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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery | | Meeting Date: | August 26, 2020 | | Subject: | Monterey 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 Monterey to program Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the "Traffic System, Pedestrian and Bike Upgrades" project in the amount of $431,352.19; and
- APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include these projects 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 Monterey has a sufficient balance in its fair share reserve to program a total of $431,352.19 to these projects. |
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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 Monterey is requesting that the Transportation Agency program the balance of fair share Regional Surface Transportation Program funds to the "Traffic System, Pedestrian and Bike Upgrades" project. The project proposes critical upgrades of the City's traffic signal system to include upgrading controllers at intersections, upgrading old pedestrian push buttons to Audible Pedestrian Signals (APS) installation of bike detection, battery backup systems (power the intersection during power failures increases resiliency), fiber communication between signals and the central management system, new controller cabinets to replace degrading cabinets, and installation of Adaptive Signal System on the remaining arterials that do not currently run the system.
The City has a remaining balance of $431,352.19 of fair share funding available to program to this projects. Staff confirms that this project is eligible for this funding and recommends that the Board approve this request. |
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