REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the Filing of Fiscal Year 2017/18 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Application for the Mary Avenue Bicycle Lanes Project Phase 2
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. The eligibility requirements to receive funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/18 funding cycle from VTA and MTC are: 1) the City must submit potential projects that have been reviewed by the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC); 2) be in an approved bicycle, pedestrian, transit, multimodal, complete streets, or other relevant plan; 3) have environmental clearance prior to expenditure (for construction projects only); 4) have an authorizing resolution (Attachment 1); and, 5) able to begin construction within one year. In FY 2017/18, $131,140 is guaranteed to the City for eligible projects.
The BPAC considered FY 2017/18 TDA candidate projects at its March 16, 2017 meeting (Attachment 2 - Excerpt of March 16, 2017 meeting minutes) and April 20, 2017 meeting. At the April 20, 2017 meeting, BPAC voted 4-0 against staff's recommendation with Commissioners Welch and Okuzumi absent (Attachment 3 - Excerpt from April 20, 2017 draft 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 Bik...
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