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File ID: 2025-00473 3/18/2025 Consent Item 8.
Budgetary Adjustments: Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000) File ID: 2025-00473
Location: District 4
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the Interim City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget of the Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000) by transferring $289,459 (Central City Impact Fee (CCIF), Fund 3210) from the Central City Impact Fee available fund balance and $530,541 (Transportation Development Impact Fee (TDIF), Fund 3215) from the Transportation Development Impact Fee available fund balance.
Contact: Philip Vulliet, Senior Engineer, (916) 808-5092, [email protected]; Judy Matsui -Drury, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-7610, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Central City Mobility Project recently implemented bikeway and roadway modifications consistent with the Grid 3.0 Plan and Central City Specific Plan. The City was awarded construction funding for this project through the State Local Partnership Program (Senate Bill 1) to extend the parking-separated bikeway improvements on P Street, Q Street, and 10th Street; implement new Class IV protected bikeways on 9th Street between H Street and Q Street and on I Street between 12th Street and 21st Street; and to convert segments of 5th Street to two-way traffic, which has improved bi-directional mobility, calmed vehicular speeds, and improved bicycle access.
Additionally, the Downtown Mobility Project implemented the Midtown Protected Bikeway Mobility Project, as described in a memorandum of understanding with the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), to support their planned Midtown Station. The project also repaired pavement in critical condition and applied preventative maintenance treatments to extend the useful life of fair-performing pavement.
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The State Local Partnership Program (Senate Bill 1) funding required strict adherence to California Transportation Commission (CTC) delivery timelines. The proposed improvements across the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) I Street crossing required a lengthy review and approval process by both the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and UPRR and could not be delivered on the timeline required by the CTC funding. These improvements were subsequently removed from the original project to avoid impacting the project funding.
Coordination with UPRR and CPUC have continued and the completion of the I Street lane- reduction across the tracks is anticipated for Summer of 2025. City Council approval is required to transfer the funding needed to complete these improvements.
Policy Considerations: The actions requested herein are consistent with the City’s goals of improving and expanding public safety and enhancing livability. Specific goals the project addresses are as follows:
M-1.11 Increase Bicycling and Walking. The City shall strive to increase bicycling and walking citywide so that it can meet its equity, reduced vehicle miles traveled, and sustainability goals.
M-1.17 - Improve Bicycling Connectivity. The City shall plan and seek funding for a continuous, low-stress bikeway network consisting of bicycling-friendly facilities that connect neighborhoods with destinations and activity centers throughout the city.
These improvements will accommodate cyclists of varying experience levels and abilities, will improve pedestrian safety, and may calm traffic speeds. This project is also consistent with the City’s Vision Zero efforts, the goal of which is to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries (Resolution No. 2017-0032). These streets are on the High Injury Network, and in addition to installing bicycle facilities, the project will also improve visibility to pedestrians and bicyclists at intersections.
Economic Impacts: None
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The activities associated with the Downtown Mobility Project implementing roadway modifications consistent with those identified within Grid 3.0 Plan and the Central City Specific Plan (CCSP) were evaluated in the environmental impact report (EIR) certified for the CCSP by City Council on April 19, 2018 (Resolution No. 2018-00129) and a Notice of Determination was filed with the Sacramento County Clerk on April 20, 2018. None of the circumstances in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 or 15163 are present that would require the preparation of a subsequent EIR or a supplement to an EIR. No further environmental review is required.
Sustainability: The strategy under development supports City Council’s sustainability priorities. The transportation sector accounts for 56% of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, the largest
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single sector in the community. The City’s Climate Action Plan includes several implementation measures to reduce vehicle trips. The project would increase active transportation, reduce vehicular trips, and help ensure more efficient vehicular flow. These actions will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help improve local air quality.
Commission/Committee Action: The project (also known as the “Central City Mobility Project”) was presented to the Active Transportation Commission (ATC) on November 21, 2019, and on September 16, 2021, for review and comment. The ATC was supportive of the project and offered comments on the bike lane configuration on I Street and the potential for 2-way conversions on parallel roadways.
The project was also presented to the Disabilities Advisory Commission (DAC) on November 2, 2022, for review and comment. The DAC was supportive of the project, and specifically cited the extensive ramp upgrades, bus stop improvements, and restrictions on parking near pedestrian crossing locations.
Rationale for Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council approve the transfer of funds allowing the design and construction of the lane reduction across the I Street UPRR crossing to proceed.
Financial Considerations: The estimated total cost to complete the Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000) including modifications to the I Street UPRR Crossing is approximately $20.6 million.
With the transfer of $289,459 (CCIF, Fund 3210) from the CCIF available fund balance and $530,541 (TDIF, Fund 3215) from the TDIF available fund balance, there will be sufficient funding in the project to complete UPRR coordination and design efforts for the I Street Crossing and advance the project into construction.
There are no General Funds planned or allocated for this project.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
March 18, 2025
Budgetary Adjustments: Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000)
BACKGROUND
A. The Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000), frequently referred to as the Central City Mobility Project, recently implemented bikeway and roadway modifications consistent with the Grid 3.0 Plan and Central City Specific Plan.
B. The Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000) funding required strict adherence to California Transportation Commission (CTC) delivery timelines. The proposed improvements across the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) I Street crossing required a lengthy review and approval process by both the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as well as UPRR and could not be delivered on the timeline required by CTC funding. These improvements were subsequently removed from the original project to avoid impacting the project funding.
C. Coordination with UPRR and CPUC have continued and the completion of the I Street lane-reduction across the tracks is anticipated for Summer of 2025. City Council approval is required to transfer the funding needed to complete these improvements.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to increase the expenditure budget of the Downtown Mobility Project (T15195000) by transferring $289,459 (Central City Impact Fee, Fund 3210) from the Central City Impact Fee available fund balance and $530,541 (Transportation Development Impact Fee, Fund 3215) from the Transportation Development Impact Fee available fund balance.