CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2024)
SUPPORTING THE FASHION ISLAND BOULEVARD AND 19TH AVENUE CLASS IV BIKEWAY PROJECT AND
APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR CYCLE 7 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PROGRAM FUNDING WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo (Sponsor) has identified the need for improved bicycle and pedestrian conditions along Fashion Island Boulevard and 19th Avenue from the 2020 City of San Mateo Bicycle Plan and the 101/92 Mobility Hub and Smart Corridor Study; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has developed the Fashion Island Boulevard and 19th Avenue Class IV Bikeway (Project) to develop a comfortable, low-stress, and safer bicycling and walking environments for all residents, workers, and visitors in the city; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the Project’s construction will cost approximately $10,000,000, and the construction phase is currently partially funded through existing grant and local funds; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) issued a Call for Projects for the Cycle 7 Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program on June 10, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Sponsor is seeking $2,000,000 for the Project’s construction phase from this current Call for Projects; and
WHEREAS, the grant application requires a local match and the Project will allocate previously approved congressional earmark funding in the amount of $500,000 to meet the match requirement; and WHEREAS, the TA has agreed to be implementing agency to lead the project in partnership with the Sponsor; and
WHEREAS, the TA requires the Sponsor's governing board to adopt a resolution: (1) Supporting the Project and application for $2,000,000 in TA Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funds for the Project; (2) Committing the Sponsor to the completion of the Project, and confirming the allocation of previously approved congressional earmark funds as the required local matching funds; (3) Certifying that any funds awarded by the TA will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will not replace existing funds or resources; (4) If funds are awarded, authorizing the Sponsor's City Manager or designee to sign a funding agreement or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the TA for TA Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funding for the Project and to take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution; and (4) authorizing the TA to act as the implementing agency to commence work on the Project in partnership with the Sponsor.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY FINDS AND RESOLVES that:
1. The adoption of this resolution to support the submittal of this application is not a project subject to CEQA, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that approving a grant application submission will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).)
2. Staff are authorized to submit an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funds for $2,000,000 for the Fashion Island Boulevard and 19th Avenue Class IV Bikeway project.
3. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute a funding agreement or MOU with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority to encumber TA Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funds.
4. The City commits to completing the Project if the requested TA funds are awarded, and confirms the allocation of congressional earmark funds in the amount of $500,000 for the required local match.
5. The City certifies that any funds awarded by the TA will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will not replace existing funds or resources.
6. The City Manager or designee is authorized to take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution.
7. The TA is authorized to act as the implementing agency in partnership with the Sponsor.