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Form #: B-52 7/18/91 141 u . ► 1 STAFF CONTACT A. REQUEST: Mayor's Office DATE: Barett Otani PHONE July 19, 2024 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 two 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, 2025. Request a bill to appropriate the $96,000. The account numbers are as follows: Revenue: 010.3310.44 Expenditure: 010.111.5111.78 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED The Mayor's office was awarded $96,000.00 in federal funds from FHWA (Transportation Alternative Program (TAP)) for the Trek The Trails project to activate Hawai'i Island's multimodal trails and 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. 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 two off -road multi -use path systems Hilo Bayfront Trail (Hilo) and Queen's Lei (Kona). These 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 Hawai'i 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. The goal is to bring the community together to learn more about the multimodal transportation options available to them and how to safely access those alternative transportation options in a place they feel most comfortable on these multimodal trails. These events will be an effective and efficient use of funds, incorporating lessons learned from previous Trek the Trails events by the Mayor's Office. Over 3,000 people attended the previous events and similar numbers are anticipated for the proposed events. The Mayor's Office will work with local vendors, volunteers, and grass roots organizations that are dedicated to providing accessible multimodal transit options, pedestrian/bicycle safety education, and healthy living initiates to Hawai'i County residents SIGNED: 6 DATE: 1' �ti loin Department Head