Staff Report with attachments
PREPARED BY: Ying Smith
Transportation and Mobility Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Finance Director, and Interim
Parks and Public Works Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 6/21/2022 ITEM NO: 9
DATE: June 14, 2022
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize the Town Manager to Submit Applications in the One Bay Area
Grant Program
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Town Manager to submit applications in the One Bay Area Grant Program.
BACKGROUND:
On June 2, 2022, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) approved the program
and criteria of the One Bay Area Grant Program Cycle 3 (OBAG 3) and issued a Call-for-Projects.
The OBAG program was created by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in 2012
to better integrate the region's discretionary Federal Highway Administration's funding
program with the Plan Bay Area. The primary objective of the program is to strategically
advance Plan Bay Area 2050 implementation through OBAG investments and policies. OBAG 3
covers the four-year period from Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to 2026. Additional OBAG 3 program
information can be found at: https://mtc.ca.gov/funding/federal-funding/federal-highway-
administration-grants/one-bay-area-grant-obag-3
Compared to the previous grant cycles, MTC made significant changes in this OBAG cycle. The
details are provided in the June 2, 2022, VTA Board memorandum (Attachment 1). The funding
estimate for Santa Clara County is approximately $91 million. Funds are available for projects
that meet the eligibility requirements for any of the four competitive program categories: (1)
fix-it-first road preservation, (2) complete streets, (3) safe routes to school, and (4) planning.
OBAG 3 has a requirement that a minimum 70% of the proposed projects received must be
located within or connected to a Priority Development Area (PDA) or be within one mile of a
PDA boundary. The Town does not have a PDA and the closest PDA is in the City of Campbell.
Most of the Town’s projects will need to compete in the 30% non-PDA portion. This is an
important requirement that affects the Town’s projects’ competitiveness.
PAGE 2 OF 5 SUBJECT: One Bay Area Grant Program Grant Applications DATE: June 14, 2022
DISCUSSION:
Town staff and representatives to the VTA Committees have provided input to VTA over the last
several months regarding the program criteria. Town staff reviewed the priority projects in the
Town’s 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP) Update and the Fiscal Year (FY)
2022/23 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and selected several projects based on an
evaluation against the OBAG Selection Criteria (Attachment 2). Based on the evaluation and
consideration of the Town’s CIP funding projections, staff is recommending five candidate
projects to be submitted in OBAG. These projects all potentially meet the eligibility
requirements and are considered to be the Town’s most competitive projects. Following is a
summary of the recommended projects:
Highway 17 Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing (BPOC)
Construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Highway 17, to the south of Blossom Hill Road.
The project is currently in the final design phase. The schedule shows the completion of final
design (Plans, Specifications, and Estimate) in 2024. The construction phase is currently
unfunded. The grant application would request funding for the construction phase (see Table 1
in the Fiscal Impact section of this report for the costs).
Winchester Boulevard Complete Streets South Segment (Winchester South)
Design and construct complete streets improvements between Blossom Hill Road and Lark
Avenue. This phase of the project will expand on the Class IV bike lanes project and add
landscaped median, fill sidewalk gaps, and enhance pedestrian crossings.
In 2020, the Town completed the conceptual design, which recommended complete streets
improvements, such as Class IV bike lanes with hard separations, a landscaped median, new
sidewalk, and enhanced pedestrian crossings. The Class IV bike lanes between Blossom Hill
Road and Albright Way were installed in 2021. The final design was awarded a Measure B
capital grant in the amount of $1,734,250, which can be used as a local match to the OBAG
grant.
The grant application would request funds for the final design and construction phases of
complete streets improvements between Blossom Hill Road and Lark Avenue. This segment of
Winchester Boulevard borders City of Monte Sereno and City staff is supportive of submitting a
joint grant application. If both the Town and City Councils approve the authorization, Town
staff will work with City staff on a joint application. Staff would discuss with the City of Monte
Sereno combining Winchester north and south in one application to increase the projects
competitiveness.
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DISCUSSION (continued):
Barrier Crossing Enhancements for the Los Gatos Creek Trail/Winchester Boulevard Corridor
(Winchester North)
Design and construct improvements on Los Gatos Creek Trail and Winchester Boulevard
between Lark Avenue and the northern Town Limits.
Staff is taking a corridor approach and exploring options to enhance the State Route 85 crossing
to improve active transportation safety and promote higher usage in a corridor that includes
both Winchester Boulevard and the Los Gatos Creek trail. The project would evaluate and
prioritize improvements on both the street and trail, including enhancements on Winchester
crossing SR 85, trail improvements, and potential trail re-alignment to ensure this segment is
flood-proof.
The Winchester Boulevard Complete Streets project was awarded a Measure B capital grant for
final design. The Charter Oaks Trail Repair project is programmed in the FY 2022/23 CIP. This
grant application would include a modified project definition based on the two existing capital
projects. The grant application would request funds for the final design and construction
phases. The Town could leverage the Measure B grant with the OBAG grant. This project is
within one mile of a Campbell PDA boundary and would be eligible to compete in the 70% PDA
portion.
Blossom Hill Road Safety Improvements (BHR)
Construction phase of safety improvements on Blossom Hill Road between Los Gatos Boulevard
and Hillbrook Drive.
The Blossom Hill Road Traffic Calming Feasibility Study was completed in 2020. Staff will begin
the design work this year.
The grant application would request funds for the construction phase. The project would
include both safety improvements and street resurfacing components and therefore fits in
multiple categories, road preservation, complete streets, and safe routes to school. The Town
may allocate future formulaic dollars in the street resurfacing program as the local match.
Shannon Road Repair (Shannon)
This project would repair the roadway on Shannon Road between Santa Rosa Drive and Diduca
Way, which was annexed from the County in 2018. The scope of work would include repair of
the roadway, installation of guardrails, and stabilization of the embankment by installing a new
retaining wall.
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DISCUSSION (continued):
The project is programmed in the FY 2022/23 CIP and staff has completed the 65% design.
Although the Town has allocated some local funds, a gap to fully fund the construction phase
still remains. The grant application would request funds for the construction phase. The
project is in the fix-it-first road preservation category.
CONCLUSION:
Staff is recommending authorizing submittal of applications for the above five candidate
projects in the OBAG 3 Grant Program.
COORDINATION:
This report was coordinated with the Complete Streets and Transportation Commission. The
Commission unanimously voted to support staff’s recommendations at its May 12 and June 9
meetings. The Commission had discussions and comments on the Shannon Road Repair project
at the June 9 meeting, provided valuable feedback to staff, and volunteered to conduct bicycle
and pedestrian counts to support the applications.
Staff coordinated with City of Monte Sereno staff regarding the Winchester South project. At
its meeting on June 21, the Monte Sereno City Council will consider a similar staff
recommendation to submit a joint grant application.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is currently no fiscal impact as a result of submitting OBAG applications; however, if the
grant applications are awarded, the Council will have the opportunity to review the funding
agreements, decide whether to accept the grant funds, and identify and commit to local match
funds.
Compared to past grant applications, the Town is seeking construction funds for all projects. In
should be noted that the funds requested and the local match amounts that would be required
are substantial. A minimum local match of 11.47% is required in this program. The local match
may come from local or other non-federal sources. Two of the projects, Winchester South and
North, have received Measure B grant funds in the past, which may be considered as the local
match. The Town Council may allocate future formulaic dollars in the street resurfacing
program as the local match for the BHR project. The BPOC project would require a significant
amount of local match, which could come from the General Fund Appropriated Reserve (GFAR)
or other future grant funds. For reference, the project costs and local match amounts are
provided in Table 1.
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Table 1 - Candidate Projects: Costs and Local Match
Project Cost Match Percent
Match
Status Funding Gap
Highway 17 Bicycle &
Pedestrian Overcrossing (BPOC) $ 38,819,000 $ 4,452,539 11.47%
Not
secured $ 4,452,539
Winchester Boulevard
Complete Streets Southern
Segment (Winchester South) $ 30,260,000 $ 3,470,822 11.47%
Partially
secured $ 2,245,206
Barrier Crossing Enhancements
(Winchester North) $ 15,840,000 $ 1,816,848 11.47%
Partially
secured $ 834,214
Blossom Hill Road Safety
Improvements (BHR) $ 4,550,000 $ 682,500 15%
Future
formulaic
dollars $ 682,500
Shannon Road Repair
(Shannon) $ 4,372,000 $ 874,400 20% Budgeted $ -
Total $ 93,841,000 $ 11,297,109 $ 8,214,459
If all five projects were awarded OBAG grant funds, the Town would be required to provide a
total of $11.3 million in matching funds over five years, $8.2 million of which has not been
secured. However, this is a very unlikely outcome in a highly competitive grant program. A
more realistic scenario is that the Town is successful with one to two applications and will be
required to provide approximately $1.5 million as the local match.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. VTA Board Memo - One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 Program and Project Selection Criteria
2. OBAG 3 Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria
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Date: May 27, 2022
Current Meeting: June 2, 2022
Board Meeting: June 2, 2022
BOARD MEMORANDUM
TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Board of Directors
THROUGH: General Manager/CEO, Carolyn M. Gonot
FROM: Chief Planning and Programming Officer, Deborah Dagang
SUBJECT: One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 Program and Project Selection Criteria
Policy-Related Action: No Government Code Section 84308 Applies: No
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDATION:
1.Approve the One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 (OBAG 3) program and project selection
criteria.
2.Approve $10 million for Congestion Management Agency (CMA)/ County
Transportation Agencies (CTA) planning and programming activities to be implemented
and managed for fiscal years 2023-2026.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
•The One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) is a Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
program that works closely with each county to distribute Federal Highway
Administration funds to local projects and programs.
•Staff recommends the Board of Directors adopt the OBAG 3 program and project
selection criteria.
•Adopting the criteria will allow for the release of the countywide call-for-projects in a
timely manner and meet MTC's deadlines
•The programmatic recommendations should incentivize a higher rate of successfully
delivered projects.
•The adoption of the OBAG 3 program includes allocation of $10 million for Congestion
Management Agency planning and programming activities for fiscal years 2023-2026.
STRATEGIC PLAN/GOALS:
Implementation of the OBAG program falls under Business Line 2 of VTA's Strategic Plan:
Attachment 1
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Delivering Projects and Programs. Business Line 2 charges VTA to "Provide a comprehensive
line of services, technical support, funding programs, and mobility solutions to the public and
Member Agencies."
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action prioritizes federal programming for local Congestion Management Program Member
Agency projects. Only funds programmed to VTA for its own projects will flow to VTA. The
budget impacts of those projects will be addressed in a separate memorandum. The Member
Agencies will obtain their funding through Caltrans. If adopted as proposed, $10 million will be
made available for future VTA Congestion Management Program budgets covering fiscal years
2023 through 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG) was created by the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC) in May 2012 to better integrate the region's discretionary Federal Highway
Administration's funding program with the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable
Communities Strategy, collectively known as Plan Bay Area 2050. The primary objective of the
program is to strategically advance Plan Bay Area 2050 implementation through OBAG
investments and policies.
The OBAG program is divided into a Regional Program, managed by MTC, and a County &
Local Program, managed by MTC in partnership with the nine Bay Area County Transportation
Agencies (CTAs). VTA is the CTA for Santa Clara County. MTC is preparing for the third round
of OBAG funding known as OBAG 3.
MTC adopted final OBAG 3 guidelines for the County & Local Program on March 23, 2022.
The funding sources for the four-year program include Surface Transportation Block Grant
Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds.
MTC OBAG 3 Program Changes
For this cycle, there are several major changes to the program. Most significantly, MTC has
developed fund targets rather than providing a guaranteed funding amount for each county. In
previous cycles, VTA issued a call-for-projects and developed a project list based on a
guaranteed funding amount provided by MTC. For OBAG 3, counties are only provided with an
estimated funding amount provided by MTC. The funding estimate for Santa Clara County is
approximately $91 million. In addition, the CTA is expected to over program the project list to
120% of the base amount, which is approximately $109.2 million.
While VTA will still issue a call-for-projects and develop a list of projects, MTC will make the
final project selection based on: a) CTA prioritization (75 points), b) regional impact (15 points),
c) deliverability (10 points), and d) air quality for CMAQ-eligible projects only (10 points).
The second significant change is that MTC will no longer allow guaranteed funding amounts for
specific types of projects. In prior cycles, the Santa Clara County OBAG program consisted of
guaranteed funds for local streets and roads rehabilitation as well as competitive programs for
Safe Routes to School, complete streets, and Priority Development Area (PDA) planning.
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Therefore, all project types will compete with each other on both the local and regional level.
DISCUSSION:
To prepare for the call-for-projects and projects selection process, VTA has developed draft
project selection criteria by assigning points to various categories on MTC's template
application. The Technical Advisory Committee's Capital Improvements Program Working
Group (CIPWG) requested aligning the criteria with the application.
After much consideration, the criteria points were chosen based on a) staff knowledge of the
objectives of Plan Bay Area 2050 and the program guidelines; b) regional level discussions on
program development with MTC and CTAs; and c) the unique needs of the county expressed by
CIPWG members. Additionally, the criteria align well with MTC’s goals which should allow for
Santa Clara County projects to compete well within the region.
The criteria and corresponding evaluation points are shown in Attachment A - One Bay Area
Grant (OBAG 3) - County & Local Program-Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria.
Project Categories
As in prior cycles, MTC carried forward the investment policy that requires large populated
counties to program seventy percent of the funds in Priority Development Areas. Therefore, once
the 30 percent non-PDA threshold of ranked projects has been reached, the remaining projects
must meet the PDA definition. With that restriction in mind, staff proposes the following project
categories with approximate target percentages for the Santa Clara County OBAG 3 program.
Fix-it First Road Preservation (approximately 30%)
STP fund are available to local jurisdictions for road preservation on Federal-Aid eligible roads.
While VTA supports and encourages the use of these funds within or supporting the PDAs, it is
not required. Consistent with previous Board-adopted programs, the first expected use will be for
rehabilitation and reconstruction of roadways with a pavement condition index (PCI) of 70 or
less. Jurisdictions with PCI greater than 70 may submit applications if they meet MTC
requirements for OBAG 3 preventive maintenance projects.
Complete Streets (approximately 51%)
The category rewards projects that are in or support a PDA by MTC definition. The predominate
federal fund source is CMAQ but may include STP funds. It is open to all jurisdictions within the
county and VTA to fund pedestrian, bicycle, and signal systems projects designed to support
dense development and use of alternative transportation modes by installing complete streets
elements.
Safe Routes to School - infrastructure only (approximately 6%)
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) category is funded exclusively by federal CMAQ. CMAQ
funds in this category focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as the health and safety of
school-aged children by promoting walking, biking, transit and carpooling to school, targeting
grades K-12. Additional programming in the Complete Streets category would be available for
SRTS projects.
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Note that MTC has established an investment target of $25 million for SRTS at the regional level
as well as $200 million for Active Transportation Projects.
Planning (approximately 2%)
Under OBAG 3, various planning exercises are available for STP funds. These may include local
plans for "other new PBA 2050 Growth Geographies", PDA plans, safety, Vision Zero,
community-based transportation plans, mobility hub, and regional advance mitigation planning.
CMA/CTA Planning (approximately 9%)
VTA recommends programming $10 million for Congestion Management Agency (CMA)
planning and programming over the four-year period FY 2023-2026 to implement, develop and
manage the program. This is a similar to OBAG 2 when the VTA Board allocated $10.9 million.
Typically, CMA/CTA activities are funded through Member Agency fees, Planning,
Programming & Monitoring (PPM) funds from the State Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP) and the OBAG program STP Planning funds. The funds are not subject to the
prioritization process.
Federal-Aid Secondary, county only (approximately 2%)
California Streets and Highways Code Section 182.6(d)(2) requires that a portion of STP funds
be set aside and guaranteed for use by each unincorporated county area, and based on 110% of
the apportionment of Federal-Aid Secondary (rural) funding. The funds are not subject to the
prioritization process.
Schedule
MTC has developed an expedited five-month OBAG 3 timeline which will require VTA and
Member Agencies to evaluate projects very quickly. During prior cycles, the county's program
development and project submission spanned eleven months.
Based on MTC’s timeline, VTA has developed the Santa Clara County OBAG 3 program
schedule as shown in Table 1.
Table 1 - 2022 Santa Clara County OBAG 3 Program Schedule
Milestone Date
MTC releases county/local program Call-for-Projects 5/01/2022
TAC/CAC/BPAC/PAC/CMPP review criteria May 2022
Optional: Draft Compete Streets Checklist due to VTA June 2022
VTA Board adopts criteria 6/02/2022
VTA releases Call-for-Projects 6/03/2022
VTA BPAC reviews Compete Streets Checklists 7/13/2022
Applications due to VTA 7/25/2022
VTA staff review applications 7/26-29/2022
CIPWG Scoring Committee reviews applications 8/1-12/2022
TAC/CAC/BPAC/PAC/CMPP review Prioritized list of Projects September
2022
Board adopts Prioritized list of Projects 10/6/2022
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Project Evaluation
Following board-adopted policy, the applications will be reviewed and ranked by a scoring
committee drawn from CIPWG.
All VTA member agencies are represented in CIPWG. However, evaluation committee
participation is voluntary. No agency may have more than one representative. The committee
minimum size is three, and the maximum is ten. In addition, committee members may not
evaluate their own project to avoid a conflict.
ALTERNATIVES:
The VTA Board may modify the program, the project selection criteria, and/or the criteria points.
Any delay in adopting the criteria could lead to issues in delivering a project list to MTC within
their expedited timeline.
CLIMATE IMPACT:
The projects identified in the OBAG program focus on transit, bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure. These improvements promote mode shift that can have a transformative impact on
climate change by reducing vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Technical Advisory Committee considered this item at their May 11, 2022 meeting and
approved staff recommendations with suggested modifications, including: ability to apply in
multiple program categories; remove the fix-it-first criterion and/or remove the PCI limit; and
measure the merits of a project.
The Citizens Advisory Committee considered this item at their May 11, 2022 meeting and
approved staff recommendations with suggested modifications, including: ability to apply in
multiple program categories; create a non-PDA Complete Streets program category; prioritize
complete streets projects; and more emphasis on non-policy housing issues.
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee considered this item at their May 11, 2022
meeting and approved staff recommendations deferring to staff for the best mechanism to:
prioritize complete streets projects; prioritize safety and consider gap closure in the criteria; and
encourage road preservation projects to include complete streets elements.
The Policy Advisory Committee considered this item at their May 12, 2022 meeting and
approved staff recommendations with suggested modifications, including: ability to apply in
multiple program categories; remove the fix-it-first criterion and/or remove the PCI limit;
measure the merits of a project; and emphasize housing issues such as denser planned housing
and transportation needs to address affordable housing.
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STANDING COMMITTEE DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee considered this item at their May
19, 2022 meeting and approved staff recommendations unanimously.
Prepared by: Celeste Fiore
Memo No. 8179
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attach A_8179_Criteria (PDF)
• Attach B_8179_Acronyms (PDF)
• OBAG3 PPT_2022May17 (PDF)
ATTACHMENT A - One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) – County & Local Program –
Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria Template Application Form (v1)
1
Project Information
Project Name: Project name
Project Sponsor: Project sponsor
Sponsor Single
Point of Contact:
Contact name
Contact phone
Contact email
Project Location: Project location
Brief Project
Description:
Project description
Program Eligibility
Federal Fund
Eligibility
Is the project eligible
for federal
transportation funds?
Select the OBAG 3 federal fund source(s) for which the project is eligible:
☐Surface Transportation Block Grant (STP) Program (See FHWA fact sheet)
☐Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program (See FHWA
fact sheet)
Note: projects eligible for CMAQ funding must provide inputs for air quality
improvement calculations, using templates provided on the OBAG 3 webpage.
Eligible Project
Type
Is the project an
eligible project type?
Select the eligible project type(s) (refer to MTC Resolution No. 4505 for detailed
eligibility guidelines):
Growth Framework Implementation
☐PDA Planning Grant
☐Local Planning Grant (for other Plan
Bay Area 2050 Growth Geographies)
Complete Streets & Community Choice
☐Bicycle/Pedestrian Infrastructure
☐Bicycle/Pedestrian Program
☐Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Non-
Infrastructure program
☐SRTS Infrastructure
☐Safety project
☐Safety Planning efforts
☐Complete Streets improvements
☐Streetscape improvements
☐Local Streets and Roads Preservation
☐Rural Roadway Improvement
☐Community-Based Transportation
Plan (CBTP) or Participatory
Budgeting (PB) Process in an Equity
Priority Community (EPC)
☐CBTP/PB Project Implementation
Climate, Conservation, & Resilience
☐Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) Program
☐Mobility Hub
☐Parking/Curb Management
☐Car/Bike Share Capital
☐Open Space Preservation and
Enhancement
☐Bicycle/Pedestrian Access to Open
Space/Parkland
☐Regional Advance Mitigation Planning
(RAMP)
Multimodal Systems Operations &
Performance
☐Transit Capital Improvement
☐Transit Station Improvement
☐Transit Transformation Action Plan
Project Implementation
☐Active Operational Management
☐Mobility Management and
coordination
Attachment 2
ATTACHMENT A - One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) – County & Local Program –
Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria Template Application Form (v1)
2
Max Points
which ones and how Supports Transportation strategies pts
Yes 10
Partially 5
No 1
Policy Alignment
Federal
Performance
Goals
How does the
project support
federal
performance
measures?
MAX 5 points
Select the federal performance measures that are supported by the project:
☐ Safety: Significantly reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries for all users on all
public roads and improve the safety of all public transportation systems.
☐ Infrastructure Condition: Improve the pavement condition on the Interstate and
National Highway System (NHS) and NHS bridges and maintain the condition of
public transit assets in a state of good repair.
☐ Congestion Reduction: Significantly reduce congestion on the NHS in urbanized
areas.
☐ System Reliability: Improve the reliability of the Interstate system and NHS.
☐ Freight Movement and Economic Vitality: Improve the reliability of the Interstate
system for truck travel.
☐ Environmental Sustainability: Maximize emission reductions from CMAQ-funded
projects.
Describe how the project supports the selected federal performance measure(s):
Please describe
Plan Bay Area 2050
Strategies
How does the project
align with Plan Bay
Area 2050?
Describe how the project supports Plan Bay Area 2050 Strategies and/or
Implementation Plan:
Please describe
Regional Policy
Alignment
How does the project
align with other
regional policies and
plans?
Select the regional plans and policies with which the project is aligned:
☐ Regional Safety/Vision Zero Policy
☐ MTC’s Equity Platform
☐ Regional Active Transportation Plan
☐ Transit Oriented Communities Policy
☐ Blue Ribbon Transit Transformation
Action Plan
Describe how the project aligns with the selected regional plans and/or policies:
Please describe
Regional Growth
Geographies
Does the project
support PBA
2050 Growth
Geographies?
Indicate the project’s relationship to Plan Bay Area 2050 Growth Geographies:
Priority Development Area (PDA)
☐ Meets the uniform definition of a PDA-supportive project (within one mile or less
of a PDA boundary)
☐ Does not meet the uniform definition of a PDA-supportive project, but otherwise
has a clear and direct connection to PDA implementation
Please describe
☐ Included in a locally-adopted PDA plan (e.g. Specific Plan, PDA Investment and
Growth Strategy)
Locally-adopted PDA plan reference
Transit Rich Area (TRA)
☐ Within a TRA or otherwise supportive of a TRA (see Growth Geographies map)
Please describe
Priority Production Area (PPA)
☐ Supports the preservation of a PPA (see Growth Geographies map)
Please describe
5
10
5
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
10
4
10
8
MAX 10
points
Check all
applicable
boxes
ATTACHMENT A - One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) – County & Local Program –
Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria Template Application Form (v1)
3
Max Points Equity Priority
Communities
Does the
project
invest in
historically
underserved
communities?
Indicate how the project invests in historically underserved communities, including
Plan Bay Area 2050 Equity Priority Communities (EPCs):
☐ Located within and supportive of an EPC (see Equity Priority Communities map)
☐ Not located within an EPC, but is otherwise supportive of an EPC or other
historically underserved community
Description of how project supports an EPC or other historically underserved
community
Local Housing
Policies
Is the project located in
a jurisdiction with
policies that
support
affordable
housing?
Indicate if the project is locate in a jurisdiction that has adopted policies which
support the “3Ps” approach to affordable housing by listing the relevant adopted
policies for each element of the 3Ps. Additional guidance and resources on affordable
housing policies are provided on the OBAG 3 webpage.
☐ Protect current residents from displacement (with emphasis on policies that have
demonstrated effectiveness in community stabilization and anti-displacement).
List of applicable policies
☐ Preserve existing affordable housing (with emphasis on policies that have
demonstrated effectiveness in community stabilization and anti-displacement).
List of applicable policies
☐ Produce new housing at all income levels.
List of applicable policies
Community Support
Community
Support
Does the
project have
community support,
particularly if it is
located in a historically
underserved
community?
MAX 10 points
____________________
MAX 10 points
Indicate if the project has demonstrated community support through one or more of
the following:
☐ Public outreach responses specific to this project, including comments received
at public meetings or hearings, feedback from community workshops, or survey
responses.
Summary of public outreach responses
☐ Project is consistent with an adopted local transportation plan.
Description of project consistency with local plan
Indicate if the project has demonstrated support from communities
disproportionately impacted by past discriminatory practices, including redlining,
racial covenants, urban renewal, and highway construction that divided low income
and communities of color. Resources for identifying impacted communities are
available on the OBAG 3 webpage. Community support may be demonstrated
through one or more of the following:
☐ Prioritization of the project in a Community Based Transportation Plan (CBTP) or
Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, or a local plan that includes the proposed
project.
CBTP or PB reference
☐ Endorsements from a Community-Based Organizations representing historically
underserved and potentially impacted communities.
Description of CBO endorsement
10
10
10
10
10
5
4
3
3
10
5
10
5
ATTACHMENT A - One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) – County & Local Program –
Santa Clara County Project Selection Criteria Template Application Form (v1)
4
Max Points Deliverability & Readiness
Project Readiness
Is the project ready to
be delivered?
Describe the readiness of the project, including right-of-way impacts and the type of
environmental document/clearance required:
Project readiness, right-of-way, environment
If the project touches Caltrans right-of-way, include the status and timeline of the
necessary Caltrans approvals and documents, the status and timeline of Caltrans
requirements, and approvals such as planning documents (PSR or equivalent)
environmental approval, encroachment permit.
Caltrans approvals status and timeline
Deliverability
Are there any barriers
to on-time delivery?
Describe the project’s timeline and status, as well as the sponsor’s ability to meet the
January 31, 2027 obligation deadline:
Project timeline, status, and obligation deadline
Identify any known risks to the project schedule, and how the CTA and project
sponsor will mitigate and respond to those risks:
Project risks and mitigation strategies
Project Cost & Funding
Grant Minimum
Does the project meet
the minimum grant
size requirements?
☐ Project meets the minimum grant size requirements. Projects must be a minimum
of $500,000 for counties with a population over 1 million (Alameda, Contra Costa,
and Santa Clara counties) and $250,000 for counties with a population under one
million (Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma counties).
Exception request to minimum grant size
Local Match
Does the project meet
local match
requirements?
☐ Project sponsor will provide a local match of at least 11.47% of the total project
cost.
Notes on local match, optional
Additional Criteria
Fix-It First Road
Preservation
Preservation of the
local streets and roads
on federally eligible
arterials and collectors
☐ Project meets the requirements for federal-aid eligible system. Confirmation is
required through the Highway Performance Monitoring System and attached to
the application prior to award of funds.
Please describe and include location map(s) indicating segment(s).
Project Benefits
What are the merits of
the project beyond
adherence to PBA 2050
policies?
Describe the project’s benefits, such as addressing safety, gap closure or
connectivity, VMT reduction, planned housing density with a transportation nexus,
transportation to housing and/or jobs.
10
5
5 2 points for match up to 15%.
5 points for match greater than or equal to 20%.
match.
5
5