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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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AKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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SOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD QUICK-
BUILD PROJECT BY FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY -SEVEN THOUSAND,
NINE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN DOLLARS ($587,917) FROM ONE
MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY -SIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS ($1,266,526) TO ONE MILLION, EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-THREE
DOLLARS ($1,854,443) TO BE PAID TO THE ALAMEDA- CONTRA
COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT ACCORDING TO THE FUNDING
AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION NO. 89516 C.M.S.
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HEREAS, International Boulevard is a central transportation, public transit and commercial corridor for the Oakland community; and
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HEREAS, International Boulevard's almost seven- mile span in Oakland runs through many high priority equity communities, as identified by OakDOT’s Geographic Equity Tool; and
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HEREAS, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit ) and the City of Oakland collaborated to design and implement many pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements along the corridor as a part of the Tempo Bus Rapid Transit Project on International Boulevard; and
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HEREAS, despite these safety improvements, high concentrations of traffic deaths, including to people walking and biking, and dangerous driving persist along International Boulevard; and
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HEREAS, AC Transit and the City of Oakland Department of Transportation have partnered on a study of International Boulevard to identify “quick build” operational and safety treatments to improve transit operations and safety for all roadway users of International Boulevard; and
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HEREAS, City Council has expressed continuous support for improvements on International Boulevard to address recent fatalities; and DRAFT
2 WHEREAS, given the importance of the corridor for Oakland and the persistent concentration of severe and fatal crashes, the International quick -build project now encompasses approximately 75% of the corridor and these improvements require additional funding; and
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HEREAS, funding has been identified and allocated to support the implementation of said improvements; and
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HEREAS, planned safety improvements on International Boulevard are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) (Existing Facilities, Highways and Streets), and/or 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and each of the above exemptions provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance; and
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HEREAS, the City Administrator has negotiated and executed an Agreement with AC Transit to fund, study, implement quick-build safety improvements on International Boulevard as authorized by Resolution No. 89516 C.M.S. ; now, therefore, and be it
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ESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to Increase Funding For the International Boulevard Quick -Build Project by Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($587,917) From One Million, Two Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Five Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($1,266,526) to One Million, Eight Hundred Fifty -Four Thousand, Four Hundred Forty -Three Dollars ($1,854,443) To be Paid to the Alameda- Contra Costa Transit District According to the Funding Agreement negotiated by the City Administrator authorized by Resolution No. 89516 C.M.S.; and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED, that funding is available to support the increased amount in Project 1007168, Funds 2218 and 2219; and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED, that planned safety improvements on International Boulevard are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) (Existing Facilities, Highways and Streets), and/or 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and each of the above exemptions provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance; and be it F
URTHER RESOLVED, That the City Administrator shall file a Notice of Determination/Notice of Exemption for safety improvements on International Boulevard with the clerk of the County of Alameda and the Office of Planning and Research; and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution will be placed on file with the City Clerk; and be it
3 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 consistent with the authorizations set forth in this Resolution.
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N COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - F
IFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
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TTEST: ______________________________
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of
the City of Oakland, California