To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Grant application for Local Partnership Program 2024, for the North Bailey Road Active Transportation Corridor Project, Bay Point area.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the prior decision of the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a grant application to the California Transportation Commission in the total amount of $1,845,000, for their Local Partnership Program 2024 grant, for the North Bailey Road Active Transportation Corridor Project, Bay Point area. (District V)
FISCAL IMPACT:
57% Active Transportation Program Funds, 17% Local Partnership Program Funds, 8% Safe Routes to BART Funds, 8% Navy Mitigation Funds, 5% Bay Point Area of Benefit Funds, and 5% Local Road Funds.
If awarded, grant matching requirements will be funded by other awarded grant programs and local road funds.
BACKGROUND:
The County often seeks regional, state, and federal funding to augment local road funding, stretching local dollars to build improvements that would not be possible otherwise. The current opportunity is through the California Transportation Commission’s (CTC) Local Partnership Program (LPP) grant program, which released a Call for Projects for the 2024 grant cycle on August 15, 2024. This grant program is funded by Senate Bill 1 (2017) and is currently in its fourth cycle. Public Works staff has not previously submitted a LPP application.
On April 28, 2017, Senate Bill 1 (SB1) was signed into law. This legislative package invests $5.4 billion annually to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more dollars toward transit safety. $200 million is annually appropriated from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) to local and regional transportation agencies as part of the LPP. In the Program Guidelines, the CTC solicits applications for transportation projects that focus on improving various transportation infrastructure, including but not limited to the state highway system, transit facilities, local road system, and bicycle and pedestrian safety and mobility improvements.
LPP projects must deliver near term, enduring infrastructure improvements that align with the state’s climate and equity goals. Funds programmed to a project must be allocated within the fiscal year programmed, and construction phase contracts awarded within six months of an approved allocation. The project must also be constructed within three years of the construction contract award.
The CTC will evaluate applications based on the following evaluation criteria: (A) accessibility; (B) air quality and greenhouse gases; (C) community engagement; (D) cost effectiveness; (E) deliverability; (F) projects that leverage funds above the required matching funds amount; (G) safety; (H) system preservation; (I) transportation, land use, and housing goals; and (J) vehicle-miles traveled.
The maximum award amount is approximately $25 million for construction and construction management costs, with a local match requirement of fifty percent (50%) of the total construction phase costs.
Applications must be submitted by November 20, 2024.
Public Works staff is preparing to submit a grant application to fund the construction of the North Bailey Road Active Transportation Corridor project. This project will construct a Class IV two-way cycle track on the west side of Bailey Road between the westbound onramp to State Route 4 and Willow Pass Road. Construction will include a new concrete path, protected intersections to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and signal modifications including a new traffic signal at the intersection with Mary Ann Lane/Placer Drive. This project is currently at 65% design and is partially funded by multiple sources including the Bay Point Area of Benefit, Active Transportation Program, Navy Mitigation Funding, Safe Routes to BART Program, and Gas Tax. However, additional funding is needed to fully fund construction of the project.
On October 14, 2024, the Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee reviewed the candidate project listed below and recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve its submission as a grant application. Staff finalized and submitted the grant application on November 20, 2024.
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.