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�w City of San Leandro " Meeting Date: October 17, 2011 Staff Report File Number: 11 -245 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda Number: 8.F. TO: City Council FROM: Lianne Marshall Interim City Manager /Executive Director BY: Uchenna Udemezue Engineering & Transportation Director FINANCE REVIEW: James O'Leary, Interim Finance Director TITLE: Staff Report for Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to File an Application with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) Funding for the East 14th /Hesperian /150th Improvements, Appropriating Grant Funds and Assuring the Completion of the Project RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to file an application for Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) funding with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). This grant will fund the construction of the East 14th /Hesperian /150th Improvements. Additionally, it is recommended that the City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to appropriate grant funding in the amount of $1,000,000 and assure completion of this project. BACKGROUND Pursuant to California Government Code Section 14527(b), the MTC is responsible for programming projects eligible for RTIP funds, including projects in the RTIP, and submitting them to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for inclusion in the State Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). In June 2011, the MTC directed the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) to issue a call for projects. The City of San Leandro submitted the subject project and a project for additional streetscape improvements at the same location; however, the Alameda CTC selected only the subject project for its final 13 projects. It is estimated that the City of San Leandro will receive $1 City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 10/11/2011