REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept Fiscal Year 2023/24 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funding in the Amount of $160,000, and Approve Budget Modification No. 12 to Appropriate the Grant Funding to Fund a New Project - Install Sidewalk on Poplar Avenue
Report
GRANT SUMMARY
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 is a source of funds created by State legislation and processed through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The funding consists of a portion of sales tax revenue that is returned to local agencies and earmarked for bicycle and pedestrian projects. For FY 2023/24, $336,620 is guaranteed to the City for eligible projects.
At the June 20, 2023 City Council Meeting, Council adopted Resolution No. 1194-23 (Attachment 1) to authorize the filing of Fiscal Year 2023/24 TDA Article 3 Application in the amount of $160,000 for the Design Phase of the Install Sidewalk on Poplar Avenue project (RTC No. 23-0241) (Attachment 2). Council also took action to preserve the remaining funding ($176,620) for the Construction Phase of the project. The Install Sidewalk on Poplar Avenue project includes the installation of a 6-foot-wide sidewalk and a 4-foot-wide park strip on the east side of Poplar Avenue between El Camino Real and Bryant Way, and a minimum of 6-foot wide sidewalk on both sides of Bryant Way east of Poplar Avenue. In addition, the project will install high visibility crosswalk on the east leg of the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Bryant Way, and curb extension on the northeast and southeast corners of the intersection.
Staff is only proposing to request allocation of $160,000 this fiscal year instead of the full amount because MTC requires all funds allocated this fiscal year to be expended by June 30, 2026. This deadline would be too soon to expend the additional $176,620 for the construction phase. The funds will be held and requested as part of a future allocation as the City progresses through design and approache...
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