To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA, Bay Point area.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution to APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a 2025/2026 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Grant Application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the total amount of $120,000 for the fiscal year 2025/2026 for the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project.
APPROVE the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Bay Point area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#25-03] (District V)
DETERMINE the project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $400,000 (70% Local Road Funds, 30% Transportation Development Act Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The County is submitting a Transportation Development Act grant application for a project that will support pedestrian safety improvements at three uncontrolled intersections along Driftwood Drive which is a goal of the County’s Vision Zero program for a systemic proactive effort to reduce the number and severity of collisions. Driftwood Drive between Evora Road to the south and Jill Avenue to the north has high-speed vehicles and reduced sight distances. These intersections connect the community west of Driftwood Drive to the bus stops on the east side of Driftwood Drive and to schools and places of worship to the north that are frequently attended by pedestrians. The project will install Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) and upgrade existing curb ramps to American with Disability Act (ADA) standards at these intersections. There are two crosswalks at the Coastview/Tradewinds Courts intersection which will be consolidated by
removing the southerly crosswalk due to the improvements at the northerly crosswalk.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Public Works Department is not authorized to submit the application, grant funding will not be available, which will delay the design and construction of this project.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF approving and authorizing the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in the amount of $120,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 for the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project;
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 MTC, as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised, entitled “Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian/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, Revised 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, Contra Costa County desires 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 Contra Costa County declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code;
BE IT FURTHER 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 Contra Costa County to carry out the project;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Contra Costa County attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in Attachment A to this resolution;
BE IT FURTHER 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.