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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Allocation Request to Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Committing to Comply with the Provisions of MTC's Regional Measure 3 Policies and Procedures for the Willie Stargell Safety Improvements Project.
City Council previously found the project categorically exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15301(c) Existing Facilities (Minor alterations to existing facilities including bicycle facilities) and Section 15304(h) Minor Alterations to Land and the creation of bicycle lanes on existing public rights of way. Under the National Environmental Policy Act, this project is a Categorical Exclusion under 23 Code of Federal Regulations 771.117(c): activity (c) (3) Construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths and facilities. (Planning Building and Transportation 24462742)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Adam W. Politzer, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Willie Stargell Avenue Complete Street Project Phase I has been awarded multiple grants and is now fully funded. In February 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded the City of Alameda (City) $4.9 million for the Stargell Avenue Safety Improvements Project with funds from Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail Program. For this program, MTC requires allocation requests by project phase with a sponsor agency Resolution of Project Compliance for each request. The City will advance the project to the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) phase starting in May 2026, for which the current allocation request to MTC will be $200,000.
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a Resolution of Project Compliance authorizing the submission of an allocation request to MTC for the Stargell Ave Corridor Project PS&E phase.
BACKGROUND
The Willie Stargell Avenue Complete Street Project will construct safety and transi...
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