Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisors Don Horsley and Warren Slocum
Subject: Use of District-Specific Measure K Funds - Supervisorial Districts 3 and 4
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-specific Measure K funds, not to exceed $350,000, to the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) to conduct public outreach and receive public input regarding transportation issues, solutions, and priorities, and authorizing the County Manager, or his designee, to prepare and execute the grant agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years. The Board of Supervisors ("Board") and County staff have conducted study sessions and community outreach efforts to inform priorities for Measure K spending for FY 2017-19.
On May 16, 2017, the Board approved the FY 2017-19 Measure K allocation plan in which the County anticipates Measure K receipts of approximately $81.6 million annually. The plan included $7 million in one-time loans or grants each year during FY 2017-19, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for district-specific needs and projects. Districts 3 and 4 have submitted a request to use a portion of their district-specific Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
District/Project
Amount
Districts 3 and 4 (Supervisors Horsley and Slocum) - SamTrans: an outreach program to educate San Mateo County residents on transportation issues
$350,000
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-specific Measure K funds, which were developed during the initial round of district-specific allocations and approved by the Board in April 2015.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a grant to SamTrans, a...
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