HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9338Resolution No. 9338
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the
City Manager to File an Application for 2013/2014 Transportation
Development Act Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
RECITALS
A. Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities
Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional
transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use
of pedestrians and bicyclists.
B. The Met[:opolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional
transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution
No. 875, Revised, 'entitled "Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian/Bicycle
Projects," which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation
of "TDA Article 3" funding.
C. MTC Resolution No. 875, Revised requires that requests for the allocation
of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide coordinated claim from
each county in the San Francisco Bay region.
D. The City of Palo Alto desires to submit a request to MTC for the allocation
of TDA Article 3 funds to support the project described in Attachment B to this resolution,
which is for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or bicyclists.
The Council ofthe City of Palo RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Palo Alto declares it is eligible to request an allocation of
TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code.
SECTION 2. There is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely
affect the project described in If Attachment B" to this resolution, or that might impair the
lability of the City of Paro Atto to carry out the project.
SECTION 3. The City of Palo Alto attests to the accuracy of and approves the
findings set forth in If Attachment A" to this resolution.
SECTION 4. A certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any
accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management
agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or county association of governments, as
the case may be, of County of Santa Clara for submission to MTC as part of the countywide
coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
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SECTION 5. An exemption for the proposed project was prepared and approved
pursuant to the provisions of the California· Environmental Quality Act
(IICEQAII), and the Council considered it prior to adopting this resolution.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 20, 2013
AYES: Berman, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd
NOES:
ABSENT: Burt, Price
ABSTENTIONS:
Mayor
APPROVED:
Senior Assistant City Attorney
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Attachment A
The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby makes the following findings:
1. That the City of Palo Alto is not legally impeded from submitting a request to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of Transportation
Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds, nor is the City of Palo Alto legally impeded
from undertaking the project described in "Attachment B" of this resolution.
2. That the City of Palo Alto has committed adequate staffing resources to complete the
project described in "Attachment B".
3. A review ofthe project described in "Attachment B" has resulted in the consideration of
all pertinent matters, including those related to environmental and right-of-way permits
and clearances, attendant to the successful completion of the project.
4. Issues attendant to securing environmental and right-of-way permits and clearances for
the project described in "Attachment B" will be reviewed in a manner and on a schedule
that will not jeopardize the deadline for the use of the TDA funds being requested.
5. That the project described in "Attachment B" complies with the requirements ofthe
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et
seq.); an exemption was approved by the Director of Planning and Community
Environment.
6. That as portrayed in the budgetary description ofthe project in "Attachment B", the
sources of funding other than TDA are assured and adequate for completion of the
project(s). No sources of funding other than this grant are required for completion of
this project.
7. That the project described in "Attachment B" is for capital construction and/or design
engineering; and/or for the maintenance of a Class I bikeway which is closed to
motorized traffic; and/or for the purposes of restriping Class" bicycle lanes; and/or for
the development or support of a bicycle safety education program; and/or for the
development of a comprehensive bicycle and/or pedestrian facilities plan, and an
allocation of TDA Article 3 funding for such a plan has not been received by the City of
Palo Alto within the prior five fiscal years.
8. That the project described in "Attachment B" which is a bicycle project has been
included in a detailed bicycle circulation element included in an adopted general plan, or
included in an adopted comprehensive bikeway plan (such as outlined in Section 2377 of
the California Bikeways Act, Streets and Highways Code section 2370 et seq.).
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9. That any project described in "Attachment B" that is a "Class I Bikeway/' meets the
mandatory minimum safety design criteria published in Chapter 1000 of the California
Highway Design Manual.
10. That the project described in "Att~chment B" is ready to commence implementation
during the fiscal year of the requested allocation.
11. That the City of Palo Alto agrees to maintain, or provide for the maintenance of, the
project(s) and facilities described in "Attachment B", for the benefit of and use by the
public.
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Resolution No. ----Attachment B
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TDA Article 3 Project Application Form
Fiscal Year of this Claim: 2013/14 Applicant: City of Palo Alto
Contact person: Elizabeth Ames
Mailing Address:250 Hamilton Ave .. Palo Alto CA 94303 6th floor
E-Mail Address:Elizabeth.ames@cityofpaloalto.ora Telephone:650-329-2502
Secondary Contact (in event primary not available) Peter Jensen
E-Mail Address:peter.jensen@cityofpaloaltci.ora Telephone:650-617-3183
Short Title Description of ProF: Charleston Connection Corridor PathwCIY Improvement Project
Amount of claim: $82.712
Functional Description of Project:
To provide imorovements along the Class I bike and pedestrian Qlthway from Charleston Road to the Adobe Creek Bridge at Mitchell Park. Improvements
include new paving & striping. signage. installation of a new decking on the existing bridge as well as American with Disability Act (ADA) improvements .
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Financial Plan:
list the project elements for which TDA funding is being requested (e.g., planning, environmental, engineering, right-of-way, construction,
inspection, contingency, audit). Use the table below to show the project budget Include prior and proposed future funding of the project. If the
project is a segment of a larger project, include prior and proposed funding sources for the other segments. .
Project Elements:
Project Eligibility: YES?/NO?
A. Has the project been approved by the claimant's governing body? (If "NO," provide the approximate date approval is No
anticipated) . May 13,2013
B. Has this project previously received TDA Article 3 funding? If "YES,· provide an explanation on a separate page. No
C. For "bikeways," does the. project meet Caltrans minimum safety design criteria pursuant to Chapter 1000 of the California Yes
Highway Design Manual? (Available on the internet via: http://www.dot.ca.gov).
D. Has the project been reviewed by a Bicycle Advisory Committee? (If "NO," provide an explanation). Yes
E. Has the public availability of the environmentalco'mpliance documentation for the project (pursuant to CEOA) been No
. evidenced by the dated stamping of the document by the county clerk or county recorder? (required only for projects that May 30,2013 include construction).
F. Will the project be completed before the allOcation expires? Enter the anticipated completion date of project (month and Yes
year) AntiCipated Completion Date Summer 2015
G. Have provisions been made by the claimant to maintain the project or facility, or has the claimant arranged for such Yes
maintenance by another agency? (If an agency other than the Claimant is to maintain the facility provide its name:
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MTC Programming and Allocations Section April 2005 TDA Article 3 Model Resolution