Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Master Programs Funding Agreement with the Alameda County Transportation Commission for Measure BB and Vehicle Registration Fee Direct Local Distribution Funds
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Quality of Life
* Public Safety
SUMMARY
The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is proposing a revised ten-year Master Programs Funding Agreement (MPFA) to continue the distribution of formula-based Measure BB and Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) Direct Local Distribution (DLD) funds to DLD recipients. These programs provide the City with approximately $5 million annually for street maintenance, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, and paratransit services. Approval of the MPFA is required to ensure uninterrupted DLD funding from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2036. The revised agreement includes updates to the implementation guidelines with no major substantive changes.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a ten-year MPFA with the Alameda CTC.
BACKGROUND
Alameda County voters have approved multiple transportation funding measures over the past two decades. The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is responsible for administering the Measure BB and Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) Programs. Over half of the revenues generated by the Measure BB/VRF programs are distributed directly to twenty eligible jurisdictions by a prescribed distribution formula in the Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP). These formula-based funds are known as Direct Local Distribution (DLD) funds. Annually, these programs provide support to locally identified transportation improvements.
In 2016, Alameda CTC entered a ten-year Master Programs Funding Agreement (MPFA) with each eligible DLD recipient, including the City of San Leandro. In addition to facilitating and authorizing DLD distributions to recipients, Alam...
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