REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for 2016 Measure B Funding of the Lafayette Street Class IV Bikeway Project and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved "Measure B," a 30-year half-cent county-wide sales tax to fund improvements for nine transportation related program categories. The program categories are defined as: BART Silicon Valley Phase II, Caltrain Corridor Capacity Improvements, County of Santa Clara Expressways, Local Streets and Roads, Transit Operations, Bicycle/Pedestrian, Caltrain Grade Separations, Highway Interchanges and State Route 85 Corridor. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) administers these funds.
VTA requires a local agency to adopt a Complete Streets Resolution in order to receive Measure B funds. The City has met this requirement by adopting a Resolution adopting a Complete Streets Policy at the August 21, 2018 City Council meeting (Attachment 1). This resolution ensures that the City is committed to building streets that are designed for the safe travel of all roadway users including motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Projects using Measure B Local Streets and Roads funding must also individually comply with VTA's Complete Streets Policy prior to receiving funds.
DISCUSSION
The Bicycle/Pedestrian program category of Measure B includes funding for education programs, planning studies, and capital projects. In December 2019, the VTA issued a call for projects to award funding for capital projects. The VTA received 40 project applications and the City submitted seven of those applications. The City's application for the Lafayette Street Class IV Bikeway Project was ranked Number 2 of 40 and was awarded $1,197,000. This project implements a priority project in the Bicycle Plan Update 2018 and proposes to inst...
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