REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Valley Water District for the Construction of Recreational Trails as Part of the Sunnyvale West Channel and Sunnyvale East Channel Project and Approve Budget Modification No. 12 to Appropriate $500,000 from Park Dedication Funds for Construction of the Trail
Report
BACKGROUND
In 2013, the City was awarded a One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) for the construction of the East and West Channel trails. The West Channel trail will extend from Caribbean Drive to Mathilda Avenue, and the East Channel trail will extend from Caribbean Drive to Moffett Park Drive (Attachment 1). Combined, the project will provide approximately 1.7 miles of new trails. A section of the trail will also be constructed by Moffett Place LLC as part of the development located at 1152 Bordeaux Avenue, approved by City Council in December 2013 (RTC 13-283).
The trails are currently being designed as part of the Santa Clara Water District (District) Sunnyvale East and West Channel Flood Protection Project. On August 25, 2015, the City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a Joint Use Agreement with the District for maintenance of the trail. This proposed funding agreement will allow the District to construct the project on behalf of the City. Currently, the project is expected to start in 2016 and to be completed in 2017, with the trail expected to be one of the last phases of the project. However, the schedule is subject to change based on the timing of the required permits. The trail was originally anticipated to be funded by the OBAG grant, but is now proposed to be funded by Park Dedication Fund (PDF) funds.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Policy LT-8.8 - Support the acquisition or joint use through agreements with partners of suitable sites to enhance Sunnyvale's open spaces and recreation facilities based on community need and th...
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