Legislative Public Meetings

File #: 17-0770   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 8/22/2017
Title: Approve an Update of the Transportation Strategic Program and Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule for Traffic Impact Fees
Attachments: 1. Report to BPAC 17-0633, July 20, 2017, 2. 2017 Traffic Impact Fee Study, 3. Project List and Cost Breakdown, 4. Intersection Improvements, 5. List of Current Improvements, 6. TIF City Survey, 7. Resolution, 8. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the BPAC Meeting of July 20

REPORT TO COUNCIL

SUBJECT

Title

Approve an Update of the Transportation Strategic Program and Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule for Traffic Impact Fees

 

Report

SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) considered this item on July 20, 2017 (Attachment 1).  

 

The BPAC voted to approve the staff recommendation with the addition that Council increase fees further to account for more spending for bike and pedestrian improvements. The vote was 6-0, with Commissioner Rausch absent (Attachment 8 - Excerpt of Draft BPAC Meeting Minutes of July 20).

 

PUBLIC CONTACT

Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.

 

Staff met with the Moffett Park Business Group on July 11 and held two public meetings with developers on July 17 and 27. 

 

ALTERNATIVES

1.                      Approve Update of the Transportation Strategic Program and Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule for Traffic Impact Fees.

2.                      Do not Approve Update of the Transportation Strategic Program and Do Not Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule for Traffic Impact Fees.

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

Recommendation

Alternative 1: Approve Update of the Transportation Strategic Program and Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule for Traffic Impact Fees.

 

The fee was developed thru an updated nexus study and includes a significant increase of funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements from the previous fee. Staff is not recommending to complete a new nexus study to additionally increase fees per the BPAC recommendation.


Prepared by: Manuel Pineda, Director, Public Works

Reviewed by: Trudi Ryan, Director, Community Development

Reviewed by: Walter C. Rossmann, Assistant City Manager

Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.                     Report to Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission 17-0633, July 20, 2017 (without attachments)

2.                     Traffic Impact Fee Study

3.                     Project List and Cost Breakdown

4.                     Intersection Improvements

5.                     List of Current Improvements

6.                     TIF City Survey

7.                     Resolution to Amend the Master Fee Schedule

 

Additional Attachments for Report to Council

8.                     Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting of July 20, 2017