Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Documents and Take All Actions Necessary to Accept $154,722 in Transportation Development Act Article 3 Grant Funds; and to appropriate $90,000 for the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project and $64,722 for the Annual Sidewalk Program
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
This action appropriates $154,722 of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Transportation Development Act Article 3 funds to two (2) pedestrian safety improvement projects.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend authorizing the City Manager to accept $154,722 in Transportation Development Act Article 3 grant funds and appropriating $90,000 to the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project and $64,722 for the Annual Sidewalk Program.
BACKGROUND
The Transportation Development Act (TDA) of 1971 established the Local Transportation Fund, which is derived from one-quarter percent of the statewide general sales tax. TDA Article 3 (TDA 3) authorizes the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to allocate two percent of TDA funds to the nine Bay Area counties for bicycle and pedestrian projects exclusively. Each year, MTC allocates TDA 3 funds to eligible claimants after reviewing applications from counties and congestion management agencies. In Alameda County, TDA 3 funds are distributed to cities based on population. Alameda County is responsible for coordinating and submitting a single and consolidated annual program of TDA 3 projects to MTC that are implemented by each local agency in the County.
Analysis
In 2024, the City was awarded $154,722 of TDA 3 funds for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (FY 2025); however, the funds were not appropriated to specific projects at that time. Staff recommend appropriating $90,000 of the FY 2025 TDA 3 funds to the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project, and the remaining $64,722 to the Annual Sidewalk Program. The Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancement Project will design...
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