ITEM 4.5
CITY MANAGER' S REPORT
MARCH 14, 2022 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
ITEM: APPROVAL OF 2022 ONE VOICE TRIP
PROJECT NOMINATIONS
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution Approving Staff
Recommended Project Nominations for
the 2022 San Joaquin One Voice Trip
SUMMARY:
The City received a request from the San Joaquin Council of Governments ( SJCOG) to provide the City' s top two priority projects to be included in the list of projects to be presented at the annual One Voice Program in Washington, D. C. on May 8- 12, 2022. Each jurisdiction in the County is allowed to submit two projects, one regional transportation priority project and one local priority project that may be either transportation or non- transportation.
The projects submittal is due by April 4, 2022. SJCOG recommends that projects be aligned based on thematic concepts such as Environmental Sustainability, Trade Corridors, Innovation, Technology Growth Management, and Social Equity & Mobility. Thus, staff recommended two projects for nomination, listed in priority below:
1. Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange
2. Lathrop Road/ I- 5 Interchange
Staff recommends that the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange and the Lathrop Road/ I5 Interchange projects be submitted as the City' s two priority projects for Federal funding and requests that Council approve the submittal to SJCOG. These are the same projects that Council chose to nominate last year.
BACKGROUND:
San Joaquin One Voice is SJCOG' s legislative advocacy program for San Joaquin County that promotes issues of regional significance to federal legislators and agencies through an annual advocacy trip to Washington, D. C. The purpose of the program is to advocate for increased funding and/ or new or amended legislation for issues and projects of regional significance to the San Joaquin region.
The 2022 trip is scheduled for May 8- 12, 2022 and a block of rooms have been secured at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel ( formerly the Washington Court Hotel).
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MARCH 14, 2022 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
2022 ONE VOICE TRIP PRO) ECT NOMINATIONS
Staff requests that the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange and the Lathrop Road/ I- 5 Interchange projects be submitted as the City' s two priority projects for federal funding. Aligned with the thematic concept of Trade Corridors, both projects will enhance the transportation of goods to and from the City of Lathrop.
The requested amounts for the two interchanges are as follows:
1. Louise Avenue/ I- 5 5 million ( completes design and a portion of Interchan e
pro ert ac uisition
2. Lathrop Road/ I- 5 5 million ( completes environmental and Interchan e desi n ro' ect hases)
Staff recommends that both interchange projects be submitted as the City' s two priority projects for Federal funding and requests that Council approve the submittal to SJCOG by April 4, 2022.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange Project be submitted as the regional priority that provides connectivity to developments on the west side of the City. In addition, staff recommends that the Lathrop Road/ I- 5 interchange be selected as a priority for submittal due to its crucial role in future developments in the North Lathrop Area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of submitting these projects is negligible. However, a future item will be brought to Council for the travel expenses related to staff and/ or Council One Voice trip attendance.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Resolution Approving Staff Recommended Project Nominations for the 2022 San Joaquin One Voice Trip
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MARCH 14, 2022 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
2022 ONE VOICE TRIP PRO7ECT NOMINATIONS
APPROVALS:
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Angel arca Date
Assistant Engineer
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Michael King Date
Dire tor of Public Works
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Director°,\o Finance
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Salvador Navarrete Date
City Attorney
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Step en J. Salvatore Date
City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 22-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LATHROP APPROVING STAFF RECOMMENDED PROJECT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022
SAN JOAQUIN ONE VOICE TRIP
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin One Voice is San Joaquin Council of Governments' SJCOG' s) legislative advocacy program for San Joaquin County that promotes issues of regional significance to federal legislators and agencies through an annual advocacy trip to Washington, D. 0 on May 8- 12, 2022; and WHEREAS, each jurisdiction in San Joaquin County is allowed to nominate two 2) projects for inclusion in the annual One Voice Program; and WHEREAS, the project nomination forms are due to SJCOG by April 4, 2022, to be included in the 2022 One Voice Program; and
WHEREAS, the projects nominated for the 2022 One Voice Program include the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange and Lathrop Road/ I- 5 Interchange projects; and WHEREAS, both interchange projects are aligned with the thematic concept of Trade Corridors to enhance the transportation of goods to and from the City of Lathrop; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange and Lathrop Road/ I- 5 Interchange projects be submitted again as the City' s two priority projects for Federal funding and requests that Council approve the submittal to SJCOG by April 4, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the fiscal impact of submitting these projects is negligible.
However, a future item will be brought to Council for the trave expenses related to staff and/ or Council One Voice trip attendance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lathrop hereby approves the Louise Avenue/ I- 5 Interchange and Lathrop Road/ I- 5 Interchange projects for nomination to SJCOG for the 2022 One Voice trip.
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 14th day of March 2022, by the following vote of the City Council, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAI N:
ABSENT:
Sonny Dhaliwat, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Teresa Vargas, City Clerk Salvador Navarrete, City Attorney