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Agenda Item 3.4.5

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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
Memorandum
To: 

Board of Directors

From:

Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery

Meeting Date:

February 26, 2020

Subject:

Pacific Grove Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation


RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation:

  1. APPROVE the request by the City of Pacific Grove to program $53,862.71 in Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Congress Avenue Road Rehabilitation Project; and
  2. APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include this project and funding.
SUMMARY:
The Agency has distributed Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funding by population to the local jurisdictions for a wide range of eligible transportation projects.  Funding is available at the discretion of the local jurisdiction for their chosen projects, upon approval by the Transportation Agency Board.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Regional Surface Transportation Program was established by the State of California to utilize gas tax revenues on a wide variety of local transportation projects. The Transportation Agency receives these funds, which total approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million per year, and distributes them to the Cities and County in two methods:  fair share and competitive share. The Transportation Agency distributes $1.2 million per year as the fair share component to the cities and County based on population. The City of Pacific Grove has a sufficient balance in its fair share reserve to program $53,862.71 to the Congress Avenue Road Rehabilitation Project.
DISCUSSION:

The Transportation Agency is tasked with reviewing projects proposed for Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share monies and approving the funding if the project is deemed eligible under state law.  Examples of the types of transportation projects that are eligible for funding include: local street and roadway rehabilitation, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, public transit capital and signal coordination and other safety and operational improvements.

 

The City of Pacific Grove is requesting that the Transportation Agency program $53.862.71 in Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Congress Avenue Road Rehabilitation Project. This project consists of road reconstruction with asphalt concrete overlay, construction of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, construction of a pedestrian pathway and sidewalks, and related curb, gutter, and stormwater improvements.  Staff confirms that this project is eligible for this funding and recommends that the Board approve this request. 

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Pacific Grove Allocation Request Letter
Pacific Grove-TAMC Funding Agreement - Exhibit A