RESOLUTION NO. 19- 089
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT:
1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE STREETS AND TRANSIT EFFICIENCY STUDY FOR THE STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, AND 2. SUPPORT
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A HIGH- CAPACITY TRANSIT
SERVICE IN THE STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD/ I- 280 CORRIDOR IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) AND THE CITIESOFSANTA CLARA, AND SAN JOSS.
WHEREAS, Cupertino staff and Council members have participated in discussionswith neighboring communities since a multi-jurisdictional group was establishedby the SanJoseCity Council on August 8, 2017, comprised of the cities of San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority ( VTA) to discusskey regional issues affecting West SanJose, with a focus on transportation and circulation; and
WHEREAS, the citiesof Cupertino, SantaClara, and SanJose, alongwith VTA, jointly developedand submitteda gradeseparatedhigh-capacitytransit conceptalong the StevensCreek Boulevard/I-280Corridor to the Plan Bay Area 2040process; and WHEREAS, TheVTA' srole ascounty congestionmanagement agency (CMA) and transit provider for Santa Clara County enablesit to bring together multiple cities and Santa Clara County together to study upgrading a corridor such as Stevens Creek Boulevard into a multi- modal, transit supportive corridor; and WHEREAS, the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara, and SanJose, along with VTA, jointly considered a scopeof work for a study that addressesstreetscapeimprovements to improve efficiency of existing transit services, with consideration of features such as transit signalpriority, streetscapeimprovements, safeand comfortablepedestrianand cycling facilities, and other improvements to support transit such as street trees, landscaping, and pedestrian scalelighting; and
WHEREAS, the citiesof Cupertino, SantaClara, and SanJose, alongwith VTA, jointly discussedthelong term goalof afully grade-separated, high-capacity, high speed transit that would be time competitive with auto travel along StevensCreekBoulevard/ 1- 280; and
WHEREAS, the Mobility Element of the City of Cupertino General Plan Community Vision 2015-2040) supports the design and building of CompleteStreets Resolution No. 19- 089
whichoptimizemobilityfor all modesthroughPolicyM-2.1, StreetDesign, andPolicy M- 2.2, Adjacent Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the Mobility Element of the City of Cupertino General Plan Community Vision 2015-2040) supports the participation in regional transportation planningprocessesandworkingwith neighboringcitiestodevelopprogramsconsistent with thegoalsandpoliciesof Cupertino'sGeneralPlan, tominimizeadverseimpactson theCity'scirculationsystem, andtoaddressregionaltransportationandlanduseissues of mutual interestthroughPolicyM-1.1, RegionalTransportationPlanning; and WHEREAS, the Mobility Elementof the City of CupertinoGeneralPlan CommunityVision2015-2040) supportsstreetdesignandamenitiesconsistentwithlocal transitgoalsto improvetransitasaviablealternativeto driving throughPolicyM-4.5, Access to Transit Services; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDthat the City Council does hereby
1. Support efforts to study improving transit efficiency and streetscape improvementsalongtheStevensCreekBoulevardcorridor, and
2. Supportcontinuingongoingconversationsregardinghigh-capacitytransitservice alongtheStevensCreekBoulevard/I-280corridor, with theunderstandingthatit would:
a. Notusegeneralpurposetravellanesor adverselyimpactvehicularcapacity on City surfacestreets; and
b. Begradeseparated, andtime-competitivewith autotravel; and c. Study an alternate alignment in Cupertino along I-280, continuing to DeAnzaCollegeat thejunctionof SR85andStevensCreekBoulevard, ensuringservicetoareasofhighemploymentdensityandDeAnzaCollege, while connectingthe Cities of SanJose, SantaClara, and Cupertino, supportedby, and developedin collaborationwith, theSantaClaraValley Transportation Authority; and
3. AuthorizestheCityManageror designeeto assessresourcesneededto develop theseprojectsandreportfindingsto theCityCouncil.
PASSEDAND ADOPTEDat a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertinothis 161hday ofJuly, 2019by thefollowing vote:
Resolution No. 19- 089
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Scharf, Chao, Paul, Sinks, Willey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
Steven Scharf, Mayor Date
City of Cupertino
ATTEST:
GraceSchmidt, City Clerk Date
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RES. NO. 79207
RESOLUTION NO. 79207
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE SUPPORTING 1) A COMPLETE STREETS AND
NEAR-TERM TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
THE STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD CORRIDOR TO BE
PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) AND THE CITIES
OF SANTA CLARA, CUPERTINO, AND SAN JOSE, AND 2)
SUPPORT THE VTA HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT STUDY
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT
SERVICE ALONG THE STEVENS CREEK CORRIDOR
WHEREAS, the City Council of the. City of San Jose (“City”) approved the Stevens Creek Urban Village Plan (“Plan”) on August 8, 2017, which supports high-capacity urban transit service along the Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor; and WHEREAS, this Plan was prepared by the City and community to provide a policy framework to guide new jobs and housing growth within the Urban Village boundary and guide the characteristics of future private and public development, including transportation systems and streetscapes within this area; and WHEREAS, this Plan supports the identified growth capacity for this Urban Village in the Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan, providing the capacity for the development of approximately 3,860 new dwelling units and 4,500 new jobs; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Jose approved on August 8, 2017, forming a multi-jurisdiction group comprised of San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara, and Santa Clara County to discuss key regional issues affecting West San Jose, with a focus on transportation and circulation; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Santa Clara approved on September 12, 2017, the formation of a Stevens Creek Urban Village Taskforce to address land use on our shared borders; and
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WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (“VTA”) role as county congestion management agency (“CMA”) and transit provider enables them to bring the three cities and County along the Stevens Creek corridor together to transform it into a multimodal complete street that improves transit service to support densifying land uses, enhance safety, reduce distances of pedestrian street crossings, incorporate streetscapes improvements that provide complete and comfortable walkway and bikeway networks, and add trees, landscaping, and pedestrian lighting; and WHEREAS, the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara, and San Jose, along with VTA, jointly developed a draft scope of work for a Complete Street and Near Term Transit Study, that considers new modes of transportation as an option; and WHEREAS, both near-term and long-term transit investments support San Jose’s General Plan and Stevens Creek Urban Village Plan by supporting more intense development near station areas and mobility for employees, residents, and visitors; and WHEREAS, transit investments made on this corridor could be used by private bus operators, autonomous vehicles, or other modes of transportation; and WHEREAS, the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara, and San Jose, along with VTA, jointly developed and submitted a grade separated high capacity transit concept along the Stevens Creek Corridor to the plan bay area 2050 process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
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by, and developed in collaboration with, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
2. The City of San Jose appoints the District 1 Councilmember to any policy advisory committee created to oversee and coordinate these efforts.
3. The City Manager or designee is authorized to assess resources needed to develop these projects and report findings to the City Council.
ADOPTED this 6th day of August, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: ARENAS, DAVIS, DIEP, ESPARZA, FOLEY, JONES
JIMENEZ, KHAMIS, PERALEZ, LICCARDO.
NOES: NONE.
ABSENT: CARRASCO.
DISQUALIFIED: NONE.
SAM LICCARDO
Mayor
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 19-8781
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARA TO SUPPORT WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (VTA) AND THE
CITIES OF CUPERTINO AND SAN JOSE TO DEVELOP A
COMPLETE STREETS AND TRANSIT STUDY, INCLUDING
OPTIONS OF HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT, FOR THE STEVENS
CREEK BOULEVARD CORRIDOR.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
W HEREAS, Santa Clara staff and Councilmembers have participated in discussions with neighboring communities since amulti-jurisdictional group was established by the San Jose City Council on August 8, 2017, comprised of the cities of Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to discuss key regional issues affecting West San Jose, with a focus on transportation and circulation; W HEREAS, the cities of Santa Clara, Cupertino, and San Jose along with VTA jointly developed and submitted a grade separated high-capacity transit concept along Stevens Creek Boulevard to the Plan Bay Area 2040 process;
W HEREAS, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) role as County congestion management agency (CMA) and transit provider for Santa Clara County enables it to bring together multiple cities and Santa Clara County together to study upgrading a corridor such as Stevens Creek Boulevard into amulti-modal, transit supportive corridor; W HEREAS, the Santa Clara City Council approved on September 12, 2017 the formation of a Stevens Creek Urban Village Taskforce to address land use on shared borders; W HEREAS, the City of Santa Clara General Plan contains Circulation policies that include complete streets elements; and
W HEREAS, the City of Santa Clara adopted Resolution 18-8593 on August 21, 2018, which adopted a Complete Street Policy to support the design of roadways to safely accommodate all users including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, children, senior citizens, disabled people, and motorists.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City of Santa Clara supports a study exploring transit options including Complete Streets along the Stevens Creek Boulevard corridor.
2. That the study considers potential options for a grade separated high capacity transit system for the Stevens Creek Boulevard corridor, that connects the Cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, and Cupertino, that is supported by, and developed in collaboration with, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
3. That the options considered in the study do not adversely affect streets in the City of Santa Clara.
4. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to assess resources needed to develop these projects and report findings to the City Council.
5. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately.
HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED
AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILORS: Davis, Hardy, Mahan, O'Neill, and Watanabe, and Mayor Gillmor
NOES: COUNCILORS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILORS: Chahal
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS: None
ATTEST:
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference: None
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