REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorization to Accept a Metropolitan Transportation Commission Priority Development Area Planning Grant and Approval of Budget Modification No. 23 to Appropriate Funds for the Comprehensive Update of the Precise Plan for El Camino Real
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Staff requests Council authorization to accept a Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and approve Budget Modification No. 23 to complete a comprehensive update of the Precise Plan for El Camino Real.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City Council combined and highly ranked two study issues (CDD 14-09 and CDD 14-14) in January 2014 to update and clarify policies in the Precise Plan for El Camino Real (Attachment 1). The original Precise Plan for El Camino Real (Plan) was completed in 1993 and updated in 2007. Since that time, development interest in the El Camino Real corridor has greatly increased. Although the 2007 Plan enhanced the vision of El Camino Real as a vibrant, mixed-use corridor with pedestrian-oriented environments and improved streetscapes, it does not provide enough specificity to effectively guide development.
Council approved $80,000 as part of Budget Supplement #2 in the FY 2014/15 Adopted Budget for limited consultant services to prepare a market demand/land use alternatives analysis for the corridor and to conduct the environmental review necessary to support the Plan amendments. Staff applied for the PDA Planning Grant from MTC to allow for a broader scope of work for the Precise Plan update and preparation of a programmatic EIR to facilitate its implementation. The project has been awarded $587,000 with a local match requirement of $80,000. To secure the grant funding, Council authorization is required to sign the funding agreement provided by MTC (Attachment 2), which includes the project scope, budget and schedule prepared by staff.
Staff will prepare a Request for Propo...
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