TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: October 14, 2024
Subject: RECEIVE staff report and RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors approve the submission of the grant applications to California Transportation Commission under the Local Partnership Program grant program.
Submitted For: Warren Lai || PUBLIC WORKS - DIRECTOR
Department: PUBLIC WORKS || TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DIVISION
Referral No: 2
Referral Name: Review applications for transportation, water, and infrastructure
Presenter: Justin Lin || PUBLIC WORKS - TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DIVISION
Contact: Justin Lin (925) 313-2293
Referral History:
The County often seeks federal, state and regional 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 funded by Senate Bill 1 (2017). This grant program is in its fourth cycle. Public Works staff has not previously submitted an LPP application.
Referral Update:
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 fis...
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