REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Complete Streets Policy Amendment by Resolution to Comply with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Requirement for 2016 Measure B Funds
Report
BACKGROUND
In 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved 2016 Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).
In June 2017, the VTA Board of Directors adopted the Complete Streets requirements for 2016 Measure B. As described in the requirements, to be eligible to receive 2016 Measure B funds, all recipients must adopt a Complete Streets Policy by resolution that contains nine elements of Complete Streets principles, implementation, and exception processes. Currently, there is pending litigation against Measure B in state appellate court; therefore, these funds will not be available until there is a final non-appealable judgment that the Measure B tax is valid.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation Element:
* Goal A: Coordinated Regional and Local Planning - Protect the quality of life, the natural environment, and property investment, preserve home rule, secure fair share of funding, and provide leadership in the region.
* Goal B: Coordinated Regional and Local Planning - Support the sustainable vision by incorporating sustainable features into land use and transportation decisions and practices.
* Goal C: An Effective Multimodal Transportation System - Offer the community a variety of transportation modes for local travel that are also integrated with the regional transportation system and land use pattern. Favor accommodation of alternative modes to the automobile as a means to enhance efficient transit use, bicycling, and walking and corresponding benefits to the environment, person-throughput, and qualitative improvements to the transportation system environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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