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TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:MAY 13, 2002 CMR:229:02
SUBJECT:ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING~ THE CITY
MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR 2002/2003
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS FOR BICYCLE
AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, INCLUDING COMMITMENT TO
MAKE UP ANY FUNDING DEFICIT ON THE HOMER AVENUE
CALTRAIN UNDERCROSSING PROJECT
REPORT IN BRIEF
This report recommends Council adopt a resolution approving the submittal of a grant
application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for $200,000 in new
Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds for the Homer Avenue Caltrain
Undercrossing Project and to reauthorize existing TDA grants for the Arastradero Road
Bike Lanes Project ($80,324) and Willow/Waverley Bike Bridge Renovation Project
($30,000).
In December 2000 (CMR:441:00), the City Council accepted $2.3 million in federal and
state grant funds for the Homer Avenue Caltrain Undercrossing Project.
The current project cost estimate, based on the 30 percent design, is $4.9 million. To date,
the City has secured over $3.2 million in federal and state grant funds for the Homer
Avenue Caltrain Undercrossing Project, and another $350,000 would be provided from local
development fees upon commencement of construction. The project is on an accelerated
timeline in order to safeguard the federal funding, which must be .obligated by September
30, 2002.
The recommended TDA grant application to the MTC for an additional $200,000 for the
proj ect would reduce the current project funding shortfall from $1,4 million to $1.2 million.
Staff is also pursuing three other funding opportunities including a $1.3 million in capital
grant funds from MTC’s Transportation Fund for Livable Communities (TLC). Staff
expects to learn about the status of that project within the next 1-2 months.
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This year the MTC has revised the resolution format, inserting a number of new findings.
One of the findings states that sources of funding other than TDA identified for the project
in the application documents "are assured and adequate for completion of the project." The
MTC included this finding to be assured that the project sponsors are fully committed to the
projects andthat other match funding is committed.
By adopting the attached resolution and authorizing the submittal of the grant application,
Council will be reaffirming, its support for this project andcommitting to make up the
current $1.2 million funding gap for the Homer Undercr0ssing Project from City funds if
other outside and grant funds are not forthcoming.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the attached Resolution
authorizing submittal of Transportation Development Act (TDA)
.documents for Fiscal Year 2002-03 for the projects indicated below.
(Attachment A)
grant application-
Guarantee Fund Projects:
South of Forest Area/Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Caltrain Pedestrian Bicycle undercrossing Project
("Homer Undercrossing Project")
Funding Request
$200,000
Rescind/Reallocation Requests:
¯Arastradero Road Bike Lanes Project
¯Replacement of Willow/Waverley Street Bike Bridge
$80,324
$30,000
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) issued a call for projects for the
Fiscal Year 2002-03 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Program for bicycle and
pedestrian projects. VTA staff will review the.project proposals for eligibility, completeness
and compliance. The resulting countywide program will be reviewed by the VTA Advisory
Committees before adoption by the Board of Directors in June.
The 2002-03 TDA funding estimate for the Santa Clara County is $1,165,754. Under the
policy guidelines adopted by the VTA in August 2000, 70 percent of the available funds will
be assigned to the Guarantee Fund and distributed to local jurisdictions on a population-
based apportionment formula. Palo Alto’s guaranteed amount is $37,397, based on the
City?s 3.53 percent of the county population. The remaining 30 percent of the funds will be
reserved for countywide projects in Tier 1 of the 10 year Countywide Bicycle Plan
Expenditure Program. Palo Alto’s only Tier 1 project is the replacement of
the California Avenue pedestrian underpass, which is currently the subject of a feasibility
study..
DISCUSSION
Guarantee Funds for Homer Unde.rcrossing Proiect
In January 2002 (CMR:107:02), the City Council reviewed the preliminary design, cost
estimates for the project, and detailed analysis of the pros and cons of proceeding or not
proceeding with the project related to the grant funding time constraints and funding
shortfall. The. City Council directed staff to proceed with the project (complete design,
negotiate fight-of-way and utility easements and pursue the recommended tunnel
alignment). In April 2002 (CMR: 198:02), Council adopted the Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the project and approved the 30 percent design, including skewed tunnel
alignment, and authorized the City Manager to execute the Program Supplements to the
Master Agreement between the City and Caltrans for the project.
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Staff is recommending that the City’s 2002-03 TDA grant funds for this year and the next
few years be directed to the Homer Avenue Calt~ain Undercrossing Project. VTA staff
has indicated that Palo Alto could submit a TDA application for an advance of $200,000
to help complete the funding package for this project. Palo Alto would forego receiving
future TDA guarantee funds until this advance is covered by the annual guarantee fund
allocation normally due to Palo Alto in future years.
This year, for the first time, the MTC has attached findings to the resolution authorizing
submittal of the TDA grantapplication. Staffhas reviewed and recommends the Council
approve the resolution and findings, but Council should take special note of two of the
findings.
Finding No. 4, states that "issues attendant to securing environmental and right-of-way
permits ,and clearances for the projects have been reviewed and will be concluded in a
manner and on a schedule that will not jeopardize the deadline for use of the TDA
funds." In this regard, the Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Homer Undercrossing project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
which has been filed with the County Clerk on April 9, 2002. The NEPA environmental
analysis recommending, a Programmatic Categorical.Exclusion was submitted to Caltrans
in January 2002. Staff is presently working with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers
Board (Caltrain) on a construction and maintenance agreement. Right-of-way
certification by Caltrans is anticipated in July 2002.
Finding No. 6 states that, per the portrayal of"the budgetary description of the projects in
the grant application, the sources of funding other than TDA are adequate for completion
of the project." The total cost of the Homer Undercrossing Project, based on the 30
percent design, is estimated to be $4,973,000. To date, staff has secured a total of-$3.5
million in funding from various grant and local sources, which rises to $3.7 million with
the projected TDA grant.
Project Budget $4,973,000
Existing Secured Funds:
TEA-21 CMAQ Funds
STIP (CMAQ local Match)
Santa Clara County TFCA Program Manager Funds
Santa Clara County (VTA) Transportation Enhancements (TEA) Funds
Local Funds (Developer Mitigation Fees)
Total Committed Funds
$2,035,000
$332,000
$325,000
$5OO,0O0
$350,O0O
$3,542,000
Plus Requested TDA Funds
Total Committed and TDA Funds
$2oo,oo0
$3,742,000
This total includes an additional $69,000 in STIP funds programmed by VTA since staff
reported to Council in April. The funding deficit would then be $1,231,000. To
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eliminate or reduce this deficit, staff is currently pursuing three additional sources of
funding:
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$1.3 million in Transportation Fund for Livable Communities (TLC) Grant. In
March, staff submitted an application to MTC for $1.3 million in TLC grant funds.
While staff believes the TLC grant proposal is very competitive and meets the TLC
funding criteria, there is no guarantee Palo Alto will receive full or even partial
funding.
Funding through the Governor’s economic stimulus package and State Bicycle
Transportation Fund, available upon adoption of the Bicycle Plan. This funding is
speculative.
$800,000 earmarked in the fiscal year 2003 Federal Transportation Appropriations
Bill under the Transportation and Community and Systems Preservation Account
(TS.CP). This funding is speculative as well.
By adopting the attached resolution and its findings, Council would be reconfirming its
prior actions directing staff to proceed with the project, and the potential need to commit
up to $1.2 million ’of City funds to the project if additional outside funds are not secured.
This funding would need to come from the Budget Stabilization Reserve, as it constitutes
a new project under the City’s Infrastructure Plan.
Recission and Reauthorization Requests.
In addition to the new grant request for the Homer Undercrossing project, two existing
grants are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2002 for projects that have been delayed for
unforeseen reasons. To preserve these funds, the City needs to request that these grants
be rescinded and re-authorized for FY 2002-03, as permitted under the TDA application
guidelines. The re-authorized grants wguld be valid for three years. These include:
Replacement of the Willow/Waverley Bridge - Palo Alto received a $30,000 TDA
grant for this project in 1999, as the City’s local share contribution to the cost of this
project. The City of Menlo Park is the lead agency for this project and has secured
over $240,000 in grant funds for the project fromSan Mateo County. These funds
have not been spent, as the project has. not reached the construction phase. Menlo
Park staff notified Palo Alto that the project has been delayed and the design work
will not begin until next fiscal year.
Arastradero Road Bike Lanes Project - Palo Alto received an $80,324 TDA grant
for this project in 1999 as well. The Public Works Department has completed the
plans for the project and is awaiting approval of an easement from the Palo Alto
Unified School District before bidding the project. Construction is scheduled to
occur in Fall 2002.
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Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee Review
As required by the MTC grant application policies, the TDA project proposals were
reviewed and endorsed by the Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee in April. At the
same meeting, the Committee reviewed the 30 percent plans for the Homer
Undercrossing and reiterated its support for the project.. Attadhed is a copy of the January
17, 2002 letter to the City Council supporting continuation of the project.
RESOURCE IMPACT
No local match is required for TDA funds. However, because TDA funds are disbursed
on a reimbursement basis, if the City receives TDA funds it will have to spend its own
funds and then apply for reimbursement. In addition, if the City receives TDA funds for
the. Homer Undercrossing Project, but is unsuccessful in its other funding applications for
that project, the City will need to provide up to $1.2 million in City General Fund
resources to complete the project. This will result in a draw down on the Budget
Stabilization Reserve (BSR), reducing it to approximately. $21.4 million and placing it
below the 18.5 percent ($21.7 million) target established by Council. This draw down
will affect the City’s ability to meet the $2.0 million per year commitment to the
Infrastructure Reserve, as these funds would have passed to that reserve fund in 2002-03.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The recommended actions in this report are consistent with Comprehensive Plan
transportation policies. Council’s current policy is to maintain a BSR of 18.5 percent of-
operating expenditures. Should the City’s TLC grant application be rejected and $1.2
million in General Funds approved for the Homer Undercrossing Project, the BSR will
fall below 18.5 percent. In addition, by falling below the 18.5 percent guideline, funds
that would normally flow to the City’s Infrastructure Reserve for existing infrastructure
rehabilitation projects (i.e. funds in excess of the 18.5 percent) will be needed to
replenish the BSR.
TIMELINE
Staff is pursuing this project aggressively and is on schedule to meet all of the remaining
project milestones for the Homer Avenue Caltrain Undercrossing Project:
Milestone Timeline
ARB, Art andPABAC Review of 80% PS&E June 2002
Council review 80% PS&E, BAO, project status & funding update July 2002
Right-of-way Certification by Caltrans -July 2002
Submit 100% PS&E to Caltrans July 2002
NEPA Environmental Certification by Caltrans & FHWA July 2002
Final Caltrans Certification of Project Plans September 2002
Award of Construction Contract ’February 2003
The most critical milestone, is to obtain Caltrans certification of the project plans .by
September 30. This action will commit $2 million in federal CMAQ grant funds that have
been programmed to the project. No funding extensions are available on the committed
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federal funds for this project. To date, MTC has maintained a strict "no extensions"
policy with every recipient of federal TEA-21 funds. If this deadline is not met, Palo Alto
would lose the federal funds and would be penalized $2 million against future federal
transportation grants. The City would also not be reimbursed for expenses on the project
to-date totaling approximately $250,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
On April 8, 2002, the City Council adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Homer Avenue Caltrain Undercrossing Project, finding that there is no substantial
evidence that the project would have a signification effect on the~ environment. An
environmental assessment was been prepared for the Arastradero Road Bike Lane Project
pursuant to the provisions of CEQA with a Mitigated Negative Declaration finding that
the proposed project would not result in any significant .environmental impact. The City
of Menlo Park, as lead agency for the Willow/Waverley Bike Bridge project, has
determined that the project is categorically exempt under Section 15302 of CEQA, in that
the project consists of replacement of an existing structure and will have substantially the
same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.
ATTACHMENTS
A.Resolution Authorizing the Filing of Application for TDA Funds
B.Memorandum from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
C.January 17, 2002 letter from PABAC to the City Council
PREPARED BY:
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
G~~AY-LE LIKENS
~v~~Senior Planner
/ O’ SgT’E9 E EMSLIE
Director of Planning¯ and
Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
HARRI
Assistant City Manager
cc:Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee
Chamber of Commerce
SOFA Working Group
Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee
Darryl Maxey, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
David Jury, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
David Neuman, Stanford University
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO TO REQUEST THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR
2002/2003 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT,
ARTICLE 3. PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDING
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act
(TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200__et sequ,
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; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the
San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 8~5,
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; and
WHEREAS, 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 theSan Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto desires to submit a
request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to.
support the projects described in Attachment B to this
resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use ,of
pedestrians and/or bicyclists;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council. of the City of Palo Alto
does hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION i. The Council declares it is eligible to
request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section
99234 of the Public Utilities Code.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that there is no pending
or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the project
or projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, or
that might impair the ability of the City of Palo Alto to carry
out the project.
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SECTION 3. The Council findsand determines that those
matters set forth in Attachment A to this resolution are true
and correct.
SECTION 4. The Council agrees that the City shall
maintain, or prowide for, the maintenance of, the projects and
facilities described in Attachment B for the benefit of, and use
by, the public.
SECTION 5. The Council directs that 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 City
of Pal~ Alto for submission to MTC as part of the countywide
coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
SECTION 6. The Council adopted Mitigated Negative
Declarations for the Arastradero Bike Lanes Project in March of
1997 and for Homer Undercrossing Project on April 8, 2002. The
City of Menlo Park is the lead agency for the Willow/Waverley
Street bike bridge, and determined in December of 1997 that the
project was exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guideline Section 15302.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager
City Attorney
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
Chief Transportation Official
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ATTAC~IMENT A
Findings
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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 projects described in
"Attachment B" of this resolution.
The City of Palo Alto has committed adequate staffing
resources to complete the projects described on
Attachment B.
A review of the projects described in Attachment B has
resulted in the consideration of all pertinent matters,
including those related to environmental and right permits
and clearances, attendant to the successful completion of
the projects.
Issues attendant to securing environmental and right-of-way
permits and clearances for the projects described in
Attachment B have been reviewed and will be concluded in a
manner and on a schedule that will not jeopardize the
deadline for the use of the TDA funds being requested.
The. project described in Attachment B comply withthe
requirements of the California Environmental QualityAct
(CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.),and
that the City of Palo Alto is in possession ofthe
document(s) supporting such compliance, said document(s)
having been made available to for public review and stamped
by the County Clerk or County Recorder Of the county in
which the claimant is located.
As portrayed in the budgetary descriptions of the projects
in Attachment B, the sources of funding other than TDA are
assured and adequate for completion of the projects.
The projects described in Attachment B are 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 II bicycle lanes; and/or for the development or
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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.
The projects described in Attachment B which are bicycle
projects have 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.)
Any project described in Attachment B that is a ~Class I
Bikeway," meets the mandatory minimum safety design
criteria published in Chapter i000 of the California
Highway Design Manual.
The projects described in Attachment B are ready to
commence implementation during the fiscal year of the
requested allocation.
The City of Palo Alto agrees to maintain, or provide for
the maintenance of, the projects and facilities described
in Attachment B, for the’benefit of and use by the public.-
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Resolution No. INSERT NUMBER ¯
Attachment B
page ,1 of 2
TDA Article 3 Project Application Form
Fiscal Year of this Claim: 2002L2003 Applicant: City of Pale Alto
Contact person: Gayle Likens, Senior Planner ,
E-Mail Address: .qayle_likens~city.palo-alto.ca.us Telephone: 650-329-2136
Secondary Contact (in event primary not available) Joseph Kott, Chief Transportation Official
E-Mail Address: joseph..kott@city.palo-alto.ca.us Telephone: 650-329-2578
Short Title Description of Project: Homer Avenue Undercrossinq
Amount of claim: $200,000
Functional Description of Project:
Design and construction 6f a new pedestrian/bicycle undercrossinq of the Caltrain railroad ri.qht.of-way approximately 800 feet south
of the Pale Caltrain Station platform. The project will connect the South of Forest Area (SOFA) neighborhood to the Caltrain station,
new Campus of the Pale Alto Medical Foundation and points beyond.
Financial Plan:
Below, please list project components being applied for such as planning, engineering right-of-way, construction, contingencies, etc.; also provide Project
budget showing total cost of project and other funding sources, if this is a segment Of a larger project, include prior and proposed funding sources for other
segments.
Prelect Components: design and construction of civil, structural, lighting, and landscaping improvements, construction
mana.qement, inspection and contingencies - -
Funding Source
TDA Article 3
list all other sources:
1. CMAQ
2. STIP
3. TFCA
4. TEA
5. Local
6. TLC (submitted)
Totals
All Prior FYs
$2,035,000
$330,810
$3.25,000
$500,000
$352,000
$3,542,810
Application FY Next FY
$200,000 (G)
$1,291,000
$1,491,000
Following FYs Totals
$200,000(G)
$2,035,000
$330,810
$325,0O0
$5O0,000
$352,000
$1,291,000
$5,033,810
Project Eligibility:
A. Has the project been approved by the claimant’s governing body? (If "NO," use the next page.to provide the approximate
date approval is anticipated)
B. Has this project previously received TDA Article 3 funding? If "YES," provide an explanation on the next page
C. For "bikeways," does the project meet Caltrans minimum safety design criteria pursuant to Chapter 1000 of the California
Highway Design Manual?
(Available on the in:cernet at: http://xvwxv.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/hdm/chapters/tlOOl.htm)
D. Has the project been reviewed by a Bicycle Advisory Committee? (if"NO," use the next page to provide a sound explanation)
E. Has the public availability of the environmental compliance documentation for the project pursuant to CEQA been evidenced
by the dated stamping of the document by the county clerk or county recorder?
F. Will the project be completed within the three fiscal year time period (including the fiscal year of funding) after which the
allocation expires? :
Enter the anticipated completion date of project (month and year) June 2004
G. Have provisions been made by the claimant to maintain the project or facility, or has the claimant arranged for such
maintenance by another agency? (If an agency other than the Claimant is to maintain the facility provide its name: ___)
YES?/NO?
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Short Title Description of Proiect:
Resolution No. INSERT NUMBER
Attachment B.
page 2 of 2
TDAArticle 3 Project Application Form
Explanatory Comments Page
The.Homer Avenue Undercrossing project consists of the design arid construction of a new pedestrian!bicycle
undercrossing of the. Caltrain railroad right-of-way approximately 800 feet south the Palo Alto Caltrain station
platform. This project is a joint partnership between the City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and
the Caltrain Joint Powers Board that will enhance the efficiency and connectivity of pedestrian and bicycle
travel across the commuter rail line by creating a key link between local medical facilities, residential
neighborhoods, reg!onal transit, and the commercial and retail district near Palo Alto’s downtown core.
Specifically, the project will connect the South of Forest Area (SOFA) mixed use neighborhood to the new
campus of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a major health care provider in Palo Alto, the Caltrain station and
points beyond, including the Stanford University campus. The project wil! increase opportunities for locgl
bicycle and pedestrian trips and commute trips, and fosters integration of bicycle and pedestrian trips with
regional transit and rail. The project implements the transportation policies for the area identified in City’s
Comprehensive Plan as well as the Coordinated Area Plan for the SOFA neighborhood, which was achieved
through extensive co ~mm. unity consensus building process.
This project is included in the TIP as project SCL991016. To date, there is a total of $3.5 million in federal, state
and local funds committed to the project. Due to federal TEA-21 funding requirements, the project must receive
Caltrans final certification of the project plans by September 30, 2002. This is a high priority project for the City of
Palo Alto, the adjacent neighborhoods, businesses, Caltrain, and local bicycle groups.
The project is currently at the 30% design stage and final plans will be completed for submittal to Caltrans in July
2002. The project was originally conceived and funded in the TIP as a tunnel to span a 3-track alignment of
Caltrain service. However, the project now must accommodate Caltrain’s planned the 4-track alignment
(lengthening the tunnel by 20 feet) which will accommodate both express and local train service through Palo Alto.
In addition, Caltrain has also requested a change in construction methodology fi:om precast structural system to a
significantly more costly secant pile system.
Enter explanatory comments below, as required due to certain "YES" or "NO" answers to items "A" through
"G" on the Project Application Form, or to provide information that will not fit on the application form, or to
provide information that will clarify any potential confusion concerning the scope, cost or schedule for the
project~
E. The CEQA mitigated negative declaration has been approved and sent to the County Clerk for filing and
will be submitted tinder separate cover by May 15th.
ATTACHMENT B
Transportation Authority
MEMORANDUM
¯ TO:
FROM:
DATE:’
SUBJECT:
TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Program.Grant Applicants
Technical Advisory Committee Members
John R. Sighamony, Transportation Planner I
March 4, 2002
Call for Projects, Transportation Development Act (Article 3)
FY 2002/03 Program
TDA Article 3 Funds Available
Guarantee Funds
The chart below shows each city and the County’s "Guarantee" share of MTC’s
TDA Article 3 Estimate. This guarantee share is based on 2002 California.
Department of Finance (DOF) population projections.
2002/03 TDA ARTICLE 3 ESTIMATE FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY
$1,515,469
$1,060,828
$454,641
2002/03 TDA Fund Estimate
Guarantee (70%) Fund
Tier 1 Bicycle Fund (30%)
SANTA CLARA
Campbell
Cupertino
Gilroy*
Los Altos
Los Altos Hills
Los Gatos*
Milpitas
Monte Sereno*
Morgan Hill*
Mountain View
Palo Alto
San Jose
Population
1,725,680
38,672
.51,334
45,539
28,093
8,017
29,093
63,823
3,524
34,596
72,242
60,835
918,833
Pop.
Percent
2.24%
2.97%
2.64%
1.63%
0.46%
1.69%
3.70%
0.20%
2.00%
4.19%
3.53%
53.24%
Guarantee Amt
(Includes Banked Funds)
$23,773
$31,557
$67,301
$17,270
$4,928
$47,695
$39,234
$5,563
$53,672
$44;409
$37,397
$564,835
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Santa Clara
Saratoga
Sunnyvale
Unincorporated
1 O4,616
30,186
133,983
102,304
6.06%
1:75%
7.76%
5.93%
100.00%
* Guarantee Amount includes prior year banking & paybacks
$64,311
$18,556
$82,363
$62,889
$1,165,754
TOTALS MAY NOT EQUAL SUM DUE TO INDEPENDENT ROUNDING.
Source: California Department of Finance,. Report 00 E-1
Tier 1 Bicycle Expenditure Program
Attachment A shows the VTP 2020 Countywide Bicycle Plan Tier 1 Bicycle
Expenditure program list. The VTA Board of Directors took action on August 3,
2000 to,dedicate 30% of TDA Article 3 fund estimate to Tier 1 projects. This makes
$462,290 available for Tier 1 Bicycle projects this year. Sponsors will need to
submit a formal application. If you would like to submit a Tier 1 funding request
in the 2002/03 cycle, please contract Marcella Rensi at (408) 321-5717 or John
Sighamony at (408) 321-5693 before March 15, 2002. However, applications are
not due until. April 15, 2002.
Rescind]Reallocation Requests
Attachment B is a rescind/reallocation form. Sponsors must include all.
rescind/reallocation requests for projects allocated in FY 2000/2001 and
expiring on June 30, 2002 as well as projects that have significantly changed
their work scopes. It is the responsibility of the project sponsor to monitor.
project expiration deadlines and to apply for rescind/reallocation of funds in a
timely manner. Failure to do so will resultin the sponsor losing the funds. To
submit a rescind/reallocation request, the sponsor must complete and submit a
rescind/reallocation form and submit it, with copies of the original TDA Article 3
application, to VTA.
Project EHgibilitT
Eligible Project Types
The following project types are eligible for TDA Article 3 Funding:
¯Design & constructionof on and off-street bicycle facility projects - including
but not limited to bicycle parking.
¯Design & construction of on and off street pedestrian facility projects.
¯Ma’.mtenance of Class I bikeways (unlimited) .
¯Maintenance of Class II bikeways (COuntywide, the total funds allocated to
Class II bikeway maintenance cannot exceed 20% of the tot~al countywide TDA
estimate. Call John Sighamony if you plan to exceed 20% of y~ur agency’s
guarantee.).
¯.Bicycle and Pedestrian project development
¯Bicycle Safety Education Programs (not more than 50% of the project’s budget
and not more 5.% of the countywide TDA Article 3 funds)
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¯Comprehensive Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Plans (not more than once per
jurisdiction every 5 years)
¯Annual TDA Article 3 Audits
Bicycle Advisory Committee and Plan Requirement.
Cities and counties may not receive TDA Article 3 funds for bicycle projects
unless the jurisdiction has established a Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and
adopted a comprehensive bicycle plan. This requirement does not apply to
pedestrian projects.
VTA Bicycle Technical Guidelines
The VTA Board of Directors.approved the VTA Bicycle Technical Guidelines on
October 7, 1999. The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide auniform set of
optimtma standards for the planning, design, and construction of bicycle facilities
that are part of the countywide bicycle system. Bicycle projects funded by TDA
Article 3 funds must comply with the Guidelines standards..For a copy of this
document, please contact Celia Chung at (408) 321-5716 or Celia.Chung@vta.org.
Other EligibiliW & Procedural Issues
Additional information on the TDA Article 3 procedures and criteria can be found
in Attachment C, Local TDA Article 3 Program Policies & Criteria, and in
the MTC Fund Application Manual, which is available from the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
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ATTACHMENT C
.. January 17, 2002
Dear Mayor Ojakian and Members of thePale Alto CiV] Council,
At its me,ring on ,~anuaty g, 2002, the P.alo Alto Bioy¢le AdvisO~.y Conmaittee (PABAC)
was b~formed of the new and increased cost estlmat~ for the.Homer Avenue
Undercrossing projeot. The commtRee voted to support thecontinuation of the project,
This tind-erorossing is an important !ink in the bikeway network, and all ofth~ reasons
that led to the original p£o~iflzafion of this project still hold:.
¯It connects to the proposed crosstown routs atHomer Avenue
¯It cozmocts the SOFA area to the PAM:F campus.
¯It connects to the multi~use park from the Pale Alto Caltra~n Svation, which is planned
to be continued southward to Churchill Avenue,
It opens up the possibility for an ~xcellent commute rou~¢ to Stanford Univorsity,
allowing a b[.cycl[st or p~dest.fian to cross El Camino at a sh~aple signalized
intersection: (TI~e crossings at Uniwrsi~y Av~nt~o and at Embarcadero Road arc more
problematic.) .
The consultant’s design has bccrt reviewed by PABAC, and we aro very pleased with the
design and progress ~hus far.
Although fl~e project is expensive, there are existing grant commitments to fund a
substantial pOrf!ou of the cost. We feel that this project will be very useful for bicyclists
and pedestrians, a~.~d hope that ways wilt be found to overcome the funding difficulties.
Yo~s truly,
Paul Goldsrein
Chair, PABAC