REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Budget Amendment funded by Fiscal Year 2021/22 Transportation Development Act Funds for the LED Traffic Signal & Safety Light Replacements Project
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In February 2021, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), as the County of Santa Clara Congestion Management Agency, solicited project proposals from cities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 grant funding. TDA Article 3 funds may be used for bicycle or pedestrian related improvement projects and funding is derived from a quarter cent of the general sales tax collected statewide. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) delegated authority to the VTA to coordinate how funds are spent within the County.
At the January 25, 2021 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting, the BPAC discussed and supported staff's recommendation to apply for the use of $485,000 of TDA funds to upgrade traffic signal safety lighting to LED throughout the City (Attachment 1). On April 6, 2021, Council approved Resolution No. 21-8956 (Attachment 2), which authorized the filing of staff's recommended project with the MTC.
DISCUSSION
The City has been notified that the MTC approved the funding request for the project (Attachment 3) which will upgrade traffic signal safety lighting to LED throughout the City. Using recent contractor bids from the 2021 Request for Bid for Traffic Signal Maintenance, Repair, and Support Services, staff estimates the project will potentially upgrade the lighting at all 144 traffic signals throughout the City. This project will implement the Pedestrian Master Plan 2019 recommendation to "expand LED Streetlight Retrofit Program to priority pedestrian zones and other areas outside of these zones, as opportunity arises."
To utilize the TDA funding, a budget amendment is required to allocate the gran...
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