REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 13 to Appropriate $791,950 in FY 2020/21 Transportation Fund for Clean Air County Program Manager Funds for the Retiming of Traffic Signals and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Grant-Related Documents
Report
GRANT SUMMARY
In March 2020, staff submitted four traffic signal retiming project grant applications to the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager grant funds for FY 2020/21 totaling $712,755.00. These corridors were last retimed in FY 2016/17 through funding from the TFCA grant program.
TFCA is a Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) program funded by a surcharge of $4.00 on motor vehicle registration fees within the Bay Area counties. BAAQMD administers 60% of the annual TFCA funds. The remaining 40% are returned to the nine Bay Area counties in the form of County Program Manager funds as grants to local governments. These grants are for projects that will reduce air pollution and improve bike and pedestrian facilities. In Santa Clara County, VTA administers these funds and awards them to individual cities on a competitive basis.
The intent of the Traffic Signals Retiming projects are to help reduce delays for all users, improve the efficiency of the transportation system and reduce vehicle emmissions along these corridors. Below is the list of the corridors included in the applications:
* Fremont Avenue from Wright Avenue to Fieldfair Drive/Rembrandt Drive.
* Hollenbeck Avenue from Homestead Road to Danforth Drive.
* Mary Avenue from Homestead Road to Heatherstone Avenue, from Iowa Avenue to California Avenue and from Corte Madera Avenue to Maude Avenue.
* Remington Drive from Bernardo Avenue to Manet Drive.
In May 2020, VTA notified staff that the four projects City staff submitted were recommended for funding. The local match required for the four projects is $79,195.
The funds will be appropria...
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