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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery | | Meeting Date: | April 28, 2021 | | Subject: | County of 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 County of Monterey to program Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Moss Landing Trail Project in the amount of $980,733.32;
- 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 County of Monterey has a sufficient balance in its fair share reserve to program a total of $980,733.32 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 County of Monterey is requesting that the Transportation Agency program the remaining balance of fair share Regional Surface Transportation Program funds to the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail project. The trail project proposes to construct a pedestrian/bicycle path parallel to State Route 1, from Moss Landing Road to the north harbor, near the community of Moss Landing. The project also involves constructing a bridge 386 feet in length to span Elkhorn Slough.
The County has a remaining balance of $980,733.32 of fair share funding available to program to this project, and staff has confirmed this amount with the County. Staff confirms that this project is eligible for this funding and recommends that the Board approve this request. |
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