REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on an Agreement with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program Transportation Fund for Clean Air Grants for Fiscal Year 2019/20 and Related Budget Amendments [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
On December 12, 2018, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) announced a Call-For-Projects for the FY 2019/20 Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) Program Manager funding cycle. The County of Santa Clara Program Manager Fund, administered by the VTA, is part of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's TFCA grant program, which is funded by a $4 surcharge on motor vehicles registered in the Bay Area. Public and private entities can apply for TFCA grant funding, but are required to demonstrate that their projects meet certain program requirements such as reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, improving transportation options, or reducing traffic congestion. On March 8, 2019, staff submitted grant applications for two projects under the TFCA Program Manager Fund.
The first project is the Scott Boulevard Signal Timing Phase II project, which will upgrade the existing traffic signal controls at Benton Street and install communications infrastructure to connect multiple intersections on Scott Boulevard between El Camino Real and Saratoga Avenue. These upgrades will improve signal management and coordination between signals along Scott Boulevard to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. The second project is the Saratoga Avenue Bicycle Lanes project, which will install Class II bicycle lanes on Saratoga Avenue between San Tomas Expressway and Los Padres Boulevard. Consistent with the Santa Clara Bicycle Plan Update 2018, this project will provide a needed bicycle connection between Westwood Elementary School and existing bicycle lanes on Los Padres Boulevard, thereby improving multim...
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