Agenda Item #13.6
For Council Meeting of: June 2, 2026
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: DAN HENNESSEY, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR STONY POINT ROAD PROJECT INITIATION DOCUMENT AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
The Transportation and Public Works Department recommends that the Council, by resolution, approve a Cooperative Agreement with the State of California, acting through its Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide support services for development of a Stony Point Road Project Initiation Document in the amount of $170,000, authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement, and authorize the City Manager to make non-substantive changes subject to approval by the City Attorney. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This action will approve Cooperative Agreement Number 04-3075 between Caltrans and the City of Santa Rosa to develop a Project Initiation Document (PID). The PID will be a Project Study Report-Project Development Support (PSR-PDS) for proposed improvements along Stony Point Road from West Third Street to Sebastopol Road for improvements including Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), pedestrian crossings, and upgraded bicycle and pedestrian safety enhancements.
GOAL
This item relates to Council Goal #2 – Invest in the Development and Maintenance of the City’s Infrastructure and Council Goal #4 – Foster a Safe, Healthy, and Inclusive Community by advancing the study and development of roadway safety improvements along Stony Point Road between West Third Street and Sebastopol Road.
BACKGROUND/PRIOR COUNCIL REVIEW
On July 26, 2022, the Council approved Resolution RES-2022-168, adopting the Local Road Safety Plan, Stony Point Road Corridor Study, and authorized the Director of Transportation and Public Works to submit a grant application for the Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) for Stony Point Road Enhancements. The grant application was unsuccessful.
ANALYSIS
Caltrans requires a cooperative agreement to develop a Project Initiation Document on facilities such as Stony Point Road that interact with Caltrans facilities. The cooperative agreement requires the implementing agency, the City of Santa Rosa, to pay for the PID, with one-time costs estimated to be $170,000. Without the PID, improvements to Stony Point Road as outlined in the Stony Point Corridor Study could not advance to future design and implementation phases.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item has no impact on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 budget. Previously allocated CIP funds will meet the requirement for appropriations.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378, the recommended action is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. In the alternative, the action is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that approval of the agreement may have a significant effect on the environment.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable.
NOTIFICATION
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution/Exhibit A (Cooperative Agreement)
PRESENTER(S)
Mike VanMidde, Acting Deputy Director – Traffic Engineering
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