REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider a Request for Funding from Urban Systems Laboratories for an Automated Transit Network Development Partnership and Approval of Budget Modification No. 6
Report
BACKGROUND
During the August 18, 2015 Council Study Session discussion of Transportation Impact Fees (TIF), Councilmember Davis requested that Council consider funding between $5,000 and $10,000 in "good faith money" to encourage investment in personal rapid transportation. Council expressed support to discuss this request on a future agenda.
Staff received the attached letter (Attachment 1) from Urban Systems Laboratories for an Automated Transit Network Development Partnership. Staff makes no recommendation on this item.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Policy LT-1.9 Support flexible and appropriate alternative transportation modes and transportation system management measures that reduce reliance on the automobile and serve changing regional and Citywide land use and transportation needs.
General Plan Policy LT-5.5 Support a variety of transportation modes.
* LT-5.5a Promote alternate modes of travel to the automobile.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
N/A.
DISCUSSION
Councilmember Davis requested that Council consider funding between $5,000 and $10,000 in "good faith money" to encourage investment in personal rapid transportation. The attached letter from Urban Systems Laboratories requests an initial amount of $10,000 for the purpose of formalizing a public-private partnership and to perform initial planning, partnership development and fundraising work for the development of an Automated Transit Network (ATN). The letter references a separate document that outlines the ATN Development Partnership; that is included here as Attachment 2.
FISCAL IMPACT
Urban Systems Laboratories is requesting an initial amount of $10,000 for the purpose of formalizing the partnership and to perform initial planning, partnership development and fundraising work. T...
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