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0 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ___ (2025)
ACCEPTING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC) TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES POLICY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $610,000 FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE UPDATE WHEREAS, General Plan 2040 adoption and the passage of Measure T necessitates the need to complete a Comprehensive Zoning Code Update to fully implement the General Plan 2040, which enables higher density and mixed-use development within the ten study areas located near downtown, Cal Train station areas, employment centers, and along transit corridors; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo applied to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Transit- Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy Grant, specifically, for Technical Assistance for Zoning Updates, to support completion of the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update; and WHEREAS, in February 2025, the MTC Planning Committee approved awarding a $610,000 grant to the City of San Mateo for the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will be available to reimburse staff time dedicated to work on the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update over a period of two years; and WHEREAS, the Master Funding Agreement needs to be executed with MTC before such funds can be reimbursed through the MTC Transit-Oriented Communities Policy Grant; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo wishes to approve acceptance of the grant subject to the Master Funding Agreement in the amount of $610,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. The City Council action adopting a Resolution to accept grant funds is not a project subject to CEQA review because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 157378(b)(5).)
2. Acceptance of the MTC Transit-Oriented Communities Policy grant in the amount of $610,000 is approved.
3. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Master Funding Agreement, the Transit-Oriented Communities Policy, and any applicable MTC guidelines. Funds are to be used for allowable expenditures as specifically identified in the Master Funding Agreement. The City Council hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses in the manner presented in the application as approved by the MTC and in accordance with the Transit-oriented Communities policy.