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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
AUTHORIZING THE ADVANCED PLANNING MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200,000 IN RESPONSE TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION’S PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA
GRANT CALL FOR PROJECTS
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2022 , the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced a Call for Projects for Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grants and informed local jurisdictions of a February 15, 2022 deadline for submittals of applications as well as grant requirements, including compliance with the Transit-Oriented Communities Policy; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, the City of Mountain View established the Downtown PDA; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown PDA includes key public improvements and development opportunity sites; and
WHEREAS, a PDA Planning Grant would fund a comprehensive update to the Downtown Precise Plan for the Downtown PDA; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Precise Plan would engage community members to establish a vision and development framework for the area’s future , provide objective development standards, plan for new public improvements, expand to include new development opportunity sites, include innovative standards and incentives, support storefront improvements and occupancy, and implement the recent Downtown Parking Strategy; and
WHEREAS, staff estimate s the cost of this effort to be $1,365,000, of which $165,000 is available from the existing Downtown Precise Plan Update Capital Improvement Program (Project 20-66); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the Advanced Planning Manager to submit a grant application for the Downtown Precise Plan in response to the MTC’s Call for Projects for PDA Planning Grants in the amount of $1,200,000.
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