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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
mCelso Ortiz (Aprfif, 2022 16:47 PDT)
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO (1)
APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND APPROPRIATE UP TO THREE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($380,000.00) IN
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2022-23 STATE TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 FUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
A: EAST 20TH STREET STAIRPATH REHABILITATION, ONE
HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($110,000);
B: WILSON AND PALMER STAIR PATH REHABILITATION
PROJECT, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($120,000);
C: CITYRACKS BICYCLE PARKING PROGRAM, SEVENTY-
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000);
D: BICYCLIST SIGNAGE PROGRAM, SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000); AND
(2) ADOPTING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS.
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code Section 99200 et seq. authorizes the submission of applications to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, entitled “Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects,” which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of “TDA Article 3” funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108 requires that requests for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland desires to submit a request through Alameda County Public Works to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described 2646873v8/ - updated 12/28/2021
in the Agenda Report accompanying this resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been satisfied; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City of Oakland declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the projects described in Exhibit A to this resolution, or that might impair the ability of the City of Oakland to carry out the projects; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proposed projects were reviewed by the City of Oakland’s Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) on February 17, 2022, and in the last four consecutive fiscal years, fulfilling the requirement for BPAC review stipulated by MTC Resolution No. 4108; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Oakland attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in Exhibit A to this resolution; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the Alameda County Public Works Agency as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the projects are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) (not a project), 15061(b)(3) (not significant effect), and/or 15301(c) (existing facilities); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That The City Council directs the City’s Environmental Review Officer to file a Notice of Exemption; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the application, acceptance, and appropriation of Fiscal Year 2021-22 State TDA Article 3 funds in the amount not to exceed Three Hundred And Eighty Thousand Dollars ($380,000.00) In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 State Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funds As Follows: (A) East 20th Street Stairpath Rehabilitation, One Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000); (B) Wilson and Palmer Stair Path Rehabilitation Project, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000); (C) CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program, Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000); (D) Bicyclist Signage Program, Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000); and be it 2 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Administrator, is authorized on behalf of the City of Oakland to execute and submit all documents, payment requests, and related actions.
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IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS ?/
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ABSENT
ABSTENTION -~
ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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