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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager, Retroactively, to Apply for and Receive up to $292,000 in Grant Funds from the Alameda County Transportation Commission's 2022 Comprehensive Investment Plan to Construct Multi-Use Pathway Connectors to Close Gaps in Accessing the Cross Alameda Trail in Jean Sweeney Open Space Park; and Allocating $158,000 In Matching Funds, Should the Grant Be Awarded. (Planning, Building and Transportation 4226287)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In December 2020, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) issued a call for projects for the 2022 Comprehensive Investment Plan (2022 CIP), with $26.0 million available for bicycle/pedestrian and transit-related improvements within Alameda County. Projects must be included in the 2020 Countywide Transportation Plan project listings, and the grant prioritizes projects that enhance equity, safety, and gap closure. The grant requires a 25% local match for capital projects. City of Alameda (City) staff evaluated various potential projects to submit based on the grant criteria, City priorities, available staff time, and local funds available for matching the grant. Staff brought a recommendation to the Transportation Commission's January 27, 2021 meeting to submit up to two applications, for gap-filling trail connectors in the west end of Alameda, and, if not funded separately by the Alameda CTC, the Project Study Report (PSR) for the west end bicycle pedestrian bridge across the estuary. The Commission supported staff's recommendations.
The grant application deadline was February 1, 2021, and given the short turnaround time, staff were not able to bring this item to City Council before submitting the application. On January 28, 2021, the Alameda CTC approved funding for the PSR. Staff further evaluated the potential trail connector projects and ultimately submitted one grant application requesting $292,000 to buil...
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