REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept a Fiscal Year 2019/20 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Grant in the amount of $172,712 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate the Grant Funding to fund the Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Fremont Avenue and Manet Drive/Bobwhite Avenue, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA
Report
GRANT SUMMARY
TDA Article 3 is a source of funds created by state legislation and processed through MTC that annually returns sales tax revenues to local agencies earmarked for bicycle and pedestrian projects. In FY 2019/20, $172,712 is guaranteed to the City for eligible projects.
At the May 21, 2019 City Council Meeting, Council adopted Resolution No. 940-19 (Attachment 1) to authorize the filing of Fiscal Year 2019/20 TDA Article 3 Application for the Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Fremont Avenue and Manet Drive/Bobwhite Avenue (RTC No. 19-0461) (Attachment 2).
On July 24, 2019, MTC authorized the disbursement of a total of $172,712 for the Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Fremont Avenue and Manet Drive/Bobwhite Avenue (Attachment 3). The disbursement would be on a reimbursement basis, and all invoices need to be submitted to MTC by August 31, 2022 in order for the funds to be drawn by September 30, 2022.
The project would include the design and implementation of the following pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to:
* Install curb extension on the northwest corner with bi-directional ADA compliant curb ramps
* Install high visibility crosswalks at the intersection
* Install an Accessible Pedestrian System (APS)
* Replace all existing 8" vehicle signal heads with 12" vehicle signal heads to improve visibility
* Modify traffic signal as needed for the impleme...
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