1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND APPROPRIATE UP TO FOUR HUNDRED
AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT Y-SEVEN
DOLLARS ($418,787) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025- 26 STATE
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 (TDA) FUNDS
TO FUND COMSTOCK STAIR PATH REHABILITATION AND
CITYRACKS BICYCLE PARKING PROGRAM PHASE 17; AND
ADOPTING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT 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 ( “City”) desires to submit a request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described in this resolution and accompanying agenda report, 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 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 Celso Ortiz (May 13, 2025 15:53 PDT)
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That there is no pending or threatened litigation against the City that might adversely affect the projects described in the agenda report accompanying this Resolution, or that might impair the ability of the City to carry out the projects; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the proposed projects were reviewed by the City’s Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission ( “BPAC”) at its meeting on March 2 0, 2025, fulfilling the requirement for BPAC review stipulated by MTC Resolution No. 4108; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City 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 categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, 15302, and 15304, as these projects consist of: (Class 1) the operation, repair, and minor alternation to existing public facilities, (Class 2) replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities, and (Class 4) minor alternations to land, including landscaping and the creation of new facilities in the right-of-way; 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 City Administrator to apply for, accept, and appropri ate fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 State TDA Article 3 funds in an amount not to exceed four hundred and eighteen thousand seven hundred eighty- seven dollars ($418,787) in FY 2025 -26 State Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funds to fund Comstock Stair Path Rehabilitation and CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program Phase 17; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized on behalf of the City to execute and submit all documents, payment requests, and related actions necessary to carry out these actions to completion.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, __________________________________
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, JENKINS, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES -
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION -
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California