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CMAQ Traffic Signal System 2 July 16, 2007 o San Leandro Boulevard at West Estudillo Avenue o San Leandro Boulevard at Williams Street . Expand the monitoring capabilities of the A TSS by installing wireless interconnect equipment at nine (9) isolated signalized intersections, thus enhancing communication capabilities. The nine locations are: o Doolittle Drive at Fairway Drive o Doolittle Drive at Marina Boulevard o Doolittle Drive at Williams Street o Farnsworth Street at Lewelling Boulevard o San Leandro Boulevard at Washington Avenue o Washington Avenue at 143rd Avenue o Floresta Boulevard/Halcyon Drive at W ashington Avenue o W ashington Avenue at Lewelling Boulevard o Lewelling Boulevard at Wicks Boulevard . Install additional Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) equipment at two (2) intersections selected specifically to improve response time for emergency vehicles. The two locations are: o Bancroft Avenue at Estudillo Avenue o Bayfair Drive at Fairmont Drive Improvements at the eighteen (18) intersections listed above were designed by DKS Associates, Inc., with construction dependent on the availability of funds. During the course of design, grant funds became available to fund these types of projects. The ATSS improvement project was submitted with the City's application for the CMAQ program for the federal Fiscal Year 2006- 07, and the City was successful in receiving these grant funds. Analvsis The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is allocating federal funding as part of the Third Cycle Surface Transportation Program (STP) and CMAQ improvement program administered by the State of California. The City submitted an application for funding through the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, who then forwarded it in a countywide program to the MTC. The purpose of the CMAQ program is to fund transportation projects or programs that will contribute to attainment or maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and carbon monoxide. The City's Traffic Signal System Improvement project will not lead to increased vehicle emissions and can potentially reduce vehicle emissions. The City's application has been accepted and approved, and the funding will be utilized in the construction phase of the project. The ATSS improvement project was submitted with the City's application for the STP/CMAQ program for the federal Fiscal Year 2006-07 and we were subsequently awarded a grant in the amount of $100,000. DFSI funds of $605,000 have already been appropriated, and will provide the necessary grant matching funds for a total project fund of $705,000.