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Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Ma is Office DATE: August 29, 2022 STAFF CONTACT: Barett Otani PHONE: 961-8507 A. REQUEST: Request a resolution to enter into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration and the Hawaii Department of Transportation Highways Division to receive$96,000.00 to organize, promote and conduct three 1-day community events. The free events will promote the use of alternative modes of transportation, provide hands-on activities and educational materials to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety; and introduce the community to the interconnectivity provided by the trail system in their vicinity. The period of performance end date is December 31, 2023. Also requesting to create account and a bill to appropriate funds. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The Mayor's office was awarded$120,000.00($96,000.00 with$24,;000.00 county match through P&R) in federal funds from FHWA(Transportation Alternative Program{TAP))for the Trek TheTrails project to activate Hawai'i Island's multimodal trails and promote alternative transportation options and Safe Routes to School.Trek The Trails is a series of free events where communities come together to walk,bike, roll, and discover multimodal transportation options around Hawaii Island. Hawaii Island has set a goal of net zero emissions by 2035. Reducing single occupancy vehicle use is a core strategy for this goal. Currently, Hawaii Island has a high rate of pedestrian and bicyclist injury and death.Alternative transportation facilities are lacking. Over the past thirty years,the County of Hawaii has made efforts to increase safe bicycling and pedestrian facilities. Most notably,with the creation of Hilo Bayfront Trail(Hilo), Waimea Greenway and Trails(Waimea), and Queen's Lei(Kona). These three multimodal trails are especially important because they connect crucial housing, education, and business districts to each other.Additionally, in 2021,the HDOT Bike Plan Refresh Survey showed that Hawaii County residents preferred Protected Bike Lanes and Multimodal trails to any other form of bicycling facility. Improving community awareness of these trails will increase use of the trails by alternative transportation users. Trek the Trails is a series of 1-day events designed to activate the trails with informational and activity booths sharing education about Hele-On Mass Transit service, each Trails'volunteer group, HIBIKE Bikeshare, Safe Routes to School Bike Education and pedestrian classeslactivities(such as Bike Rodeo),Walk with a Doc, schools,and culturally specific performers and food vendors. SIGNED: DATE: Department Head