Agmt 2016 Alameda County Transportation Commission

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t - Alameda CTC Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program Implementation Guidelines Alameda County Transportation Commission Implementation Guidelines For the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program funded through Measure B, Measure BB, and Vehicle Registration Fees Section 1. Purpose A. To delineate the eligible uses of Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Funds authorized under Alameda County Transportation Commission Master Program Funding Agreements, these implementation guidelines have been developed to specify the requirements that local jurisdictions must follow in their use of Measure B, Measure BB, and VRF Direct Local Distribution and discretionary funds. These guidelines are incorporated by reference in the Master Program Funding Agreements. All other terms and conditions for programs are contained in the agreements themselves. The intent of the implementation guidelines is to: 1. Provide guidance on Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety funds eligible uses and expenditures. 2. Define the terms in the Master Program Funding Agreements. 3. Guide Bicycle and Pedestrian Program implementation. Section 2. Authority A. These Implementation Guidelines have been adopted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and set forth eligible uses and expenditures for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety funds. The Alameda CTC may update these guidelines on an as -needed basis and will do so with involvement of its technical and community advisory committees (as applicable). Exceptions to these guidelines must be requested in writing and be approved by the Alameda CTC. Section 3. Background A. Alameda CTC developed Implementation guidelines for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Funds to clarify eligible fund uses and expenditures in association Master Programs Funding Agreements for the November 2000 voter -approved Measure B Direct Local Distribution funds (formally known as "pass- through funds"). In 2012, the Master Programs Funding Agreements were updated to include the voter approved Measure F - Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) program. In November 2014, voters approved the 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan, Measure BB, and new Master Programs Funding Agreements were subsequently developed to incorporate Measure BB funds. Section 4. Definition of Terms A. Alameda CTC: The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a Joint Powers Authority created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, which performed long-range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects and programs, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, which administered the voter approved half -cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County (the 1986 and 2000 approved Measure B sales tax programs) B. Capital project: A bicycle and pedestrian capital investment that typically requires the following phases: planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance, design, right-of-way, construction, and completion. C. Complete Street: A transportation facility that is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit vehicles, truckers, and motorists, appropriate to the function and context of the facility. Complete street concepts apply to rural, suburban, and urban areas. (Caltrans definition) D. Complete Streets Act of 2008: The California Complete Streets Act (Assembly Bill 1358) was signed into law in September 2008. It requires that local jurisdictions modify their general plans as follows: Bicycle/Pedestrian - 1