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Sunnyvale
January 6, 2024
The Honorable Josh Becker
California State Senate
1021 O Street, Suite 7250
Sacramento, CA 95814
456 West Olive Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA94088 3707
408 730 7473
Sunnyvale.ca.gov
Larry Klein
Mayor
Omar Din
Vice Mayor
Russ Melton
Councilmember
Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember
Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember
Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember
Linda Sell
Councilmember
RE: 2024 State Funding Requests from the City of Sunnyvale Dear Senator Becker:
On behalf of the City of Sunnyvale, werespectfully submit State Budget Funding requests for one or more of the projects outlined below. Weurge you to consider funding for this list of 8worthy projects (in priority order) ranging from $1,500,000 to $5,000,000.
Below we have provided detailed information on the projectswehave ready to move forward with once funding is available. Your support with these initiatives will enable usto continue these important efforts and contribute positive impacts for the City of Sunnyvale.
#1. Lakewood Branch Libraryand Learning Center- $4,000,000 The City andtwo local school districts arepartnering to build this 20,000 square foot Lakewood Branch Library and Leaming Center at 760 Lakechime Drive. Itwill be a primary resource for literacy, learning and enrichment for north Sunnyvale. This area currently has less access to services. Its diverse population also has income and educational inequities. The new Librarywill address this by supporting education, skill development and personal growth.This will strengthen quality of life and contributeto a healthy local economy. The total project cost is $28 million. #2. Decarbonizing Buildings- $5,000,000
This project will support a building electrification incentive and education program for existing buildings. As part of the City's ClimateAction Playbook, Sunnyvale aimsto reduce natural gas use in buildings. Sunnyvale's Reach Codes, adopted in 2020 and effective January 2021, ensures that all new construction in Sunnyvale is all-electric. In Heart of Silicon Valley
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order to reach Sunnyvale's 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goal, the City must also achieve Play 2.2: Support electrification of existing buildings. Game Plan 2028, currently in development, is the next work plan for implementing Sunnyvale's Playbook. The draft of this plan and preliminary forecasting, shows that the City must support residents in electrification through incentive programs and education.
Sunnyvale will work with Silicon Valley Clean Energy, our local Community Choice Aggregator in crafting and administering the incentive andeducation program.The totalproject cost is $5million.
#3. Rebuild Fire Station 2- $5,000,000
California faces a growing threat from fires. In 2020, five ofthe largest fires in our state's history burned at the same time. They destroyed thousands of buildings and forced hundreds of thousands of evacuations. Our firefighters areon the frontlines, called to emergencies locally and statewide. They need modem facilities and robust training to be effective first responders. For them to better prepare for and respond to emergencies, we need to rebuild the old and out-of-date stations. Of the six fire stations in Sunnyvale, a recent study indicated that Fire Station 2 is in critical need for replacement. Fire Station 2 is one of only two facilities to offer numerous required training courses for firefighterscountywide. This includesthe 18-week .Joint Fire Academy. The Station also hosts emergency preparedness training for community volunteers and annual in-service training for Sunnyvale's public safety officers.
Rebuilding the Station would allow usto meet thehigh localand regional training demand in amodem sustainable, all-electric (no natural gas) facility. The totalproject cost is $40.7million.
#4. Recycled Water Production- $3,000,000
Recycled water is produced at the Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant and supplies recycled water to morethan 125 customers that use an average of 750,000 gallons/day. Unfortunately, dueto anew form of algae in our oxidation pond system, the Plant has been unable to produce recycled Water for the past two years. This project will implement a packaged unit system called disc filters to enable the City to produce recycled water again.The totalproject cost is $3 million. #5. Sunnyvale-Saratoga Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lanes- $2,415,000 The project will upgrade the existing Class IIbicycle laneon both sides of the road to Class 11B buffered bicycle lanes on Sunnyvale Saratoga Road. This project will include
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pavement treatment to modify the existing roadway striping and narrow the existing travel lanes to add a striped buffer to provide aphysical separation between the bicycle lane and vehiculartravel lane. This improvement will provide additional safety for bicyclists with the increased separation from vehicular traffic onthis major north-south corridor in the City of Sunnyvale. The total project cost is $2.415 million. #6. Bernardo Avenue Bicycle Undercrossing- $4,000,000
Bernardo Avenue is a two-lane collector roadway that is located in the western portion of the City of Sunnyvale. Itstretches from Homestead Road in the south near the City of Cupertino and Middlefield Road in the north in the City of Mountain View.
Currently the Caltrain tracks, and Central Expressway are barriersto multimodaltravel.
This project will enhance multimodal connection between two cities and will connect residential in Sunnyvale tojob centers in Whisman Park, Mountain View. In September 2004, the Bernardo Avenue Bicycle Undercrossing Feasibility Study Report was published.The City of Sunnyvale, in partnership with the City of Mountain View, is seeking to continue the process toward building apedestrian and bicycle undercrossing on Bernardo Avenue between Evelyn Avenueand Central Expressway. Therequested funds will fill in the funding gap necessary to complete the design phase. The design phase includes $4M in consultant costs and $3.5M in Caltrain staff coststo support and manage the project. The City hasalready secured $0.5M in federal OBAG2 funds and $3M in local Measure BSales Tax funding.Thetotalproject cost for design is $7.5 million.
#7. Replace Mobile Emergency Operations Center(MEOC) -$1,500,000 A Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) enhances the City's ability to maintain continuity of operations in the event of a major emergency or natural disaster.
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) is aunique agency in the Bay Area.
Sunnyvale DPS is the only fully integrated Police, Fire, and EMS provider in the region. Maintaining a Mobile Emergency Operations Center allowsfor command, control, and communications at the scene of critical incidents, naturaldisasters, community events and search operations. The MEOC is outfitted with amobile communications center, with capability to sustain operations in the event our dispatch center is disabled or inoperable. Additionally, it can be deployed as aregional asset in event of a major disaster. This funding will aid in the purchase of areplacement vehicle. The total vehicle cost is $1.5 million.
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#8. Stevens Creek Trail Fremont Overcrossing- $2,000,000 The Stevens Creek Trail is apartially completed bicycle-pedestrian trail along the Stevens Creek corridor that connectsto the Bay Trail to the north.This project will environmentally study and design abike and pedestrian overcrossing of Fremont Avenue in the vicinity of SR85 and Bernardo Avenueto serve eastbound bicyclists and pedestrians on the southside of Fremont Avenue and obtain Caltrans reviews and approvals. The total project cost for pre-engineering and environmental is $2million.
Thankyou for considering our requests. Please do not hesitateto contact meor Michelle Zahraie, Sr. Management Analyst at [email protected], if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Mayor
cc: City Council
Kent Steffens, City Manager
Sarah Johnson-Rios,Assistant City Manager
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