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DATE: November 19, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
FROM: Dan St. John, F. ACSE— Director, Public Works and Utilities
Larry Zimmer, P.E. —Capital Improvements Division Manager
SUBJECT: One Bay Area Grant Program Application Discussion and Resolution of Local
Support for MTC Discretionary Funding for the One Bay Area Grant to Extend
the Road Diet on Petaluma Boulevard South to Approximately McNear Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the'City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing;staff to apply
for the One Bay Area Grant to extend the Road Diet on Petaluma Boulevard South to
approximately McNear Avenue.
BACKGROUND
The four-year, $320 million One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program is a new funding approach
that better integrates the region's federal transportationprogram with California's climate law
(Senate.Bill 375, Steinberg,2008) and the Sustainable Communities Strategy. Funding is
targeted,toward achieving local land-use and housing policies.
The grant, made available through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, will provide
approximately $23 million in federal transportation funds for projects throughout Sonoma
County. Funding sources are the Surface Transportation Program (STP), Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) and Transportation Alternatives (TA)—all programs that
were reestablished in the new federal transportation bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21s`
Century (MAP-21).
The OBAG program allows flexibility to invest in transportation categories such as
Transportation for Livable Communities, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, local streets and
roads, all in one project with one grant.
DISCUSSION
The OBAG program is not"new" money, but a combination of existing funding sources. STP
funds have historically been allocated to the City based on varying distribution calculations first
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for the MTC area and-again within Sonoma County. The City's allocation of the STP funds,
historically approximately 10% of the allocation for Sonoma.Comity, goes toward paving
projects. STP funds have been used to pave Sonoma Mountain Parkway, McDowell Boulevard,
Washington Street, Sixth Street, and Crinella Avenue, in.recent years. These funds can only be
used on roads on the "federal system", a list of roads within a specific functional class. Staff
avoids use of these funds on projects requiring any property rights or environmental concerns
since those issues create difficulties in the project approval process and therefore put the funds at
risk. The CMAQ fund's included within OBAG are typically competitive, and include bike and
pedestrian grants and Transportation for Livable Communities grants. The City has been
successful in receiving a good portion of these funds over the last six years. The City will no
longer receive an automatic allocation of funds, but must compete against all agencies within the
County for project funding.
One of the purposes, and advantages, of the OBAG program is to create "complete streets"
projects. A complete street is one that is designed and constructed to be safe, comfortable, and
convenient for travel for everyone, regardless of age or ability,.including motorists, pedestrians,
bicyclists, and public transportation riders. A bike project, or Safe Routes to School project
funded in the past cannot fund repaving of a travel way even though it may be needed, such as on
Magnolia where we have recently completed construction of sidewalk. Combining different
funds to create a complete street project has in the past required conibining different grants,
which is extremely difficult,and often impossible due to differing schedules and requirements.
The OBAG program eliminates that difficulty.
However, there are some drawbacks to the program. Fifty percent of the OBAG program funds
must be used in,or serving, Priority Development Areas. It is the responsibility of the Sonoma
County Transportation Authority as the reviewer of the grant applications to assure 50% use of
the funds within PDAs for the County, not within each jurisdiction. While not a requirement,
proposing a project within the PDA will greatly improve the chances ofa success. Further, a
project that includes the aspects ofa complete street and livable communities' will also score
higher.
After the October 9`, 2012 call for projects staff began investigating potential projects. Since our
highest priority is pavement,we began by looking at the streets within the PDA that are also on
the federal system: Washington Street,D Street, Lakeville, and Petaluma Boulevard. The next
step was to look at additional improvements per the Draft Station Area Master Plan, the Central
Petaluma Specific Plan and the General Plan. The Petaluma Boulevard South pavement is
clearly in the worst condition among the areas considered, although the others could benefit from
some type of surface treatment as well. Since the-undersized lanes on Petaluma Boulevard South
do not meet standards, federal funds cannot be used unless the lanes are widened to meet
standards. The current roadway is fifty-two feet wide,for most of the distance between E-Street
and Mountain View and consists of roughly 4 ten feet wide lanes and two 6 feet wide parking
lanes. Staff proposes to use OBAG funding to reconfigure the lanes from the terminus of the
current Road Diet project at E Street to Mountain View:or to the roundabout.
The benefits of this project are the same as the prior Road diet projects, improved safety for
vehicles by creating properly sized lanes, providing additional space for bikes to travel safely,
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andlimiting the number of through lanes pedestrians must cross. As well, an added benefit of
• thisproject is the possible inclusion of landscaped medians, which would support creation of an
entry to the City that is a more attractive gateway. The'majority of the fundswill be used to
reconstruct the failed pavement. Theproject as proposed is expected to rank well against
competing projects since it is within the PDA, combines funds within the grant, improves safety,
could include livable community aspects, and creates a complete street. Additionally the
SMART multi-use path is expecting to use a large portion of Petaluma Boulevard South as the
route.
In the event that the Council prefers to wait for the current road diet to be completed and
"tested", prior to supporting expansion of the lane reconfiguration south, the following projects
could be considered as alternatives, although they may not be as competitive as the combination
of the Road diet on Petaluma Boulevard South:
1. Pavement Rehabilitation within'the PDA on Washington Street, D Street, and Lakeville.
Work would consist,primarily of pavement preventative measures(combination of dig-
outs, overlays, and sealcoat), restriping,.and ADA improvements.
2. Pavement Rehabilitation outside of the PDA on Sonoma Mountain Parkway to complete
the work left unfwfded.by the recently completed project.
The OBAG application requires the council to approve`the grant application via resolution. There
are 2 resolutions attached;.•a:esolution authorizing a grant application for the Petaluma
Boulevard South option; and, a resolution authorizing a lesser amount, in order to enhance
competiveness of the proposal, for an alternative project. It is expected the next,call for projects
will be in 2014.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Sonoma County has been allocated$23 million for this cycle of the One Bay Area Grant
Program. Of that amount approximately $2.5 million will go to SCTA for planning purposes
leaving a little over $20 million for the other agencies. The funds will be distributed based on
applications rankings alone._But•as a frame of reference, prior distribution formulas resulted in
the City receiving approximately 10% of available funds. Match funding will be required at
11.47% of the total project cost for all eligible expenses.
The•Pctaluma Boulevard South Road Diet Extension is•estimated.at $3,120,000:total project cost,
and of that amount the City would be required to fund approximately $420,000 for overhead
charges and the City match.
If Council prefersan alternative project, staff will scope the project to be within $2 million, in
order to improve likelihood of acceptance of the application.
In either case, the overhead and match funding will be provided by Gas Tax and Franchise Fee
funds.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution requesting funds for Petaluma Blvd. South Road Diet Extension program
2. Alternate Resolution requesting funds for Pavement Rehabilitation projects
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2012- N.C.S. STATING LOCAL SUPPORT
FOR MTC DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING ASSIGNED TO MTC, •
COMMITTING ANY NECESSARY MATCHING FUNDS AND STATING THE CITY OF
PETALUMA'S ASSURANCE'TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma (CITY) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) for$3,120,000in funding assigned MTC for programming
discretion, including but not limited to federal funding administered by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) such as Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding and/or Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding (herein
collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the PETALUMA ROAD
DIET EXTENSION PROJECT (PROJECT) for the STP AND CMAQ PROGRAMS (herein referred to
as PROGRAM); and
WHEREAS, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the2l8' 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 and 182.7
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-2.1, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project
sponsors wishing to receive.federal funds for a project shall submitan application first with the
appropriate MPO for review and inclusion in the MPO's 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 federal funds; and
WHEREAS, the CITY 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:
1. The commitment of any required matching funds of at least 11.47%; and
2. 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
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with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING;.and
3. 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
4. The assurance of the sponsor to.complete the project as described in the,application, and if
approved, as included•in MTC's federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and
5. That the project will comply with all project-specific requirements as set forth in the
PROGRAM; and
6. That the project(transit only) will comply with MTC Resolution No 3866, revised, which
sets forth the requirements of MTC's Transit Coordination Implementation Plan to more.
efficiently delivertransit projects in the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the CITY is.authorizedto execute and file an
application for funding for the PROJECT for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING under MAP-
21 for continued funding.
BE IT FURTHER.RESOLVED that:
1. CITY will.provide S358,000 in matching funds; and
2. CITY 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 CITY from other funds, and that CITY does not exp,ect any cost increases to be funded
with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and
3. CITY 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 CITY has, and will retain the expertise, knowledge and
resources necessary to deliver,federally-funded transportation projects, and has assigned, and
will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA-funded transportation projects to
coordinate withintheagency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency
(CMA), MTC, Caltrans and FHWA on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise
during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA-funded transportation
projects implemented by CITY;and
4. The PROJECT will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this
resolution and, if approved, for the amount approved by MTC and programmed in the federal
TIP; and
5. CITY and the PROJECT will comply with the requirements as set forth in MTC
programming guidelines and project selection procedures for the PROGRAM; and
6. CITY(fora transit project only) agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC's Transit.
Coordination Implementation Plan as set forth in MTC Resolution 3866, revised.
BE IT FURTHER.RESOLVED that:
7. CITY is an eligible sponsor of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING funded projects;
and
8. CITY is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
for the PROJECT;.and
9. There is no legal impediment to CITY making applications for the funds; and
10. There is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect'the
proposed PROJECT, or the ability of CITY to deliver such PROJECT; and
11. CITY authorizes:its City Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC
for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this
resolution; and
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12. A copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the MTC iir,conjunction with the filing of the
application; and
I3. The MTC is requested to support the application for the PROJECT described in the
resolution and to include the PROJECT, if approved, in MTC's federal TIP.
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Attachment 2
RESOLUTION NO: 2012- N.C.S:. .STATING LOCAL SUPPORT
FOR MTC DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING•.ASSIGNED TO MTC,
COMMITTING ANY NECESSARY MATCHING FUNDS AND STATING,THE CITY OF
PETALUMA'S ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma (CITY) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) for$2,000,000 in funding assigned MTC for programming
discretion, including but not limited to federal funding administered by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) such as Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Improvement(CMAQ) funding and/or Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding(herein
collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the (PETALUMA
VARIOUS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION (PROJECT)for the STP (herein referred to as
PROGRAM); and
WHEREAS, the Moving Ahead for Progress in thei21 s` 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 and 182.7
provide various funding programs for the programming discretion of the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) and theRegional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to MAP-2I, and any-regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project
sponsors wishing to receive federal funds for a project shall submit an application first with the
appropriate MPO for review and inclusion in the MPO's 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 federal funds; and
WHEREAS, CITY is an eligible sponsor for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and
WHEREAS, as part of the application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, MTC
requires a resolution adopted bythe responsible implementing agency stating the following:
1. The commitment of any required matching fund§ of at least 11.47%; and
2. That the sponsor understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING is fixed at
the programmed amount, and therefore any costincrease cannot be expected to be funded
with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and
3. 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,
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revised); and
4. The assurance,of thesponsor to complete the project as described_in the application, and if
approved, as included in MTC's federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and
5. That the project will comply with all project-specific requirements as set forth in the
PROGRAM; and
6. That the project(transit only) 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the CITY is authorized to execute and file an
application for funding for the PROJECT for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING under MAP-
21 for continued funding.
BE IT FURTHER.RESOLVED that:
1. CITY will provide 5229,400 in matching funds; and
2. CITY 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 CITY from other funds, and that CITY does not expect any cost increases to be funded
with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and
3. CITY 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 CITY has, and will retain the expertise, knowledge and
resources necessary to deliver federally-funded transportation projects, and has assigned, and
will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA-funded transportation projects to
coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency
(CMA), MTC, Caltrans and FHWA on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise
during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA-funded transportation
projects implemented by CITY; and
4. PROJECT will be-implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution
and, if approved;:for the amount approved by MTC and programmed in the federal TIP; and
5. CITY and the PROJECT will comply with the requirements as set forth in MTC
programming;guidelines and project selection procedures forthe PROGRAM; and
6. CITY (for a transit project only) agreesto comply with the requirements of MTC's Transit
Coordination Implementation Plan as set forth in MTC Resolution 3866, revised.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that:
7. CITY is an eligible sponsor of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING funded projects;
and
8. CITY is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
for the PROJECT; and
9. There is no legal impediment to CITY making applications for the funds;and
10. There is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the
proposed PROJECT, or the ability of CITY to deliversuch PROJECT; and
I. CITY authorizes its`City Manager or designee to executeand file an application with MTC
for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this
resolution; and
12. A copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the
application; and
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13. The MTC is requested to support the application for the PROJECT described in the
resolution and to include the PROJECT, if approved, in MTC's federal TIP.
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