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File Number: 20-374 The California Legislature passed, and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law, Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation funding bill that provides the source of funds to maintain and integrate the State’s multi-modal transportation system. Approximately $25 million in SB 1 funds for Sustainable Communities Grants is available for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 grant cycle. The SB 1 grant funding is intended to support and implement Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) (where applicable) and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively. In October 2019, the City of San Leandro submitted an application for a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Sustainable Communities Grant for the Crosstown Class IV Corridors Study. Caltrans notified the City on June 18, 2020 of the conditional award of the grant subject to the submittal of a revised application cover sheet, scope of work, timeline, and local agency resolution. Analysis The Crosstown Class IV Corridors study project was identified as a high priority in the 2018 Update of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP) based on a robust public planning process, review of existing data, and on the ground conditions. The Crosstown Class IV Corridors Study seeks to review and identify how to improve safety, access, and mobility for all roadway users along Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street. These two major corridors provide important connections to schools (six elementary, two middle and one high school), transit (two BART stations), new and planned housing developments, recreation areas, as well as regional and local parks. The proposed project will develop a community-based Class IV Corridor Study for these two major roadways and by doing so, will help transition San Leandro’s transportation network into a safer and more accessible system for all users. The goal will be to provide safe and balanced pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic flow while connecting schools, parks, shopping, employment, and transit. The grant amount of $349,248 in State Highway Account-Sustainable Communities funding and the required minimum local match of $45,252 will be used to fund the $394,500 study project and hire a consultant to conduct the study and prepare the report. The City will appropriate approximately $50,000 in Measure BB funds for the Study upon the award of the consulting contract, thus fulfilling the required local match requirement. The City has not yet selected a consulting firm to lead the study effort; however, the proper procurement procedures will be used through a competitive RFP process. City staff anticipates that the final project budget figures will not differ substantially and will not exceed the grant request amount. The project will be led by Engineering and Transportation Department staff. The conditions of award provides until February 28, 2023 for completion of the Study. Grant work cannot begin until all Conditions of Grant Acceptance have been satisfied and the City receives a Notice to Proceed letter from Caltrans which is anticipated this October 2020. Current Agency Policies ·Maintain and enhance San Leandro’s infrastructure Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/2/2020 2372