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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 21, 2012 <br />Staff Report <br />File Number: 12 -184 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: 8.M. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Uchenna Udemezue <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: Staff Report for a Resolution Appropriating Matching Funds for a 2012 -13 <br />Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) Grant Project <br />N* is]JiIJiI;10IIL ,II[a]0K <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the appropriation of Measure B Bicycle and <br />Pedestrian funds in the amount of $61,660 for matching funds for the 2012 -13 BTA grant <br />project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The BTA is an annual program that provides State funds for city and county projects that <br />improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters. To be eligible for BTA funds, a city or <br />county must prepare and adopt a Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) that complies with <br />Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2 and is approved by the local agency's Regional <br />Transportation Planning Agency. On February 7, 2011, by Resolution 2011 -010, the City <br />Council adopted the City's 2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. <br />Caltrans anticipates an appropriation of $11.9 million this year for projects that improve safety <br />and convenience for bicycle commuters. This includes a one -time augmentation for Fiscal <br />Year 2012 -13 of $4.7 million that will increase the opportunity for project funding. California <br />Streets and Highways Code (CSHC) Section 2106 stipulates the annual BTA funding level, <br />subject to appropriation in the approved State budget. Per CSHC 891.4(b), funds are <br />allocated to cities and counties on a matching basis that requires the applicant to furnish a <br />minimum of 10 percent (10 %) of the total project cost. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Staff has submitted a grant application for 2012 -13 BTA funds to implement the bicycle <br />network of Class II bike lanes and Class III bike routes in locations that are identified in our <br />Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan in support of the City's Priority Development Areas. The <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 511512012 <br />