RESOLUTION NO. RES-2025-058
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA REQUESTING THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDING FROM THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised, entitled “Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian/Bicycle Projects,” which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of “TDA Article 3” funding; and WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised requires that requests for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves the MTC Required Findings attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa desires to submit a request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described in Exhibit B at locations identified in Exhibit C to this Resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or bicyclists; and WHEREAS, the proposed project, as detailed in Exhibit C, to install School Safety Improvements is informed by various walking audits conducted at local schools and through internal inventories of crossing enhancements locations, and has been approved by the City of Santa Rosa Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Rosa declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the project or projects described in Exhibit B to this resolution, or that might impair the ability of the City of Santa Rosa to carry out the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Santa Rosa attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in this resolution and adopts BPAB’s approval of the proposed project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution and its exhibits, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or county association of governments, as the case may be, of the City of Santa Rosa for submission to MTC as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa authorizes the Director of Transportation and Public Works to file an application and all documentation necessary with MTC and Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) to request and execute the allocation of Article 3 funds through the TDA program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $251,120 of TDA Article 3 funds be appropriated into JL Key 17057.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C are made part of this Resolution.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 15th day of April, 2025.
AYES: (5) Mayor Stapp, Council Members Bañuelos, Fleming, MacDonald, Rogers
ABSENT: (2) Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Okrepkie ABSTAIN: (0)
RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Exhibit A – Required Findings
Exhibit B – School Safety Improvements Project Application to SCTA Exhibit C – Maps of School Safety Improvement Locations Reso No. _________
Reso No. RES-2025-058