RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
APPROVING COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENTS FOR CITY TO 1) RECEIVE FUNDS THROUGH THE GO SONOMA ACT AND 2) TO RECEIVE GO
SONOMA ACT FUNDS FOR THE SIDEWALK GAP CLOSURES PROJECT
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, Sonoma County voters approved the 2020 Go Sonoma Act Expenditure Plan and Ordinance (Go Sonoma) which is an extension of the existing Measure M transportation sales tax, and this measure continues to fund transportation projects including local road maintenance, bike and pathways, traffic and safety and public transportation; and
WHEREAS, funding agreements are needed between the local transportation agency, Sonoma County Transportation Authority, and local jurisdictions to provide rules and procedures for spending the sales tax proceeds on specific projects within each jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, Go Sonoma provides the City with an annual allocation based on a formula and project specific funding for priority City projects that meet the Go Sonoma criteria, and the formula amount is used by the City towards street paving, bicycle and pedestrian pathway and traffic safety Capital Projects as depicted in its annual budget and, for out years, its Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) is tasked by Go Sonoma to prioritize and make funds available to its member agencies, and, to this end, SCTA developed the 2023 Strategic Implementation Plan (Go Sonoma SIP) which includes a Build Bikeways and Pathways program for the development of improvements to better separate bikes from cars and make it easier to bike and walk; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Build Bikeways and Pathways program, SCTA has approved the City’s Sidewalk Gap Closure Project (Project) for Go Sonoma funding, and a separate Cooperative Agreement is needed for rules and procedures for the City to receive payment for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the bid advertisement period is open presently for the Project with bids to be opened and anticipated Council award on August 27, 2024, and construction to begin 3-5 weeks later, and the City is to begin invoicing SCTA for Go Sonoma funding once construction and construction management expenses are incurred; and
WHEREAS, the formulaic Go Sonoma funds due to the City are estimated to be $75,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, the Project is included in the City’s adopted FY24/25 budget for an amount of $735,000, for completing design, construction and construction management services, and these funds consist of $235,000 from the City’s General Fund and $500,000 of project specific Go Sonoma funding; and
WHEREAS, this action is found to qualify for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption under CEQA Section 15301 in that the project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing or former use
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Cotati City Council hereby determines:
1. The Cooperative Funding Agreement No. G20200E1 between the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and City of Cotati is approved substantially in the form attached, and
2. The Cooperative Funding Agreement No. G70201E1I between the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and City of Cotati is approved substantially in the form attached, and
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute said cooperative agreements substantially in the form attached.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on August 13, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney