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Home My WebLink AboutPW TAM OBAG Cycle 2 PPT, t.1 OA 4�m Overview • OBAG is MTC's program to distribute transportation funds from the Federal Surface Transportation Act that are collected from federal gas tax. • OBAG Cycle 1 covered a five-year period from FY 12/13 to FY 16/17. • OBAG Cycle 2 covers another five-year period from FY 17/18 to FY 21/22. Z IM Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars " ORCTb] OBAG 2 Applications Received • By the deadline of May 6, 2016, TAM received 42 applications from 15 applicants (see Attachment A or page 87 of packet). • For the first time with federal transportation funds in Marin, transit capital projects were considered eligible, so Marin Transit, Golden Gate Transit, and SMART became first-time applicants. • National Park Service (NPS) is also a first-time applicant. • The remaining applicants are the cities, towns, Marin County, and TAM. 2nim Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars OBAG 2 Applications Received Category Transit Capital LSR/Highway Bicycle/Pedestrian Safe Routes to School Planning/Study Amount $17,092,000 $12,699,000 $15,493,500 $3007,000 $634,000 Total $49,027,500 • The requested amount to available funding amount ratio is 5 to 1 or approximately 22% of the requested applications can be funded. jenim Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars 0 Q OBAG 2 Requirements • Of the OBAG 2 funds available to TAM : • a minimum of $3,092,000 must be programmed in one or a combination of the two remaining Priority Development Areas PDAs - Marin City and Downtown San Rafael. z IM Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars OBAG 2 Requirements • In July 2016, the TAM Board approved funding for the Marin City Phillip's Drive Improvement Project, as non-OBAG funds. • TAM staff requested and the TAM Board agreed that staff from TAM seek input from the City of San Rafael on where is the best place to program funds for the three PDA related projects in the Downtown San Rafael area- with the clear intent that 100% of the PDA funds from OBAG go towards the Downtown San Rafael PDA z Im Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars PDA Requirement • TAM will consider in September, at the September 22nd TAM board meeting, a final recommendation for funding the $3.092 mil of OBAG 2, PDA -related funds to the Downtown San Rafael projects • Three applications are being considered for the Downtown San Rafael PDA: • San Rafael Transit Center • Francisco East Sidewalk Improvements • 2nd Street to Andersen Drive Pathway • The combined original applications for the three projects: • $1.5 mil permanent Transit Center- San Rafael- Enviro Document • $5.48 mil Complete East Francisco Sidewalk Improvements • $ 2.3 mil 2nd to Andersen Multi -Use path TOTAL $9.28 mil z Im Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars 0 0 a lr� 0 Transportation Authority of Marin -+ Bettini Transit Center Transportation Authority of MariniiYO ..• • TAM approved OBAG1 cycle funds in November 2012 for study of the relocation of C. Paul Bettini Transit Center. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • Study was originally intended for permanent center relocation, but urgency of SMART extension to Larkspur necessitated temporary relocation also considered. • Effort substantially complete, supplemented by San Rafael funds. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • Temporary facility is necessary, according to SMART, Marin Transit, and Golden Gate • San Rafael considering temporary facility, which requires City action, requesting a schedule and funding plan that all parties agree to for the permanent facility, to be fully constructed in 5 years Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • Temp Transit Center- Port Sonoma Earmark, if approved by FHWA and Caltrans, is for temporary facility, as confirmed by Marin Transit, SMART and Golden Gate. MTC and Caltrans have submitted earmark re -use request to FHWA- will have final determination by week of September 12th from FHWA. • The local letters of support for the Port Sonoma earmark, and MTC and Caltrans actions, indicate $3.2M dedicated to the construction of a Temporary Bettini Transit Center improvements to accommodate bus and rail service until a new transit center is developed. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • There has been ongoing discussion regarding accelerating the permanent facility, and not spending $3 or $4 or $5 mil on the temporary facility. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • No MOU yet between SMART and Golden Gate as required in 2005 right of way transfer agreement, which will spell out who, what, and funding plan Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • SMART intends to start construction of train service to Larkspur in Summer 2017. • Agreement on Temporary Bettini Transit Center facilities needs to be in place in the next 6 months, for SMART to meet their schedule. Ideally,. SMART wants agreement in November — December 2016. Transportation Authority #if Marin iiw 2nd to Andersen Multi -use Path Transportation Authority of M riniiFM • TAM approved funds in June 2015 to the County of Marin to study the feasibility of a constrained section of SMART R/W from 2nd Street to Rice Drive for amulti-use pathway. • That study has been completed and presented to the San Rafael City Council. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • The study considered several options for constructing the pathway, substantially within City San Rafael and SMART right of way. • Total cost not evaluated as part of the study. — City application to TAM did not include retaining wall features. Initial cost of $3.3M could increase. • Cost estimate of $250,000 for environmental and preliminary design to 30%. — If SMART can construct at the same time as the SMART rail work, less expensive and SMART plan for Design -Build would require 30% design only to be completed. — Title is clouded for some parcels and must be cleared up. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ J& Urgency -The 2nd to Andersen Pathway ideally should be constructed at the same time as the train. Construction very difficult if pathway built after SMART train is operating. Transportation Authority of Marin -+ IAL East Francisco Boulevard Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • The East Francisco Boulevard sidewalk widening will continue a project that constructed a portion of the path from Bellam to Vivian, building a next phase, Vivian to Harbor Transportation Authority of Marin -+ � • East Francisco Boulevard is only remaining priority project from the 2008 Community Based Transportation Plan for the Canal Neighborhood, approved by the City of San Rafael and accepted by TAM. • Members of the community were before TAM in July 2015 seeking funds for the Grand Avenue Bridge from TAM's Lifeline program. They emphasized need for the entire sidewalk to be improved. Transportation Authority of Marin ..� • There are substantial users from the Canal Neighborhood who are reliant on the East Francisco path • Use is well over 1000 daily users TAM staff have been coordinating with the various project sponsors to develop a recommendation that is good for all. TAM staff recognize that immediate local funds are ideal in order to get started on the permanent relocated Bettini Transit Center environmental document TAM staff also recognize that immediate local funds are ideal to get started on the environmental document and the preliminary engineering, including identification of right of way needs and a revised cost estimate for the 2nd to Andersen Drive Multi -use path Jenim Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars o 0 o (� 0 TAM staff seek City of San Rafael input on the disposition of the $3.092 mil in OBAG2 funds TAM staff are prepared to ask the TAM Board to direct $250,000 in local funds immediately to the Permanent Bettini Transit Center Environmental Document (sponsor —Golden Gate) TAM staff are prepared to ask the TAM Board to direct $250,000 in local funds immediately to the 2nd to Andersen Drive Multi -use Path for environmental document and preliminary design work, to include updated cost estimate and delineation of right of way needs (sponsor —City of San Rafael) jenim Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars o 0 o (� 0 City staff recommendation for the $3.092 mil in OBAG2 funds, PDA -related: • $1.0 mil to Golden Gate for remainder of Permanent Bettini Transit Center Environmental Document • $2.092 mil to City of San Rafael for construction of Sidewalk Improvements on East Francisco, from the Grand Avenue Bridge to vicinity Harbor Street jenim Transportation Authority of Marin Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars 2nim Transportation Authority of Marin Questions Making the Most out of Marin Transportation Dollars