1 RESOLUTION NO. [25 – xx]
SUPPORTING THE EL CAMINO REAL/SELBY LANE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY’S 2025 MEASURE A AND
MEASURE W HIGHWAY PROGRAM CALL FOR PROJECTS
WHEREAS, El Camino Real is a major regional six-lane arterial that serves as a primary north-south roadway for San Mateo County and is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s regional Active Transportation network;
WHEREAS, El Camino Real, including the Selby Lane Intersection, is identified in the Bay Are Vision Zero Plan, the San Mateo County C/CAG Countywide and Town of Atherton Local Roadway Safety Plans as part of the High Injury Network, and is identified in the San Mateo County C/CAG Safe Routes to School High Injury Network due to the significant number of accidents along the corridor and at the intersection, WHEREAS, the intersection of El Camino Real and Selby Lane is adjacent to two Equity Priority Communities and is a vital connection from the North Fair Oaks community and the Adelante Selby School on Selby Lane;
WHEREAS, El Camino Real is unsignalized at Selby Lane and functions at Level of Service F and C in the morning (eastbound and westbound, respectively) and Level of Service F in both directions in the afternoon;
WHEREAS, the Town of Atherton proposes intersection improvements to improve mobility and safety for all roadway users at the intersection, including the installation of an accessible and controlled crossing of El Camino Real with a High Intensity Activated Crosswalk or full signalization, with accessible landings, median refuges, and associated improvements; WHEREAS, it will cost $4,000,000 million to implement the project scope; WHEREAS, the Town of Atherton wishes to sponsor the design, and construction of improvements to this vital intersection;
WHEREAS, the Town of Atherton seeks $3,000,000 million for design, and construction funds for the ECR/Selby Lane Intersection Improvements Project; WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) issued a Call for Projects for the 2025 Measure A and Measure W Highway Program on July 11, 2025; and 2 WHEREAS, the TA requires the Sponsor's governing board to adopt a resolution:
1. Supporting the Project and application for $3 million in TA Measures A and W Highway Program funds for Project;
2. Committing the Sponsor to the begin work within one year of an award and to the completion of the requested scope of work for the Project, including the commitment of matching funds in the amount of $1 million needed for implementation;
3. Certifying that any funds awarded by the TA will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will not replace existing funds or resources; and
4. If funds are awarded, authorizing the Sponsor's City Manager, or designee, to sign a supplemental agreement and any amendments of the TA’s Primary Grant Agreement with the TA for TA Measures A and W Highway Program funding for the Project and to take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution and execute applicable amendments.
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Atherton:
1. Directs staff to submit an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Measures A and W Highway Program funds for $3 million for the design and construction of the El Camino Real/Selby Lane Traffic Safety and Mobility Improvements project;
2. Authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute a sign a supplemental agreement and any amendments of the TA’s Primary Grant Agreement with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority to encumber TA Measures A and W Highway Program funds;
3. Commits to the completing the Project, including contributing $1 million of matching funds needed for the requested Project’s scope of work implementation, if the requested TA funds are awarded;
4. Certifies that any funds awarded by the TA will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will not replace existing funds or resources; and
5. Authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution and execute applicable amendments.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Atherton at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of September 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: [xx, xx, xx,]
NOES: [xxx]
ABSENT: [xx]
ABSTAIN: [xx]
By: _________________________________
Elizabeth Lewis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Anthony W. Suber, City Clerk
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Mona Ebrahimi, City Attorney