CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
4/10/2023
1 SUBJECT:
Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project City/County Association of Governments Funding Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt the Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica Approving the Funding Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County a Joint Powers Agency whose members include the County of San Mateo and the twenty incorporated cities and towns within San Mateo County (C/CAG) and the City of Pacifica” and Authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement STAFF CONTACT:
Roland Yip, P.E., DPW Deputy Director
(650) 738-3771
[email protected]
Lisa Petersen, P.E., DPW Director
(650) 738-3770
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The Sharp Park Priority Development Area (PDA) Pedestrian Improvement Project will close sidewalk gaps, improve sidewalk to current ADA standards, install new ADA compliant driveways and corner curb ramps, install curb and gutter to improve storm water management, remove and replace failed pavement, install Bicycle Boulevard (Paloma) and pedestrian crossing striping, and resurface roads with slurry seal along Paloma Avenue, Carmel Avenue and Santa Maria Avenue from Francisco Boulevard to Beach Boulevard. The new driveways and sidewalks will provide an ADA compliant path of travel in the project area and provide a vital link for pedestrians and bicyclists from the eastern residential neighborhood of Pacifica to the Sharp Park district, Palmetto business area, Pacifica Civic Center, two schools, the Sharp Park Library, and the popular Sharp Park Beach and Pacifica Pier. Furthermore, the pavement improvements will aid bicyclists and pedestrians by remove tripping hazards while also installing up to date and improved pavement striping for a safer overall experience.
On April 14, 2022, City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo (C/CAG) approved the guidelines and process for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) 3 County & Local Program. As part of the OBAG 3 process, C/CAG Board authorized an infusion of $900,000 in Measure M funds to fund Safe Routes to School (SRTS) eligible projects.
C/CAG received 29 applications from 18 jurisdictions and 3 partner agencies requesting a total of $87 million in OBAG 3 funds. C/CAG had a target of approximately $32 million in funding for projects. The applications were ranked by an evaluation panel comprised of representatives from the C/CAG Congestion Management and Environmental Quality (CMEQ) and Bicycle and Pacifica City Council 2
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Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), Commute.org, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and local city staff.
At the September 15, 2022 C/CAG Board meeting, the Board approved the project nomination list for the OBAG 3 Program. The nomination list includes 11 projects requesting approximately $32m of OBAG 3 funding. The C/CAG Board Resolution 22-81 also recommended $900,000 of Measure M SRTS funds for the Pacifica Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project, in conjunction with $1,269,801 of OBAG 3 funds. Although the Measure M funds were secured for the project by this approval because they are from local funding, the OBAG 3 funds required Metropolitan Transportation Commission approval (MTC).
In January 2023, MTC approved the OBAG 3 County & Local Program, which awarded San Mateo County a total of $30.8 million to 7 projects in the county. Due to funding constraints, MTC did not recommend funding the $1,269,801 for the Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project from OBAG 3.
MTC’s OBAG 3 funding reflects geographic distribution of funding to projects along the Bayside of the County but did not fund a project on the Coastside. C/CAG staff is recommending at the upcoming April 13th C/CAG Board meeting a reallocation of $1,000,000 in available OBAG 2 funds to the City of Pacifica for the Sharp Park project. Additionally, their staff is recommending allocating a balance of $358,247 of Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager Funds to the City of Pacifica for this project. Both the C/CAG Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the C/CAG Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) are also recommending approval of the funding to Pacifica to the C/CAG Board. To receive these funds, the City has agreed to meet an expedited schedule requiring obligation of funds for construction by January 2024.
The City Manager recommends adopting the resolution and approving the funding Agreement between the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and City of Pacifica.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Alternative Action would be to not adopt the resolution which would exclude the City from receiving the grant funding. Staff does not support this alternative action.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
· Stewardship of City Infrastructure: includes repairing/replacing outdated city facilities such as city hall, the libraries, fire stations, etc., improving streets, and responding to impacts of sea level rise. Adopting the resolution will make the funds available for the Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None at this time. The Measure M funding will cover the design cost and remaining funds will go towards construction. However, this action commits the City to complete the project construction, which may require the City to ultimately cover the design cost for this project.
Sufficient funds exist from Measure A and Measure M in Fund 9 for this purpose.
ORIGINATED BY:
Public Works
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ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment 1 - Funding Agreement between the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and the City of Pacifica (PDF)
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RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA APPROVING THE FUNDING AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN THE CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION
OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY A JOINT POWERS AGENCY WHOSE
MEMBERS INCLUDE THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO AND THE TWENTY INCORPORATED CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN SAN MATEO COUNTY, HEREINAFTER CALLED “C/CAG,” AND THE CITY OF PACIFICA, HEREINAFTER CALLED “CITY.”
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City/County Association of Governments, at its April 14, 2022 meeting, authorized an infusion of $900,000 in Measure M funds to pay for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) eligible projects under the approved guidelines and process for the OBAG 3 County & Local Program; and
WHEREAS, at the September 15, 2022 C/CAG Board meeting, the Board approved the project nomination list for the OBAG 3 Program, which included a recommended funding allocation of $900,000 of Measure M SRTS funds and $1,269,801 of OBAG 3 funds for the Pacifica Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project; and WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022, C/CAG staff submitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) the Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project as part of the Countywide nomination list for OBAG 3; and WHEREAS, the Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement fell short of MTC funding however, C/CAG staff recommends moving forward with the City of Pacifica’s Sharp Park Priority Development Area Pedestrian Improvement Project by allocating $900,000 of Measure M SRTS funds to begin the design and construction phase of the project; and
WHEREAS it is necessary for C/CAG to enter into a funding agreement with the City of Pacifica and set forth the responsibilities of each party.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Governing Board of the City of Pacifica authorizes the City Manager to execute the funding Agreement for the Governing Board.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, California, held on the 10th day of April, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
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Tygarjas Twyrls Bigstyck, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ _________________________________ Sarah Coffey, City Clerk Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney