City Council
Carmen Montano, Mayor
Evelyn Chua, Vice Mayor
Anthony Phan, Councilmember
Hon Lien, Councilmember
Garry Barbadillo, Councilmember
1. Call to Order /Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda: June 12, 2024
Approved by Mayor and Vice Mayor
3. Approval of Minutes: February 14, 2024
Approved by Mayor and Vice Mayor
4. Public Forum
Members of the audience are invited to address the Subcommittee on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers must state their name and address for the record and limit their remarks to under three minutes. As an unagendized item, no response is required of City staff or the Subcommittee; however, the Subcommittee may agendize the item for a future meeting.
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5. Business Items (Review and Discuss Transportation Related Topics) Staff provided an update regarding grant applications and other projects that the City is pursing in order to make safety improvements throughout the City. a. Grant Application Update
• Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
• Active Transportation Program (ATP)
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12
Staff provided an update on five transportation grant applications: 1) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A), 2) Active Transportation Program Grant (ATP) – Caltrans/CTC, 3) Active Transportation Program Grant (ATP) – MTC, 4) Highway Safety Improvement Members of Subcommittee
Carmen Montano, Member
Evelyn Chua, Member
City Council Transportation Subcommittee
Senior Center Conference Room 140/141
40 N. Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
4:00 PM
Program (HSIP), and 5) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE).
Vice Mayor asked which grant(s) would be applicable for the Escuela Parkway/Milpitas High project. Staff responded there is further work required before it can be considered “project ready” which will help increase the City’s scoring. The City’s safety study which was completed in January will assist the City with current grant applications.
Mayor asked which of the local highways does the HSIP impact? Staff clarified that the area doesn’t necessarily need to be a highway.
Discussion regarding City’s match for the RAISE grant. Vice Mayor asked about the projected amount of TASP fees. Staff explained that there is a lot of analysis being done of the infrastructure that is needed in the future and/or replaced in the TASP area. The analysis will include how much fees will be collected as well as what is needed. The full item will be brought before the Council in the Fall. Vice Mayor asked how the $46M is allocated. Staff responded that that $30M has been projected to be spent over the next five years with another $16M is available for projects which are appropriately aligned.
Vice Mayor would like to see a TASP-specific project list of how the $46M is allocated.
Matt suggested that staff will present a detailed discussion regarding TASP to Council around September and also create a couple of TASP-specific PPT slides for the budget study session.
Staff presented a few potential grant opportunities: 1) One Bay Area Grant (OBAG), 2) Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPGD) – INFRA and 3) Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) – RCP/NAE.
Vice Mayor asked if the City has applied for any of the grants before. Mayor would like to know why the City was not able to get the ATP grant in 2022. Staff to follow up. Matt also clarified that the City is finalizing a contract for a grant writer however City staff can/will continue to apply for grants. Vice Mayor asked which grants were applied for and also later suggested that grants should be reviewed for improvements when they weren’t granted. Mayor suggested looking at the Open Space Authority which issues grants as well as congestion management grants.
6. Other Topics
7. Next Proposed Meeting Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Confirmed
8. Adjournment
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