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Recommend to City Council a Project for the Application of
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Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Funding for
Fiscal Year 2023/24
Chair Mehlman called for a recess at 9:47 p.m. Chair Mehlman reconvened the
meeting at 10:00 p.m.
Alternative 1: Recommend to City Council to use $160,000 of FY 2023/24 TDA
Article 3 grant fund for the design phase of Project No. 6, and bank the remainder of
the funding for the construction phase of Project No. 6.
Project Nos.1 and 2 are proposed by the BPAC to provide more convenient and
safer access for bicyclists; however, they were not identified in the ATP as one of
the recommended improvements. Project Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all recommended
improvements identified in the ATP as bicycle or SRTS improvements. However,
City Council further prioritized Project No. 6 as an important study by ranking Study
Issue DPW 21-04 number 2 for the Department of Public Works at its 2021 Study
Issues Workshop to conduct a Poplar Avenue Sidewalk Study. The sidewalk
closure on the east side of Poplar Avenue would provide a critical pedestrian and
bicycle linkage for students accessing Peterson Middle School. Although new
sidewalk improvements along Bryant Way were not part of the scope of the study
issue, based on discussions and input from SCUSD and Peterson Middle School
staff, City staff learned that the sidewalk gap on Bryant Way is essential for
students attending Peterson Middle School to walk and bike to school. The results
of the study will be presented to City Council in May 2023 to select an alternative to
move forward with for the design and construction phase. Once implemented, the
sidewalk gap closure will provide improved, connected, safe and convenient walking
and biking access to students to and from Peterson Middle School.
Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer gave a presentation on a Project
for the Application of Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Funding for
Fiscal Year 2023/24. Highlighting the following:
- What the funding can be used for:
- Design and construction
- How much TDA funding do we get:
- About $140,000/year - based on sales tax
- How much TDA funding do we have now:
- $336,620 (combination of last year's banked funds and this year's funds)
- There are six proposed projects to consider: