REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Master Agreement and all Grant-Related Documents for State-Funded Transit Projects
Report
BACKGROUND
At the March 26, 2024 Council meeting (RTC No. 24-0026), City Council received information from staff on potential shuttle options, authorized the City Manager to apply for microtransit grants with a 50% maximum local match, directed staff to pause work on Study Issue DPW 23-06 until Environmental Protection Agency or Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Grants were announced, and to discuss potential partnerships with the Fremont Union High School District, the Foothill De Anza College District, and the business community to share in the funding of a micro transit program.
In July 2024, staff submitted a grant application to the California State Transportation Agency for the Sunnyvale Zero-Emission First-Mile Last-Mile Microtransit Project. The project will utilize nine (9) zero-emission vehicles operating Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., covering the entire city. The total project cost is estimated at $8,358,000 to operate the citywide microtransit service for five (5) years, for which staff requested $4,179,000 in grant funding to be matched by a $4,179,000 (or 50%) local match by the City. On October 23, 2024, staff was notified by the State that the City's grant application was successful, resulting in an award of $4,179,000 covering 50% of the total project cost, as requested (Attachment 1).
To be eligible for this funding, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the agency managing the TIRCP grant, requires local jurisdictions adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) prior to funding allocation, to authorize the City Manager to execute the Master Agreement (Attachment 3) and all grant-related documents for State-funded transit projects.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.1.5 Grants, D...
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