DATE:
September 6, 2022
TO:
Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Mohamed Alaoui, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Accept Funds And Execute Funding Agreements With The California Transportation Commission And For All Other Agreements Necessary To Implement The 40th Street Transit-Only Lanes And Multimodal Enhancements Project Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the above-entitled resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept funds and execute funding agreements with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to implement the 40th Street Transit-Only Lanes and Multimodal Enhancements Project.
Background
The 40th Street Transit-Only Lanes and Multimodal Enhancements Project (Project) includes the redesign of 40th Street and parts of San Pablo Avenue and Shellmound Street to improve conditions for bus riders, pedestrians, and cyclists. The complete Project will reduce travel time for buses by striping bus-only lanes in both directions, making bicycle improvements by creating a two-way Class 4 separated bikeway from Adeline Street to the Bay Bridge Trail, making pedestrian safety improvements at eleven intersections, adding bus boarding islands and shelters, and installing pedestrian/bicycle amenities. The City Council approved the conceptual design of the Project and found it to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act on July 9, 2019.
Due to limits on total funding and available grant opportunities, the Project was split into two design portions with one for the pedestrian/bicycle improvements and one for the transit improvements. In 2021, the City received notification of approval for $2,000,000 of Alameda CTC funding (2022 CIP Call for Projects) for design of the Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for transit improvements on the Project. In late 2021, the City received notification of approval for $1,374,000 for the pedestrian/bicycle design through the statewide Active Transportation Program (ATP).
Discussion
On January 26, 2022, the CTC approved the list of ATP Cycle 5 Projects which included this Project. The grant received will be to fund the Design Phase only. A Funding Agreement for the ATP Cycle 5 funding was prepared by CTC staff and circulated to the City in June 2022. City staff is ready to start the Design Phase of the Project and has advertised a Request for Proposals for a professional services contract with submittals due in September 2022.
In order to execute the funding agreement which will fund the professional services contract, the City Council will need to authorize the City Manager to accept the funds and execute a Master Funding Agreement (Attachment A), Supplement Agreement (Attachment B), and any other agreements that will be necessary to implement the Project.
Fiscal Impact
There are no matching funds required in Active Transportation Program Guidelines. The funds from this funding agreement have already been assigned to the Project (CIP Project T-13) under Fund 254. Additional funds from Alameda CTC have been secured to fully fund the Design Phase of this Project.
Staff Communication with the Public
The Project has been discussed regularly at monthly Transportation Committee meetings and has been discussed at past Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meetings as well.
Conflict of Interest
N/A
Conclusion
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the above-entitled resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept funds and execute funding agreements with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to implement the 40th Street Transit-Only Lanes and Multimodal Enhancements Project.
PREPARED BY: Ryan O’Connell, Senior Civil Engineer
Approved and Forwarded to the
City Council of the City of Emeryville:
Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager
Attachments
Attachment A – Master Funding Agreement – Active Transportation Program Attachment B – Supplement Agreement – 40th Street Project Draft Resolution
ATP Cycle 5 Funding Agreement – 40th Street Project
City Council Meeting | September 6, 2022
City of Emeryville
CALIFORNIA
MEMORANDUM