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Alameda CTC Local Streets and Roads Program Implementation Guidelines 6) Improvements to roadways at rail crossings, including grade separations and safety protection devices 7) Improvements to roadways with truck or transit routing C. Ineligible Uses: The following is a list of ineligible uses of VRF Local Streets and Roads pass - through funds: 1) Non - transportation projects such as fees charged to capital construction projects for services or amenities that are not related to transportation 2) Projects or programs that are not directly related to streets and roads improvements 3) Projects or programs that exclusively serve city /county staff 4) Indirect costs, unless the RECIPIENT submits an independently audited /approved Indirect Cost Allocation Plan. Section 6. Complete Streets Policy Requirement A. To receive Measure B and VRF funds, local jurisdictions must do both of the following with respect to Complete Streets policies: Have an adopted Complete Streets policy, or demonstrate that a policy is being developed and will be adopted by June 30, 2013. This policy should include the "Elements of an Ideal Complete Streets Policy" developed by the National Complete Streets Coalition ( http: / /www.completestreets.org /webdocs /policy /cs- policyelements.pdf Resources will be developed by the Alameda CTC to assist local jurisdictions with developing and implementing complete streets policies. 2. Comply with the California Complete Streets Act of 2008. The California Complete Streets Act (AB1358) requires that local general plans do the following: a. Commencing January 1, 2011, upon any substantial revision of the circulation element, the legislative body shall modify the circulation element to plan for a balanced, multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of the streets, roads, and highways for safe and convenient travel in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan. b. For the purposes of this paragraph, "users of streets, roads, and highways" means bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods, pedestrians, users of public transportation, and seniors. The Governor's Office of Planning and Research has developed detailed guidance for meeting this law: Update to the General Plan Guidelines: Complete Streets and the Circulation Element ( http: / /www.opr.ca.gov/plannin_ docs/ Update_ GP _Guidelines_Complete_Streets.p df).