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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12202005 - C.2 Conga TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Costa FROM: MAURICE M. SHIU, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR a'. DATE: December 20, 2005 °s>q County SUBJECT: Submit to the Caltrans Bicycle Facility Unit the Bicycle Transportation Account 2006/2007 funding cycle grant applications for the Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension, Viera Bike Lane, and the Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility projects. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit to the Caltrans Bicycle Facility Unit (BFU) the Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) 2006/2007 funding cycle grant applications in the total amount of$131,000 for the Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension, Viera Bike Lane, and the Parker Avenue 1 . Bicycle Facility projects, Bay Point, Antioch, and Rodeo areas respectively. (Districts II, V)" ' FISCAL IMPACT: The application for BTA funds requires a 10% local match. If the funds are granted, the local match for Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension Project and Viera Bike Lane Project will be funded by the local gas tax fund and the Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility Project will be funded by developer fees. The local match will be $43,000 for Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Project,$64,000 for the Viera Bike Lane Project,and$24,000 for the Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility. Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: I zt-'. Q0 AeNv' S "7 I ' _ZAECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ✓APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE ACTION OF BO ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of VOTE OF SUPERVISORS an action taken and entered on the minutes of the UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) Board of Supervisors on the date shown. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: JOHN SWEETE ,CIA o the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator JP je G\GrpData\TransEng\GRANTS\BTA\BTA 06-07\BTA 06-07 Board Order.doc Orig.Div: Public Works(Transportation Engineering) y- Contact: John Pulliam(313-2165) c: 1.Bueren,Deputy Public Works Director 'DepUy t S.Fowalewski,Transportation Engineering B.Fernandez,Transportation Engineering C.Lau,Transportation Engineering SUBJECT: Submit to the Caltrans Bicycle Facility Unit the Bicycle Transportation Account 2006/2007 funding cycle grant applications for the Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension, Viera Bike Lane,and the Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility projects. DATE: December 20, 2005 PAGE: 2 of 3 BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): The Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA)program provides state funds for city and county projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters. The program is consistent with the Legislature's intent when it adopted the California Bicycle Transportation Act: "...to establish a bicycle trans ortati I system...designed and developed to achieve the functional commuting needs of the employee student, business person, and shopper as the foremost consideration in route selection, to have physical safety of bicyclist and bicyclist's property as a major planning component, and to Have the capacity to accommodate bicyclists of all ages and skills". To be eligible for BTA funds, a city or county must prepare and adopt a Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP). In Contra Costa County, two bikeway plans have been adopted by the Board of Supervisors: 1. East Contra Costa Bikeway Plan 2005 Update: approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 4,2005, and 2. Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan:approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 2, 2005. Two projects were selected from the East Contra Costa Bikeway Plan 2005 Update: 1. Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension Project: Location: This project is located it the Bay Point Area along Pacifica Avenue between Driftwood Drive and Rio Vista Elementary School. Project Description:The current shoulders along this stretch of Pacifica Avenue are not wide enough to accommodate bicycle usage. Off ithe edge of the shoulders are ditches. This project consists of widening Pacifica Avenue to accommodate 5-foot wide Class II bike lanes on both sides of the street and provide concrete curb between the shoulders and the roadside ditches. Project Benefits: This proposed.project will improve the bikeway to and from three schools along Pacifica Avenue. Completing this portion of the Pacifica Avenue bike lanes will allow all three schools to be accessible by a safe bicycle facility. Upon completion,this project will also provide connection the Delta DeAnza Trail, a regional Class I facility. SUBJECT: Submit to the Caltrans Bicycle Facility Unit the Bicycle Transportation Account 2006/2007 funding cycle grant applications for the!Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension,Viera Bike Lane, and the Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility projects. DATE: December 20, 2005 PAGE: 3 of 3 2. Viera Bike Lane Project: Location: This project is located along Viera Avenue from 18d' Street to Wilbur Avenue in the unincorporated area near the north city limit of Antioch. Project Description: The project consists of widening Viera Avenue to accommodate bicycle usage, slurry sealing the existing pavement ,reconstructing two railroad crossings(a main line and a spur line), and installing road side signs. Project Benefits: The bicycle lanes created by this project will be a part of the Trunkline Bikeway Network as identified in the East Contra Costa County Bikeway Plan 2005 Update. The Trunkline Routes were developed by bicycle advocates familiar with the region and its challenges for its bicyclists. One project was selected from the Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and-Pedestrian Plan: 1: Parker Avenue Bicycle Facility Project: Location: This project is located in downtown Rodeo along Parker Avenue from 7 h Street to California Street. Project Description: This project is the bicycle component of the Parker Avenue Reconstruction and Revitalization Project. Improvements for bicyclists will include bike lanes and bicycle racks. Project Benefits: Provisions for bikeways is important but there must also be adequate facilities at the "trip ends"of the bikeways. This project will provide both the bikeway access to downtown Rodeo for bicycle commuters and shoppers and the bicycle racks provides parking and storage for the cyclists traveling to the downtown area. This project will promote bicycle usage. On November 14,2005,the Transportation Water and Infrastructure Committee held a Public Hearing on these BTA Grant applications and recommended they be submitted to the Caltrans BFU. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Failure to direct Public Works to submit thele applications will make it more difficultto relieve funding to construct these projects. Currently,no alternate funding has been identified for the Pacifica Avenue Bicycle Lane Extension Project and the Viera Bike Lane Project. Funding for Parker Avenue Reconstruction Project will be augmented by this potential grant funding.