REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the Filing of the Fiscal Year 2015/2016 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Applications for Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects
Report
BACKGROUND
TDA Article 3 is a source of funds created by State legislation and processed through the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) which annually returns to each region in the State, sales tax revenues that are to be used for bicycle and pedestrian projects. In order to receive funds in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015/16 funding cycle, the City of Sunnyvale must submit potential projects to the VTA and MTC. The potential projects must be reviewed by the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC), must be in an approved bicycle or pedestrian plan, have environmental clearance prior to expenditure (for construction projects only), have an authorizing resolution (Attachment 1), and be able to begin construction within one year. In FY 2015/16, $108,329.00 is guaranteed to the City for eligible projects.
The BPAC considered FY 2015/16 TDA candidate projects at its March 19, 2015 meeting (Attachment 2).
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation Element:
* Policy LT 5.5 - Support a variety of transportation modes.
* Policy LT 5.7 - Pursue local, state, and federal transportation funding sources to finance City transportation capital improvement projects consistent with City priorities.
* Policy LT 5.8 - Provide a safe and comfortable system of pedestrian and bicycle pathways.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The selected projects are exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301(c), minor alteration of existing highways and streets, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities involving negligible expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of determination.
DISCUSSION
The determination of candidate TDA Art...
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