Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Department of Public Works
Subject: Quick-Strike Grant Application Support for Funding of Safe Routes to School pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects in unincorporated Menlo Oaks and unincorporated Broadmoor
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing two applications to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Safe and Seamless Mobility Quick-Strike competitive grant program for pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects on Coleman Avenue in unincorporated Menlo Oaks and on 87th Street and South Park Plaza Drive in unincorporated Broadmoor; and
B) Adopt a resolution affirming compliance with the State of California Surplus Land Act (as amended by Assembly Bill 2135) to satisfy eligibility requirements of Metropolitan Transportation Commission's grant program.
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BACKGROUND:
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) provides funding to support its commitments to regional transportation priorities while advancing the Bay Area's land use and housing goals. The Safe and Seamless Mobility Quick-Strike program is a one-time, competitive grant program within the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 2) framework.
The City and County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) is acting on MTC's behalf to submit project nominations and administer the grant program.
On November 18, 2015, MTC adopted Resolution No. 4202, the Project Selection Criteria and Programming Policy, for the second round of the OBAG 2 program. Subsequently, MTC adopted revisions to Resolution No. 4202 to incorporate housing-related policies to the program. Among the new eligibility requirements for cities and counties, applying for grants was a requirement to reaffirm their compliance with the provisions of the California Surplus Land Act (California Government Code Sections 54220-54232). ...
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