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6 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ___ (2025)
COMMITTING TO COMPLETING THE CITY OF SAN MATEO’S TASKS TOWARD ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION’S (MTC) TRANSIT ORIENTED-COMMUNITIES (TOC)
POLICY, AS A CONDITION FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC) MTC TO
ALLOCATE REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GRAND NEXUS AND
FEASIBILITY STUDY
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Res. 4530, the Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy; and
WHEREAS, the TOC Policy incentivizes local jurisdictions to plan and zone for higher residential and commercial densities in areas within a one-half mile of existing and planned fixed-guideway transit stops and stations to support the region’s transit investments and implement key strategies from Plan Bay Area 2050; and WHEREAS, incentivizing local jurisdictions to also adopt policies focused on increasing housing production of all types, particularly affordable housing production, preservation and protection, commercial anti-displacement and stabilization, parking management, and transit station access and circulation further supports regional transit investments and Plan Bay Area 2050 implementation; and WHEREAS, in 2023 MTC identified Hayward Park Caltrain, Hillsdale Caltrain, and San Mateo Caltrain as Tier 3 TOCs in the City of San Mateo; and
WHEREAS, MTC conditions the allocation of regional discretionary funding for fixed-guideway transit extension projects on compliance with the TOC Policy and MTC anticipates that future regional funding, such as the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program, will consider compliance with the TOC Policy as part of the prioritization and project selection process starting with OBAG 4, expected in 2026; and WHEREAS, on September 30, 2024, MTC announced a Call for Projects for the TOC Planning and Implementation Grant (Grant), and informed local jurisdictions of a November 22, 2024 deadline for submittals of Applications, as well as grant application guidance and requirements including compliance with TOC Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Belmont as the lead grant applicant on behalf of several cities, including the City of San Mateo, submitted a Grant application to MTC for $500,000 for a Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Nexus and Feasibility Study in the Housing Policy Development (Production) area, and in February 2025, MTC awarded the City of Belmont $500,000 and on April 22, 2025, the City of Belmont City Council passed a resolution authorizing the City of Belmont to accept the $500,000 Grant award; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo will benefit as a participant of the Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Nexus and Feasibility Study and will use its Grant member’s share to reduce costs to the City.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES THAT:
1. The resolution to accept Grant funds from a joint Grant application is not 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)). 1 1
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6 2. The City commits to completing the City’s tasks toward achieving compliance with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy, as a condition for MTC to allocate regional discretionary funding to the Housing Policy Development Project (Grand Nexus Study).
3. The City intends to cooperate with the City of Belmont and other cities on the Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Nexus Study and commits to completing the City’s tasks associated with the Multi- Jurisdictional Grant Nexus and Feasibility work scope in fulfillment of the Grant.
4. The City intends to adopt relevant policy updates emerging from the work completed from the Grant to comply with TOC Housing Policy Development requirements.