To: Board of Supervisors
From: Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
Report Title: Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for and accept an amount not to exceed $420,515 from the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program to conduct the Bay Point Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. Match funding not to exceed $54,485 (11.47% of total study cost) will be an in-kind contribution of staff time. Staff time for recommended activities is covered under existing budgets (50% Road Fund and 50% Measure J Fund).
BACKGROUND:
On October 5, 2023, Caltrans released final grant guidelines and a call for proposals for the 2024-25 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program. The grant program will provide funding to encourage local and regional planning activities that further state goals, including, but not limited to, the goals and best practices cited in the Regional Transportation Plan Guidelines adopted by the California Transportation Commission. This cycle is expected to include approximately $25 million in Senate Bill 1 (2017) statewide competitive funding. The maximum grant award is $700,000 and an 11.47% match is required (cash or in-kind contribution). Applications are due on January 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Department of Conservation and Development and Public Works Department staff collaborated to identify one project to submit to the grant program to fund a study, based on its perceived success relative to grant program objectives and previously awarded projects. The project, titled the Bay Point Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Study, proposes to evaluate active transportation improvements, including Class IV protected bicycle f...
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