HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07082014 - C.03RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit on behalf of the County, a grant
application to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) for the Contra Costa Priority Development Area
(PDA) Planning Grant Program to conduct a planning study on San Pablo Avenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
88.53% Federal funds and 11.47% Local Road funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant Program is intended to fund a variety of
planning activities intended to help plan and implement designated priority development areas (PDAs) in Contra
Costa County. The grant program is funded by $2,745,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds
available over the next three fiscal years.
The grant program requires projects to be consistent with the PDA Growth and Investment Strategy. The key
planning goals of the program are:
• Increase both the housing supply, including affordable housing for low-income residents, and jobs within the PDAs;
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/08/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Angela Villar,
925-313-2016
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 8, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:July 8, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:AUTHORIZE Grant Application for the Contra Costa Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant Program.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
• By increasing land use intensities in PDAs, boost transit ridership and thereby reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
by PDA residents, employees and visitors;
• Increase walking, bicycling, carpooling and car-sharing by effectively managing parking and driving while
promoting multimodal connections for residents, employees and visitors within the PDA; and,
• Locate key services and retail businesses within PDAs thus further reducing VMT.
Planning services to local jurisdictions receiving grant awards will be provided from a list of qualified consultant
teams established by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). Local agencies are required to provide an
11.47 percent match for the federal funds. The minimum grant award size will be $75,000 and the maximum grant
award size will be $700,000.
The San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets Project has been selected for submittal to the PDA Planning Grant Program.
The Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee reviewed and approved submittal of the grant application
for the San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets Project on April 4, 2013.
San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets Project:
Total Study Cost: $300,000
PDA Grant Amount Requested: $150,000
The purpose of the project is to incorporate bicycle and pedestrian improvements along San Pablo Avenue between
Rodeo and Crockett. The existing four lane road has excess capacity under current traffic volumes which could
provide an opportunity to reduce the travel lanes and turn the extra vehicle lanes into bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
This segment is approximately 3 miles and would provide connection to existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities on
either end and also serve as a segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail alignment.
Funds requested would be used to conduct a planning study to determine the feasibility of bicycle and pedestrian
improvements along the roadway. The planning study would identify a preferred alternative for implementation.
The County has been coordinating the project with the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
(WCCTAC), East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). If
grant funds are awarded, WCCTAC has indicated use of $60,000 from the Community-Based Transportation
Planning Program for the project. In addition, the County would seek funding from the San Francisco Bay Trail grant
program through ABAG and use local road funds to fill the remaining funding gap.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to direct Public Works to submit these applications will make it more difficult to provide funding to
implement the project.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.