal Highways Administration Safe Streets and Roads for All Program

The products of this project may generate new or supplement existing transportation policies.

There have been no previous council decisions or community discussions on this topic. 

- Approve the IGA with MetroPlan
- Not approve the IGA with MetroPlan which would prevent $2,140,000 of financial benefit to the City of Flagstaff for improving multimodal transportation planning in Flagstaff

This project will procure several deliverables for transportation planning in the Greater Flagstaff region. The grant application commits the City and MetroPlan to procure a comprehensive set of Complete Street Guidelines, a Master Plan for City transportation, a review of City engineering standards to streamline the development process, and an interactive online mapping tool of Flagstaff's transportation networks with connections to applicable guidance. 

Safe & Healthy Community: Promote physical and mental well-being through providing recreational opportunities, parks, open space, and active transportation options
Sustainable and Innovative Infrastructure: Provide, manage, and maintain effective infrastructure for multimodal and active transportation
Livable Community: Provide amenities and activities that support a healthy lifestyle

Policy T.1.1. Integrate a balanced, multimodal, regional transportation system.
Policy T.1.2. Apply Complete Street Guidelines to accommodate all appropriate modes of travel in transportation improvement projects.
Policy T.1.6. Provide and promote strategies that increase alternate modes of travel and demand for vehicular travel to reduce peak period traffic.
Policy T.2.1. Design infrastructure to provide safe and efficient movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Policy T.3.2. Promote transportation systems that reduce the use of fossil fuels and eventually replace with carbon neutral alternatives.

DD-2: Create inclusive networks for walking and biking that are continuous, attractive, safe, comprehensive, and convenient for people of all ages.
DD-3: Encourage Flagstaff residents and visitors to walk, bike, roll and take the bus.

5.8 Prioritize Capital Improvement Projects that facilitate affordable housing. 

Active Transportation Master Plan Policies:
1.1 Implement networks for walking and biking that are continuous, attractive, safe, comprehensive, and convenient.
1.2 Provide frequent and comfortable crossings to eliminate barriers and avoid breaks in pedestrian and bicycle networks.
1.7 Identify and take advantage of opportunities to fund and implement the pedestrian and bicycle network.
4.5 Verify that walking and biking facilities allow and encourage safe behavior for all users.