Life Enrichment Committee
November 28, 2022
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Edward D. Reiskin FROM: Fred Kelley
City Administrator Director, Oakland
Department of
Transportation
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL - Funding and
Reimbursement Agreements for Major
Transportation Projects
DATE: November 22, 2022
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That City Council
1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To:
1) Accept And Appropriate Transit And Intercity Capital Rail Program (TIRCP) Grant Funds In The Amount Of Ten Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($10,732,000) To Implement The Oakland Waterfront Mobility Hub, Administered By The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA); And
2) Accept And Appropriate Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS) Grant Funds In The Amount Of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) To Implement The 7th Street Connection Project, Administered By The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); And 3) Amend Resolution No. 89039 C.M.S., Which Accepted And Appropriated United State Department Of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability And Equity (RAISE) Grant Program Funds Totaling Fourteen Million Five Hundred And Seven Thousand Seventy-Five Dollars ($14,507,075), To Appropriate The RAISE Funds To The Correct Fund Account; And
4) Accept And Appropriate Measure BB Funds From The Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) In The Amount Of Ten Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,200,000), To Implement Improvements On Broadway As Match To The RAISE Grant, Pending Final Approval From ACTC; And
5) Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And
2. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize The City Administrator To:
1) Execute A Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City And The Port To Facilitate The Development Of Transportation Projects Both Within And Outside The Port Area; And
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Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
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2) Accept And Appropriate California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Grant Funds Totaling Up To Two Hundred Fifty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($259,500,000); And
3) Take All Steps Necessary To Apply For And Receive Additional Funds Necessary To Complete The Projects As Set Forth In The MOU; And 4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
3. Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement With Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), In Accordance With California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Regulations, For The Review Of The Embarcadero Corridor Safety Improvements, Upon Execution Of A Signed Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City And The Port Of Oakland To Facilitate The Development Of Transportation Projects Both Within And Outside The Port Area And An Executed Supplemental Agreement That Includes Costs To Reimburse UPRR Between The Port Of Oakland And The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) That Includes Costs To Reimburse UPRR And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings.
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
The first resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept and appropriate awarded funds has been revised to include language authorizing the City Administrator to enter into a TIRCP Master Agreement with the California Department of Transportation in order to accept the funding. The revised resolution is available as Attachment A.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council
1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To:
1) Accept And Appropriate Transit And Intercity Capital Rail Program (TIRCP) Grant Funds In The Amount Of Ten Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($10,732,000) To Implement The Oakland Waterfront Mobility Hub, Administered By The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA); And 2) Accept And Appropriate Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS) Grant Funds In The Amount Of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) To Implement The 7th Street Connection Project, Administered By The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); And
3) Amend Resolution No. 89039 C.M.S., Which Accepted And Appropriated United State Department Of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability And Equity (RAISE) Grant Program Funds Totaling Fourteen Million Five Hundred And Seven Thousand Seventy-Five Dollars ($14,507,075), To Appropriate The RAISE Funds To The Correct Fund Account; And Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
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4) Accept And Appropriate Measure BB Funds From The Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) In The Amount Of Ten Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,200,000), To Implement Improvements On Broadway As Match To The RAISE Grant, Pending Final Approval From ACTC; And 5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And
2. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize The City Administrator To:
1) Execute A Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City And The Port To Facilitate The Development Of Transportation Projects Both Within And Outside The Port Area; And
2) Accept And Appropriate California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Grant Funds Totaling Up To Two Hundred Fifty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($259,500,000); And
3) Take All Steps Necessary To Apply For And Receive Additional Funds Necessary To Complete The Projects As Set Forth In The MOU; And 4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And
3. Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement With Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), In Accordance With California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Regulations, For The Review Of The Embarcadero Corridor Safety Improvements, Upon Execution Of A Signed Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City And The Port Of Oakland To Facilitate The Development Of Transportation Projects Both Within And Outside The Port Area And An Executed Supplemental Agreement That Includes Costs To Reimburse UPRR Between The Port Of Oakland And The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) That Includes Costs To Reimburse UPRR And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Findings.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Nicole Ferrara, Major Projects Division Manager, at 510-238-4720.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED KELLEY
Director, Department of Transportation
Attachments (1):
Attachment A: Resolution to Accept and Appropriate Various Grants