RESOLUTION NO. 25-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES APPROVING A COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH WEST CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WCCTAC) TO RECEIVE $300,000 IN SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION PROGRAM (STMP) FUNDING IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING COMBINED STMP FUNDING OF $1.55 MILLION FOR A TOTAL NEW AGREEMENT AMOUNT OF $1.85 MILLION TO ADVANCE THE HERCULES HUB AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) was adopted by West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) in 1997 and funds regionally significant transportation projects that mitigate traffic impacts caused by growth; and WHEREAS, a cooperative funding agreement with WCCTAC for $750,000 in STMP funding to advance the design of the Hub was originally executed in 2019; and WHEREAS, in September 2023 the WCCTAC Board of Directors approved an appropriation of an additional $800,000 for the Hercules Hub (Hub) and at their January 26, 2024 meeting approved a funding agreement with Hercules for a total combined amount of $1.55 million which includes the new $800,000 in funding and extends the eligibility date of the original $750,000 of funding; and WHEREAS, at its May 28, 2021 meeting, the WCCTC Board of Directors approved an appropriation of $300,000 in STMP funds to Agency towards the Hub; and WHEREAS, the additional $300,000 in STMP funding, in addition to the combined STMP funding amount of $1.55 million, can be used to advance the design of the Hub and serve as a local match for State and Federal grants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules that the City Council hereby approves a Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee to receive $300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program funding, in addition to the existing combined STMP funding amount of $1.55 million, for a total new Agreement amount of $1.85 million to advance the Hub and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the twenty-third day of September 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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