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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery | | Meeting Date: | May 27, 2020 | | Subject: | Salinas Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation:
- APPROVE the request by the City of Salinas to program $90,473.60 in Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project; and
- APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include this project and funding.
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| | | | | | | | | 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. |
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| | | | | | | | | 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 Salinas has a sufficient balance in its fair share reserve to program a total of $90,473.60 to this project. |
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| | | | | | | | | 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 Salinas is requesting that the Transportation Agency program cost savings from the Sanborn Road Highway Safety Improvement Project along with the remaining balance of fair share Regional Surface Transportation Program funds to the Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project. Combining these funds, the City has a remaining balance of 90,473.60 of fair share funding available to program to this project. This project will make improvements to uncontrolled crosswalks throughout the City. The first six locations were partially funded using development impact fees and a Highway Safety Improvement Program grant. The RSTP funds will be used to fully fund these improvements and will be used as a local match to the next HSIP grant, cycle 10.
Staff confirms that this project is eligible for this funding and recommends that the Board approve this request. |
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