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Regional Active Transportation Grant applicationowx MEETING DATE: 08/19/14 ITEM NO: 1 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT DATE: AUGUST 4, 2014 TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE HIGHWAY 9 -LOS GATOS CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing the filing of the Regional Active Transportation grant application for the Highway 9 -Los Gatos Creek Trail connection. BACKGROUND: In September 2013, California State Governor Brown created the Active Transportation Program (ATP), which consolidates bicycle and pedestrian oriented funding into one statewide program. One of the goals of restructuring this program is to provide a broad spectrum of projects that will increase safety and mobility for non - motorized users. As a result of this modification, approximately $10 million of competitive grant funding is available for the San Francisco Bay Area region for bicycle and pedestrian related projects. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the regional agency responsible for the management of the ATP regional competitive grant program. If an agency or municipality is awarded the grant, the agency is required to provide an 11.47% match of local funds. The Town submitted a grant application to MTC for the Highway 9 Pathway Connection to Los Gatos Creek Trail project. This project is included in the adopted FY 2014/15- 2018/19 Capital Improvement Program Budget. This proposed project will construct a pathway and bridge to allow non - motorized users direct access to the Los Gatos Creek Trail from Highway 9. As part of the grant application packet, a Town Council resolution of local support is required. The grant deadline date was in late July. Because this project is part of the approved CIP budget, staff submitted a grant proposal request ahead of the deadline. PREPARED BY: MATT MORLEY l�' Director of Parks and Public Wo Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager J&own Attorney !Finance PAGE 2 AUGUST 4, 2014 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE HIGHWAY 9- LOS GATOS CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION _BACKGROUND (cont'd During the month of July, Town Council was on summer recess and therefore a resolution could not be reviewed. MTC allows municipal agencies to submit the Council resolution portion of the grant application documents after the grant application deadline date in such circumstances. DISCUSSION: The proposed concept for the Highway 9 Pathway Connection to Los Gatos Creek Trail project will provide pedestrian and bicycle access to State Highway 9 via the construction of a new bridge and pathway. A new bridge and pathway will be constructed across the Los Gatos Creek south of Highway 9, connecting eastbound pedestrians and bicyclists on Highway 9 to the Los Gatos Creek Trail on the east side of the creek. For westbound bicycle and pedestrians, a new pathway will be constructed on the north side of Highway 9 at the site of an existing informal trail. The project will also design and construct a quarter mile of Class II bicycle lanes along the Highway 17 overpass. Additionally, improvements and upgrades will be made to the existing infrastructure to achieve compliance with safety and accessibility standards. Town staff contacted several agencies, schools, and nearby municipalities to engage support for this project. Caltrans, the Los Gatos Union School District, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the cities of Saratoga and Monte Sereno, are some examples of letters of support received for this project, and were submitted as part of the grant application. Should the grant be approved, staff would retain a consultant to provide preliminary engineering and design studies for the bridge and pathway connection. Staff will present these plans to the Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Transportation and Parking Commission for input. Final design and construction plans will be presented to Council following this process. The Town has allocated $500,000 towards the Highway 9 Pathway Connection to Los Gatos Creek Trail through the adopted FY 2014/15 — 2018/19 Capital Improvement Program Budget. This amount will be used towards the 11.47% local match requirement. The total estimated cost of the project is $1,214,000. The grant application proposal request is for $714,000. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that the Town Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the filing of the Regional Active Transportation grant application for the filing of the Regional Active Transportation grant application for the Highway 9 -Los Gatos Creek Trail connection. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: The recommended action is not a project as defined under CEQA, and no further action is required. CEQA review would be conducted as part of the project design. PAGE 3 AUGUST 4, 2014 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE HIGHWAY 9- LOS GATOS CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION FISCAL IMPACT: As part of the CIP Budget, $500,000 has been approved for this project. The overall estimated project total is $1,214,000. The grant application proposal request is for $714,000. Attachments: 1. Resolution authorizing the filing of the Regional Active Transportation grant application for the filing of the Regional Active Transportation grant application for the Highway 9- Los Gatos Creek Trail connection. 2. Project information from grant application. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK RESOLUTION 2014- RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE HIGHWAY 9 -LOS GATOS CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos (herein referred to as APPLICANT) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for $714,000 in funding assigned to MTC for programming discretion, which includes federal funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and federal or state funding administered by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) such as Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding, Transportation Alternatives (TA) /Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding, and Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) funding (herein collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the Highway 9 Pathway Connection to Los Gatos Creek Trail (herein referred to as PROJECT) for the Regional Active Transportation Program (herein referred to as PROGRAM); and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos is committed to building this PROJECT, and approved $500,000 in Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funds in the Town's FY 2014/15 — FY 2018/19 CIP Budget for this PROJECT. WHEREAS, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21" Century Act (Public Law 112- 141, July 6, 2012) and any extensions or successor legislation for continued funding (collectively, MAP 21) authorize various federal funding programs including, but not limited to the Surface Transportation Program (STP) (23 U.S.C. § 133), the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) (23 U.S.C. § 149) and the Transportation Alternatives Program (TA) (23 U.S.C. § 213); and WHEREAS, state statutes, including California Streets and Highways Code §182.6, §182.7, and §2381(a)(1), and California Government Code §14527, provide various funding programs for the programming discretion of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA); and WHEREAS, pursuant to MAP -21, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive federal or state funds for a regionally- significant project shall submit an application first with the appropriate MPO, or RTPA, as applicable, for review and ATTACHMENT 1 inclusion in the federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, MTC is the MPO and RTPA for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) that sets out procedures governing the application and use of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, as part of the application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, MTC requires a resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency stating the following: • the commitment of any required matching funds; and • that the sponsor understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and • that the PROJECT will comply with the procedures, delivery milestones and funding deadlines specified in the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised); and • the assurance of the sponsor to complete the PROJECT as described in the application, subject to environmental clearance, and if approved, as included in MTC's federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and • that the PROJECT will have adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECT within the schedule submitted with the project application; and • that the PROJECT will comply with all project- specific requirements as set forth in the PROGRAM; and • that APPLICANT has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTC- funded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans. FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC - funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT; and • in the case of a transit project, the PROJECT will comply with MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised, which sets forth the requirements of MTC's Transit Coordination Implementation Plan to more efficiently deliver transit projects in the region; and • in the case of a highway project, the PROJECT will comply with MTC Resolution No. 4104, which sets forth MTC's Traffic Operations System (TOS) Policy to install and activate TOS elements on new major freeway projects; and • in the case of an RTIP project, state law requires PROJECT be included in a local congestion management plan, or be consistent with the capital improvement program adopted pursuant to MTC's funding agreement with the countywide transportation agency; and WHEREAS, that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT; and WHEREAS, there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds; and WHEREAS, there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECT; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this resolution; and WHEREAS, MTC requires that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. RESOLVED that the APPLICANT is authorized to execute and file an application for funding for the PROJECT for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING under MAP -21 or continued funding; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT will provide any required matching funds. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the project is fixed at the MTC approved programmed amount, and that any cost increases must be funded by the APPLICANT from other funds, and that APPLICANT does not expect any cost increases to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds and will comply with the provisions and requirements of the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) and APPLICANT has, and will retain the expertise, knowledge and resources necessary to deliver federally- funded transportation and transit projects, and has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTC- funded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans. FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC - funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that PROJECT will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution, subject to environmental clearance, and, if approved, for the amount approved by MTC and programmed in the federal TIP. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT has reviewed the PROJECT and has adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECT within the schedule submitted with the project application. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that PROJECT will comply with the requirements as set forth in MTC programming guidelines and project selection procedures for the PROGRAM. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in the case of a transit project, APPLICANT agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC's Transit Coordination Implementation Plan as set forth in MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised; . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in the case of a highway project, APPLICANT agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC's Traffic Operations System (TOS) Policy as set forth in MTC Resolution No. 4104. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in the case of an RTIP project, PROJECT is included in a local congestion management plan, or is consistent with the capital improvement program adopted pursuant to MTC's funding agreement with the countywide transportation agency. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING funded projects. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECT. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the MTC is requested to support the application for the PROJECT described in the resolution, and if approved, to include the PROJECT in MTC's federal TIP upon submittal by the project sponsor for TIP programming. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 19a' day of August, 2014, by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SIGNED: MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK PROJECT LOCATION The project is located on State Route 9 /Saratoga -Los Gatos Road in the Town of Los Gatos, from Alberto Road to Wraight Avenue, and between State Route 9 /Saratoga -Las Gatos Road and the Los Gatos Creek Trail. PROJECT COORDINATES Latitude: 37.225972 (Decimal degrees) Longitude: - 121.978825 (Decimal degrees) PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Highway 9 Pathway Connectlon to Los Gatos Creek Trail project will provide pedestrian and bicycle access to SR 9, an important east -west link for bicyclists and pedestrians that provides one of only a few connections across SR 17 in the Town of Los Gatos and the surrounding communities. The Los Gatos Creek Trail extends from downtown San Jose to Lexington Reservoir south of the Town of Los Gatos. The trail follows along the north - south waterway and is approximately 11 miles long. At the proposed project location, the trail runs along on the east side of the creek, traveling below but not connecting to SR 9, as seen in Figure 1 in Part 1 of this application. The project will design and construct a bridge and pathway across Los Gatos Creek south of SR 9, connecting eastbound pedestrians and bicyclists on SA 9 to the Los Gatos Creek Trail on the east side of the creek. For westbound bicycles and pedestrians, a pedestrian pathway will be constructed on the north side of SR 9 at the site of an existing informal trail. The project will also design and construct a quarter mile of Class it bicycle lanes along the Highway 17 overpass. The project will upgrade existing pedestrian facilities to match ADA regulations and improve sight distance along the Highway 17 on- and off - ramps. Pedestrian crossing enhancements will increase pedestrian safety and comfort through curb extensions, high visibility crosswalks, and advanced pedestrian warning signs along SR 9 between Santa Cruz Avenue and Alberto Way. This project increases safety and mobility for non - motorized users and enhances connectivity across a state highway. A full list of project elements is below; Figure 2 provides a conceptual layout of project improvements. LIST OF PROJECT ELEMENTS The following items will be included as part of this proposed project. Trail Connections (trail spurs and bridge • Design and construct a trail connection, consisting of a paved Class I shared -use path and bicycle /pedestrian bridge, from eastbound SR 9 across Los Gatos Creek to the Los Gatos Creek Trail; • Design and construct a trail connection (trail spur) connecting westbound SR 9 with the Los Gatos Creek Trail, on the site of the existing informal pedestrian path; • Extend south sidewalk on SR 9 approximately 200' west to connect with the proposed Class I spur to Los Gatos Creek Trail; • Provide a bicycle ramp from the eastbound SR 9 bicycle lane to the proposed Class I path spur; Page t of 20 ATTACHMENT Provide a bicycle ramp between the westbound bicycle lane and the proposed multi -use trail spur on the north side of SR 9. SR 9 Corridor • Stripe and sign a westbound Class 11 bicycle lane between the proposed multi -use trail spur on the north side of SR 9 and Wraight Avenueincluding dashed bicycle lane extension through the intersection at Wraight Avenue and a bicycle ramp connecting the proposed bicycle lane and proposed trail spur; Stripe and sign an eastbound bicycle lane from University Avenue to the proposed multi -use trail spur on the south side of SR 9, including a bicycle ramp connecting the proposed bicycle lane and proposed trail spur; Provide curb extensions on the northwest and northeast corners with directional ADA curb ramps at the intersection of Wraight Avenue and SR 9 to shorten pedestrian crossing distance. Improvements currently under construction will convert Wraight Avenue to right -in -right -out operations, reducing the need for a dedicated southbound left turn lane at this location; • Construct new ADA - compliant curb ramps (total of four curb ramps)and high- visibility ladder crosswalk striping at the SR 17 southbound on- and off - ramps; e Construct new ADA - compliant curb ramps (total of four curb ramps) and high - visibility ladder crosswalk striping at the SR 17 northbound on- and off - ramps; Relocate "DO NOT ENTER" and "WRONG WAY" signs next to crosswalk and trim foliage along the SR 17 SR Off -Ramp to enhance pedestrian visibility; Extend /reconstruct sidewalk on the north side of SR 9 between the SR 17 southbound on ramp and off ramp to create a curb parallel to the edge of traveled way; • Replace existing rolled curb with vertical curb along north side at the SR 17 NR on ramp (if applicable with turning movements of California standard trucks and school buses). PROJECT STATUS Conceptual design and public outreach for the trail connection and improvements along SR 9 have been completed. Environmental clearance in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has not been completed. Page 2 of 20