REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the Filing of Fiscal Year 2016/17 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) that annually returns to local agencies sales tax revenues earmarked for bicycle and pedestrian projects. To receive funds in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/17 funding cycle from VTA and MTC, the City must submit potential projects that have been 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 2016/17, $115,088 is guaranteed to the City for eligible projects.
The BPAC considered FY 2016/17 TDA candidate projects at its March 17, 2016 meeting and voted unanimously in favor of staff's recommendation (Attachment 2 - Excerpt from draft BPAC meeting minutes).
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 Council adopted a Mitigated Negated Declaration for the Mary Avenue Bike Lanes on October 12, 2013.
DISCUSSION
The determination of candidate TDA Article 3 projects for FY 2016/17 was based on review of budgeted and unbudgeted projects in the Resource Allocation Plan, TDA eligibility requirements, consideration of...
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