REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Adopting the Complete Streets Policy to Comply with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Requirement for the One Bay Area Grant Program
Report
BACKGROUND
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) administers the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program. MTC is the metropolitan planning organization for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, which includes Santa Clara County. The OBAG program is federally funded and funds can be used to invest in local street and road maintenance, streetscape enhancements, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, safe routes to school projects, priority conservation areas, and transportation planning. In order to be eligible for this grant, MTC requires that local jurisdictions must comply with the California Complete Streets Act of 2008.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation Element Policies:
* LT-1.8: Support Statewide, Regional and Sub-Regional efforts that provide for an effective transportation system.
* 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.
* LT-5.5: Support a variety of transportation modes.
* LT-5.5a: Promote alternate modes of travel to the automobile.
* LT-5.10: All modes of transportation shall have safe access to city streets.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale applies for OBAG funds every cycle. To receive grant funding, the program required that local jurisdictions must comply with the California's...
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