HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Francisco Blvd. West Multi-Use Path 2nd Street to Rice Drive Funding____________________________________________________________________________________ FOR CITY CLERK ONLY Council Meeting: 12/02/2019 Disposition: Resolution 14746 Agenda Item No: 4.e Meeting Date: December 02, 2019 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: Public Works Prepared by: Bill Guerin, Director of Public Works City Manager Approval: ___________ TOPIC: FRANCISCO BLVD. WEST MULTI-USE PATH 2nd ST TO RICE DR FUNDING SUBJECT: RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 AND 2020/2021 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDING RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution. BACKGROUND: On June 26, 2019 the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) issued a call for projects for Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funding. TDA Funds are dedicated annually towards bicycle and pedestrian projects. The City submitted an application requesting $568,000 for engineering and construction related to the Francisco Blvd. West Multi-Use Pathway Phase II (MUP). This project extends the current MUP from Andersen to Rice Drive that was completed in July of 2019 from Rice Drive to Second Street. On October 24, 2019, the TAM Board of Commissioners approved $308,000 in TDA funds for fiscal year 2019/2020 and an additional estimated $260,000 for fiscal year 2020/2021 for a total funding of $568,000 for the MUP. While the TAM Board of Commissioners has approved this $568,000 in funding for San Rafael, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) must also approve these funds before they will be allocated. Before MTC will approve these funds, MTC is requiring the San Rafael City Council to adopt a resolution accepting the funds. The attached resolution (Attachment 1), has been provided by MTC and sets forth conditions of the funding which the City must follow to maintain eligibility for the funds. These conditions are the same as previous year TDA funding and the City is currently and will continue to remain compliant. ANALYSIS: The TDA funds will allow the City to continue value engineering Phase II of the project in order to ensure the future design best leverages current funding. In addition to the $568,000 TDA funds, the City was awarded $1.2 million dollars in Urban Green Grant funds from the California Natural Resources Agency. The City was also recently awarded $400,000 from TAM through the Safe Pathways to School program. The Safe to School program, funded by Measure AA, funds construction projects that make the commute to school safer. Phase I of the MUP project from Andersen to Rice Dr, was completed within budget, resulting in a carryover fund balance of $267,086 to Phase II. These funding sources will total $2,435,486 as listed in Table 1. SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2 Table 1. Francisco Blvd. West Multi-Use Pathway Phase II Funding Sources Funding Source Totals TDA Article 3 (FY19/20 and 20/21) $568,400 CNRC Urban Greening Grant $1,200,000 TAM Safe Pathways Grant $400,000 Remaining Phase 1 Balance $267,086 Total $2,435,486 FISCAL IMPACT: The City will receive additional funding of $568,000 to be allocated towards the MUP Phase II project. No matching funds are required to receive these funds. OPTIONS: The City Council may choose to: 1. Approve the Resolution as presented, authorizing the request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of fiscal year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Transportation Development Act Article 3 pedestrian/bicycle project funding. 2. Reject the Resolution as presented. The Council may choose to not authorize the request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of fiscal year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Transportation Development Act Article 3 pedestrian/bicycle project funding, which would reduce funding for the MUP project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Resolution to authorize the request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of fiscal year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Transportation Development Act Article 3 pedestrian/bicycle project funding. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution 2. Attachment A to Resolution: Findings 3. Attachment B to Resolution: TDA Article 3 Project Application Form RESOLUTION NO. 14746 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL REQUESTING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 AND 2020/2021 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 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; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No.4108, entitled “Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects,” which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of “TDA Article 3” funding; and WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108 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; and WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows: 1. That the City of San Rafael declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code. 2. 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 San Rafael to carry out the project. 3. That the project has been reviewed by the City of San Rafael Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee. 4. That the City Council of San Rafael attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in Attachment “A” to this resolution. 5. 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 the County of Marin for submission to MTC as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim. I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 2nd day of December 2019 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ________ LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 14746 Attachment A Re: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL REQUESTING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDING Findings Page 1 of 1 1. That the City of San Rafael 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 San Rafael legally impeded from undertaking the project(s) described in Attachment “B” of this resolution. 2. That the City of San Rafael has committed adequate staffing resources to complete the project(s) described in Attachment “B”. 3. A review of the project(s) 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(s). 4. 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. 5. That the project(s) described in Attachment “B” comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). 6. That as portrayed in the budgetary description(s) of the project(s) in Attachment “B”, the sources of funding other than TDA are assured and adequate for completion of the project(s). 7. That the project(s) 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 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 San Rafael within the prior five fiscal years. 8. That the project(s) described in Attachment “B” is included in a locally approved bicycle, pedestrian, transit, multimodal, complete streets, or other relevant plan. 9. That any project described in Attachment “B” that is a bikeway meets the mandatory minimum safety design criteria published in Chapter 1000 of the California Highway Design Manual. 10. That the project(s) described in Attachment “B” will be completed before the funds expire. 11. That the City of San Rafael 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. RESOLUTION NO. 14746 Attachment B Page 1 of 1 TDA Article 3 Project Application Form Fiscal Year of this Claim: 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Applicant: City of San Rafael Contact person: Hunter Young Mailing Address: 111 Morphew St, San Rafael CA 94901 E-Mail Address: hunter.young@cityofsanrafael.org Telephone:415-485-3408 Secondary Contact (in event primary not available) Thomas Wong E-Mail Address: thomas.wong@cityofsanrafael.org Telephone:415-458-5360 Short Title Description of Project: Francisco Blvd West Multi-Use Pathway 2nd Street to Rice Drive Amount of claim: $568,000 Functional Description of Project: The Francisco Blvd West Multi-Use Pathway (MUP) 2nd Street to Rice Drive is a gap-closure project that is intended to connect the San Rafael Transit Center with the existing Cal Park Hill Tunnel Pathway and nearby Larkspur Ferry Terminal. The projects would help link and improve the main north-south pathway corridor in the Marin. The multi-use pathway from Andersen to Rice has been completed and this is the final gap between the north-south greenway in Southern Marin and the San Rafael Transit Center. The MUP would create a safe accessible route for pedestrians and bicyclist to access transit centers, offices/commercial centers, and schools in the area. The project has an estimated completion date of fall of 2020. List the project elements for which TDA funding is being requested (e.g., planning, engineering, construction, contingency). Use the table below to show the project budget for the phase being funded or total project. Include prior and proposed future funding of the project. Planning funds may only be used for comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian plans. Project level planning is not an eligible use of TDA Article 3. Project Elements: TDA funding will be used for engineering and construction. Funding Source All Prior FYs Application FY Next FY Following FYs Totals TDA Article 3 0 308,400 260,000 0 568,400 list all other sources: 1. CNRC Urban Green 1,200,000 1,200,000 2. TAM Safe Pathways 400,000 400,000 3. TAM Phase 1 Balance 267,086 Totals 1,467,000 708,400 260,000 0 2,435,486 Project Eligibility: YES?/NO? A. Has the project been approved by the claimant's governing body? (If "NO," provide the approximate date approval is anticipated). YES 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 Highway Design Manual? (Available on the internet via: http://www.dot.ca.gov). YES D. Has the project been reviewed by a Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC)? (If "NO," provide an explanation). Enter date the project was reviewed by the BAC:__June 6, 2018______________________________ YES 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? (required only for projects that include construction). YES F. Will the project be completed before the allocation expires? Enter the anticipated completion date of project (month and year) 12/2020 YES 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