To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Allocation #28-640-18 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Officer, or designee, to apply for and accept on behalf of the County Grant Allocation #28-640-18, and ADOPT a Resolution authorizing the County to request an allocation from Metropolitan Transportation Commission, to pay an amount not to exceed $55,000 for the County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Agreement will result in a total Grant of $55,000 for FY 2026-27 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission. (No County match required)
BACKGROUND:
Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrian and bicyclists. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency of the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 875, which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocations of TDA Article 3 countywide coordinated claim is required to submit a resolution from its governing body to MTC requesting an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds.
The County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project goal is to provide safe walking and biking education by providing classroom education; assemblies, information tables, and school events; bicycle helmet distribution; educational materials; and facilitated bicycling and walking events.
Contra Costa County has been applying for and receiving funds for this Grant since 1999. On March 11, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-640-16 with Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in an amount of $50,000 for the Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Project, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of the Grant Agreement #28-640-18 will allow the County to continue providing bicycle and pedestrian education services through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Grant Agreement is not accepted, additional bicycle and pedestrian safety projects would be delayed or not carried out.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The recommendation supports the following children's outcome(s): (1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; (2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; (3) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and (4) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF:
Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle project funding.
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, entitled "Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects", which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of "TDA Article 3" funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108 requires that requests for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, County of Contra Costa wishes to submit a request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or bicyclists;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Contra Costa declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code, and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the project or projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, or that might impair the ability of the County of Contra Costa to carry out the project; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the project has been reviewed by the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee and has been approved by MTC to use the countywide BAC and the countywide BAC provides for expanded representation of County of Contra Costa and the designated representative are Sefanit Mekuria, M.D., Public Health Director familiar with the bicycle and pedestrian needs of County of Contra Costa that the project has been reviewed by the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee and has been approved by MTC to use the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and the countywide BAC provides for expanded representation of County of Contra Costa and the designated representative is familiar with the bicycle and pedestrian needs of County of Contra Costa; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the County of Contra Costa attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in Attachment A to this resolution; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or county association of governments, as the case may be, of Contra Costa County for submission to MTC as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.