HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15459 (Transportation Authority of Marin Safe Pathways to Schools Funding Agreement)RESOLUTION NO. 15459
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FUNDING
AGREEMENT A-FY25-28 WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MARIN
AND THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF AN
ALLOCATION OF $1,100,000 IN MEASURE AA FUNDING
WHEREAS, Marin County voters approved the authorization of Measure AA at the
General Elections held on November 6, 2018, thereby authorizing that the Transportation
Authority of Marin (TAM) be given the responsibility to administer the proceeds from a
one-half cent transaction and use tax (Measure AA); and
WHEREAS, in September 2024, TAM issued a Fifth Cycle of grant funding for the
Safe Pathways to Schools Program, which supports capital projects aimed at making
physical improvements to enhance the safety of school trips utilizing Measure AA funding;
and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has been proactive and applied for the Safe
Pathways to Schools Program grant funding; and
WHEREAS, in April 2025, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) approved
four grant applications by the City of San Rafael under the Fifth Cycle Safe Pathways to
Schools Call for Projects funded by Measure AA; and
WHEREAS, Measures AA proceeds will be used to pay for the Rafael Meadows
Pathway/South Merrydale Road Civic Center Connector Project, the Woodland Avenue
Safe Routes Project, the Nova Albion Bikeway and Pathway Gap Closure Project, and the
Fifth Avenue and California Avenue Intersection Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, TAM has requested that the City approve Funding Agreement A-
FY25-28 to release the City of San Rafael’s allocation of $1,100,000 in Measure AA funds;
and
WHEREAS, appropriations of funding for the Rafael Meadows Pathway/South
Merrydale Road Civic Center Connector Project, the Nova Albion Bikeway and Pathway
Gap Closure Project, and the Fifth Avenue and California Avenue Intersection
Improvements Project were included in the fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 Budget approved
by the City Council on June 2, 2025, as part of the Capital improvement Program budget;
and
WHEREAS, appropriations of funding for the Woodland Avenue Safe Routes
Project were projected to be included in the FY 2026-2027 Budget as part of the Capital
Improvement Program budget and will be appropriated with the acceptance of next year’s
budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San
Rafael, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a funding agreement with
the Transportation Authority of Marin for the Fifth Cycle Safe Pathways to Schools Projects
included as Attachment 2 to the Staff Report.
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 the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 15th day of September 2025, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
Councilmembers: None
Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk