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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 2014 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-131 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.E. <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 Authorizing Submission of a Request to the <br />Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for the Allocation of Fiscal <br />Year 2014-15 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 <br />Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding to Install Pedestrian Improvements <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his <br />designee to submit a request to the MTC for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2014-15 TDA Article <br />3 Pedestrian/Bicycle project funding to install pedestrian improvements. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In the nine-county Bay Area region, the MTC makes TDA funds available for <br />pedestrian/bicycle purposes. The funds are from the Local Transportation Fund , which is <br />from the State Legislature initiating a one-quarter percent sales tax in Alameda County in <br />1972. Each year, the MTC allocates TDA Article 3 funds to eligible claimants after review of <br />applications from counties and congestion management agencies. Alameda County is <br />responsible for submitting an annual program of projects that are initiated by each local <br />agency in the county. The TDA grant funds are distributed by population . <br />Analysis <br />Annually, the City applies for TDA grant funds from the MTC for pedestrian improvements <br />throughout the City. The City is entitled to $41,898 for this next fiscal year (FY 2014-15). <br />Additionally, the City will request an advance of $30,000 from the FY 2015-16 allocation for a <br />total allocation of $71,898. The City is able to request an early allocation because some <br />Alameda County jurisdictions are not using their allocations this year. <br />The TDA funds will be used to install the following : handicap ramps, sidewalk, sidewalk <br />bulb-outs, pedestrian safety signage, accessible pedestrian traffic signals , and lighted <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/16/2014