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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of $124,451 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 for Maintenance of Shared Use Paths in Shoreline Park North of the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal per Transportation Development Act Article 3 for Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding and to Execute All Necessary Documents.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section15301(c) Existing Facilities. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962740)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year, the City of Alameda (City) is eligible to receive Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for eligible bicycle and/or pedestrian projects or programs. For fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, City staff recommend that the City allocate its total allocation of $124,451 in TDA Article 3 funds to supplement existing funding for maintenance of shared-use paths. The monies will supplement the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) capital budget for maintenance of the Bay Trail (a shared-use path) in Shoreline Park, north of the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal.
BACKGROUND
The TDA, Public Utilities Code Sections 99233.3 and 99234, makes funds available in the nine-county MTC region for pedestrian/bicycle projects, programs, and plans. MTC makes annual allocations of TDA Article 3 funds to eligible claimants after review of applications submitted by counties or congestion management agencies. All cities and counties in the Bay Area are eligible to claim funds under TDA Article 3. Funds are allocated and apportioned by population, and are submitted as part of a countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim. MTC has estimated the total funds for TDA Article 3 pedestrian/bicycle projects for FY...
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