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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
22JUN-3 AM 10:08 Revised at 2/1/22 Council Special Meeting
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
89 04 0RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION:
1. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE CLEAN CALIFORNIA FUNDS TOTALING NINE
MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($9,921,587) TO IMPLEMENT
THE INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING AND
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT;
2. ADOPT APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS
WHEREAS, in late 2021, Caltrans staff approached the City regarding the opportunity to use Clean California State enhancement funds allocated to Caltrans District 4, which includes Oakland, on state routes; and WHEREAS, Oakland staff proposed funding the International Boulevard Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvement Project since the project aligned with Clean California goals, scored highly in the City’s Capital Improvement Program, and overlaps with state right-of-way as International Boulevard east of 42nd Avenue is considered a state route; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland will receive funding for this proposal for this proposal, totaling Nine Million Nine Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($9,921,587), which includes Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($275,000) for solar-powered litter containers along the corridor; and WHEREAS, the City will also be installing trash capture devices along the corridor using Measure Q funding; and
WHEREAS, the International Boulevard Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvement Project will install pedestrian-scale lighting and repair sidewalks and Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps to provide safer pedestrian conditions for people along International Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, these improvements will ensure the project meets complete streets and universal design standards, enhances pedestrian travel, encourages bus rapid transit ridership, and provide health and environmental; and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements are exempt under CEQA; and WHEREAS, by improving pedestrian infrastructure, lighting, access to high quality public transit, and improved waste management, this project will advance two Citywide priorities: (1) holistic community safety; and (2) vibrant, sustainable infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, by improving pedestrian infrastructure, lighting, access to high quality public transit, and improved waste management, this project will advance two Citywide priorities: (1) holistic community safety; and (2) vibrant, sustainable infrastructure;
WHEREAS, the International Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvements Project is in Caltrans Right-of-Way, and therefore requires that the City obtain encroachment permits from Caltrans; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans encroachment permits in turn, require that the City to execute a maintenance agreement to accept, operate and maintain responsibilities of these improvements; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to accept and appropriate Clean California funds totaling Nine Million Nine Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($9,921,587) for the International Boulevard Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvement Project; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate and enter into a cooperative agreement with Caltrans to implement the project; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That said Clean California funds will be deposited and appropriated in the California Department of Transportation Fund 2140, Complete Streets Planning and Project Development (35212), and in a project number to be established; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the proposed International Boulevard Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvements project is exempt under CEQA (Section 15301, Class 1: Existing Facilities); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Administrator shall file a Notice of Determination/Notice of Exemption with the clerk of the County of Alameda and the Office of Planning and Research on relevant aspects of this project; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to finalize and execute the proposed maintenance agreement between the City and -2-
Caltrans for the International Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvements Project; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to approve any subsequent amendments of the maintenance agreement provided that such amendments shall be approved by the City Attorney’s Office and shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk; and be it
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.
m 16 2022IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES-^T
ABSENT -
ABSTENTION^'
ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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