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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0319.092- -....... ------.-...... ,,--.~.,.-, --..... ~ .. --~-.. ~: .. ' ........ . o ' .... , '. ' .. " July 2, 1992 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California DESIGNATlO~ OF T';E SANTA CLARA COUNTY CO~GE,TlON MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS RECiPIENT OF AS 434 F~NOS_ _ ___ _ Members of the Council: The attached ~MQrindum from Michael Eva~hoe. Executive Director of the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency (C~~}. rEquests that the City adD~t th'! attached resolution designating the CMA CliS the recipient of AS 434 funds. AS 434 ,Sher 1991) allows the Bay Area Air Quality Mar,agement District (BAAQMOJ to receive an increase in '.:ehicle registration f€es of up to 54 per vehicle. to implement certiin transportation control measures. Counties ca~ receive some of these funds for a designated County agency char'ged with fmpleroentation of local transportation cuntrol r:1easures. Tne attached resolution designates the CM~ to receive AB 434 furds to finance two-thirds of the cost of the Santi C1ara County Commuter Network. In anticipation of this funding, the CMA advised the City to budget $30,648 for 1992·93 Commuter Network e~penses versus the S115,202 expended by the City 1n 1991-92 for the Commuter Netw~rk. Staff recolmlends that the City Counctl approve the attach.?d reSOlution designating tne Santa Clara County C~A to receive AB 4J4 funds. REspectfully submitted, ~~~ KENNETH R. SCHREIBER Director of Planning and Community Environment Attachment ,~,~\U:'R ~UNt FLEMING Assistant City Manager cc: Sarta Clara County Congest ton Manag~ment Agency (Mike tvanhoc) CMR:l19:92 6 - To' From: Re: Dale: MEMORANDUM Willia .... n laner, City Mar.ager Ken Schreiber, Director of P'ian .. :llng Michael P. Pv'aro.l'loe, Executive D[rCCLOf '""'[ <'>--'''= ~'I ',' '" II I;' i' !Iill IJ\G"~'" ',. U' _ :U:" I (' n~~' l.i:> ..,.j-~I.- Designa.tion of L'f-te Congestion Management ."-geny.' as recipient of .>,]3 434 funds june] 2, 1992 ACTION REQlJ ESnD The Governing B0ard of the Congestion Managemem Agency reque$t.5 that the cities of Milpitas, Mountain Vie9.', Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale take action to designate the Congestion Manage.ment Agency a.s the recipient of AB 434 (vcr.Jc!e registration fee) funds, In FiscaJ Year 1992-93, these funds will be used to implement a cou r.tyv.·jde TOM program through the Congcsti on Manage men! Agency'.) subsiruary agency, Commuter Nern'ork. BACKGROUND lbe Bay Area Air Quality Management Dlstrict's (B"'AQ~m) adopted Oean Air Plan for the Bay Area-the region's suategy for attaining and rnal.J."1tatnlng the air quality standards contairled in the California Clea.'1 Air Aet-requ.:res the BAAQMD to adopt.a regional trip-reduction rule b>' Decerriber, 1992 Although the BAAQMD is legally charged '9.'ith implementing the L-jp reduction rule, it may delegate implemenl.3tion a..fld enforcement authority to local agencies. lbe Cr.<.A Board has adopted the polic">, that S.nta O.r. County dtic, seek delegation to imptement Lhe trip reduction rule from L'f-te BAAQMD and to designate Corr.muter Nerwork as the ad!T'.ini'Strator of the TUM program. In accepting delegation, l'lie C.1'.1A will ensure thar LJ,C ordinance required by the c.~,:rP is COI1.<;lSIent '9.'iili the ordinance requited by the BAAQMD. and &.at Ioc.al agencies and businesses need only comply with one uniform ordinance. I AS 434 (Sher 1991) allows for an mcte2.'Se in vehicle registId.~ion fees of up to S4 to implement certain tran.'iponation contro! measure.s--such as trip reduction progran1.s---<ontained in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's adopted I "A Propos,:iIl ror a CounrY'jIo·ide Transportation Demand Man.igemenl (TDM) Progiam," M;UUl 11), 1992., CM.'\ SUff. 101 Metro Dri,,'e, Suite 24l!. Siln Jose, Calif(lm.ia 95110 PHONE: oWB/453-403{1 fAX: .-08/453-4H5 - .; .. dean Air Plar .. AB <i34 allows for a 4C~'~ subvenUon by the Alr D!5t.ria to counties that designa~c a public: agency to adrnirister local implementation of traruportation control measures. Since the CMA will be arururJsterlng countywide prograf::1.5 in re5j>C>ru>e (0 the Oean Air Act., it is requesting that the CMA be desigr.2.ted as the recipient of AB 434 funds. To be designated as the recipient of AB 434 funds, ~ majority of cities with the I1'l3jority of the population and Sa."lt.a Clara Count)' must pass resoiutions d~ignating the c."'IA. Non-Golden Triangle dties wefe asked (0 designate the CMA concurre~J with the adoption of the Commutec Network Ordinance. All of these cities but ooe) :as weU .as the Gcy of San Jose, have already designated the c.~ as redpien! of AB 434 funds. FINANCIAL IMPACT In IT 1992-93, approxirn>.tely two-thirds of the Commurer Ne~"'t>rk budget would be funded through vehicle registration (All 434) fees. The County has agreed to pay 50% of the shortfall, with the r=ining 50% 10 be .plit among the cities on a jOOs­ based formula. For the original Golden Triangle dtles, the fY 92-93 assessmems are significantly lower dun previous years' contributions. The impact on the original Member Agencies is as folJows: County: Milpitas, Mountain View: P:llo Alto: 5=}O5'" SUlmyvale: STAff RECOMMENDATION $319,026 $13,737. 524,713 $30,648. $108,973. 551,210. CMA staff requests that the cities of Milpitas, Mountain \riev.-: P.i.!o Alro, and Sunnyvale pass resolutions designa:ing the Congestion Maru.gemen( Agency as the recipient of AB 434 funds. A sample resolution is attached for rOUt converuence We ask that roo take action on this matter bi' July 10, 1992, so that the CMA tan certify its designation with the BAAQMD, and apply for Santa Clara Counc/s portion of funds prior [0 the August 15, 1992 deadline. II ; • f I , . , , , , , - o RESOLLrnON l\uMBER _____ _ BY TIiE CITY OF ~==;-;-:====. DESIG1'iATING TIiE SANTA CLARA COU,,"'TY CONGESTION MANAGEME.,"' AGEl'iGY AS RECIP1El'l OF A.,\D OVERALl. PROGRAM MA;-';AGER fOR AB 434 (SIIER-!99l) ~"EHlCLE REGISTRATION FEE REVE:'uES WHEREAS, the State of O1lifomia enacted the Cahfornl:! Clean Ail" Act of 1988 requi. .... ing Jill" Dtscria.s t-o adopt and dries and counties [0 irnp!emen! cC1tain transportation control meaS'..lres in order to improve air qu.ality; and WHEREAS, the State of caLfomia enacted Congestion Management Legislation En ]989:and 1990 requiring dties and coonties to implclllent Congestion Management Prograzns (CMP)s to reduce tr4ffic congestion and improve air quality; and WHEREAS, the COunty and toe cities of Santa Ciana County have En response to the aforementioned state legislation crt::aled Ihe Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agene'Y; and WHERE.....s, the Santa CJ;ra CO'Jnty Congcs:lon Management Agency operates the Commuter Network Transportation. Demand Mar..agement Program for '(he benefit of i!S Member Agencies, and WHEREAS, tile State of Califomia enacted AB 434 (She,) Lo 1991 '0 provide vehide regtstration fee revenues to fund ce~..ain tr.a.nspon.ttion control measures through ihc subvention of forty percent of the county's proportionate share of the revenue to a dcsigmHed count}wide O\·-crall program manager, and WHEREAS: in order to qualify for the subvention of forty percent of the cour.t;/s proportion:ate share of the re\<'c;'1UC, the County BoGard of Supervisors and a IT'..oljorit)' of t1-tc cities wilT. a nujority of the poP\Jlation must designate, by resolUtion, a counryvllrlde oveJail program manager to implement local programs an.d projects. NOW, THEREfORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the ell)' Council of the City of -,-___ -;-___ designates me Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency as the countywide overall program rnanager for projects and programs And me recipient of the counry"s forty percent proportionate share of the fee­ paid vehicle registration fee revenu"!S according to the foUowing terms and conditions. The Santa Ciara Count)! Congestion Management Agency sh~Il: 1. DeveloPJ implement and administer transportation control projects and programs as set forth in state starutes. 2. The project'i and programs so dew·eloped, ltnplemented .and adrr-jnistered I r I • :). ...... ~ :---~. o shall be incorporated in~o tbe .annu'3l budgets and work programs of the Congestion Management Agency and the Cor'llHutcr Network TransporUlion Demand M.anageme!1t Program. 3. The Congestion M.lru;.gement Agency 'Vwill encumber the funds 9J.'ithin tvw'o years of rece:ivLng the funds. 4. The Conge;uon Management Agency "Nill, at least once every row'o years, underta.<e at> audit of eoch proje<.1 or program funded according to the conditions set fOM in state stat'J.Ces. Passed and adopted ~"e __ day of ______ ~ 1992 by coc foUowing vote, AYES, NOES, ABSENT: NOTY011NG: ATTEST: CITY CLERK APPROVED: MAYOR ; • - ""'~ -;"-. : , ._" RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITi OF PALO ALTO DESIGN"ATING 'l'HE SANTA CLARA COUNTY CONGES'!'ION MANAGEMENT AGEN"C"i AS RECIPIENT OF AND OVERALL PROG~ MANAGER FOR AB 434 (SHER--1991) VEHICLE REGISTRA'fION FEE REVENUES "WHEREAS, the State of Cal ifornia enacted the California Clean Air Act of 1988 r~quirinq Air Districts to adopt and cities and (":ounties to iIr'.plemel"';t certain transportation control measures in order to improve air quality; and WHEREAS, the State of C~lifornia enacted congestion Management Legislation in 1989 and 1990 requiring cities and counties to implement Congestion Management Proqrams (CMP) s to reduce traffic congestion ~nd improve air quality; and WHEREAS, the County and the cities of Santa Clara county have in response to the aforementioned state legislation created the santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency; ar.d WHEREAS, the Santa clara CCiunty Congestion Mar,aqement Agency operates the commuter Net~ork Transportation Demand Management Program for the benefit vf its Member Agencies; and ~iEREAS, the state of California enacted AS 434 (Sher) in 1991 to p~ovide vehicle registration fee revenues to fund certain transportation control measures thrQugh the subvention of forty percent of the county I s proportionate share of the revenue to a designated countywide overall program manager; and WHEREAS, in order to qualify for the subvention of forty percent of the county's proportionate share of the revenue, the County Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities with a majority of the popul=.tion must desig!1a-t:e~ by resolution, a countywide everall program manager to implement local programs and projects. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the city of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as follo~s: SECTION 1. The city Council hereby designates ~he Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency as the countywide overall program manager for proje~ts and prograns and the recipient or the countY'$ forty pe~cent proportionate share of the fee-paid vehicle registration fee revenues according to the following t-=rn'lS and conditions. l~ The Santa Clara county Congestion Management Agency shall dav.clop, implement and administer transportat,ion control projects and programs as set forth in state statutes~ -'*1' -1' - 2. The projects and programs so deve)oped~ implQmented and ad~inistered shall he incorporated into the annual hudgets and work progra~s of the congestion Management Agency and the Commuter Net'Work 'l'ransportation Demand Management Program. J. The congestion Management Agency will encumber the funds "Jithin t",·o years of receiving the funds. 4. The Congestion Management agency will, at least once avery tyO year-s, undertake an audit of each project or proqral!r: funded according to the conditions set forth in state statutes. SECTION 2. This Program is eXQrnpt the CalIfornia Environmental Q'uality Act section 15277 of the CEQA guidelines. from the provisi~ns of ("CEQA") pursuant tl3 INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorn~y 2 APPROVED: Mayor City Man.:1ger Director of Finance Director cf Planning and Co~~unity Environment Chief Transportation Cfficial , j