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SR-6-F (54)LUTM:PPD:PB:SF:PC w/bikegrnt COUNCIL MEETING: December 8, 1992 Ta: Mayar and City Caunci~ FROM: City Staff SU&7ECT: ResoZution Authorizing City Proposition 116 Bicycle Funds INTRODZICTT~N ~ :.'~' ~_ ~ ~ . Santa Monica, California Manager to Apply for This report recammends that the City Council adapt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an applicatian ta the California Transportatian Commission foz Pr~pasition 116 C1ean Air and Transportation Improvement Act bicycle project funds. BACKGROUND Praposition 115, ~he Clean A~r and Transportation Improvement Act, was approved by the voters af California in June, 1990. Proposition 116 allocated $20 million to fund a program of competitive grants ta local agencies for bicycZe improvement projeats, with a total of $10.8 million available statewide in this funding cycle. This will be the last y~ar that funds are available from Proposition 116 for bicycle programs. At ~he Ju1y 28, 1992 City Counciz meeting, the Cauncil directed City staff to study the Draft Bicycle Master Plan in an Environmental Impact Report (EIR}. In order to apply for the grant funds, the City must identify a specific project which is - 1 - +~ r'; : ~ , y ~~;~z.- the 5ub]~Ct of the funding, Therefare, staff has selected the C1ass II bicycle lane on Broadway from Lincoln ta 26th Street. The proposed bicycle lane would ba added by restriping Braadway to one through autamabile lane in each direction with a two-way left turn ~ane (simi~ar to the restriping that recently occurred on Main Street). The Broadway bicycle 7.ane was chosen ~ar this grant because it connects the Special Office District with Downtown Santa Monica and is a continuatinn of the Mid-City area txaffic plan which restripes Braadway in a similar manner from 26th Street to Centinela. Implementation of the Broadway proposal, even zf the grant is awarded, is contingent upan the City Council certifying the Bicycle Master Plan EIR and adapting a Plan that includes this proposal. If Council does not adopt a Bicycle Master Plan that includes the Braadway route the grant funds will be re-directed to a project the Council daes approve, or the ~unds returned. staff is applying far the Broadway bicycle route at this time because this is the last year Proposition 116 funds wi.ll be ava~.lable. whi.le regional and federal grant monies will still ba a~ailable for bicycZe programs in the future, Proposition ~16 represents the largest pool of money for bicycle programs fram the state. _ ~ _ BUDG~T~FINANCIAL IMPA~T The recommendation presentad in this repart does have a budget impact, in that, should the grant be awa~ded, the State wouid contribute $75,585 towards implemen~ation of specific bicycle circulation improvements. If the grant is awarded in full to the City, $75,585 will be deposited into revenue account ~20-210-2b6-00000-0504-1OD00, to finance the new apprapriation at Cap~tal Impzo~emant Pragram expenditure accaunt #20-770-416-20093-8900-99217. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adapt the attaChed resvlution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the California Transportatian Commission for Proposition 116 Clean Air and Transportatian Improvement Act bicycie pro~ect funds, and approve the revenue and expenditure budget changes upon approval of the grant. Pr~pared By: PauZ Berlant, Director of LUTM Su~anne Frick, Planning Manager Paul Casey, Transportatian Planner Land Use and Transportation Managament Department Pragram and Pol~cy Deve~opment Divisian Attachments: A. Resolution for Adoption - 3 - k 4 1-~T~'A~1~I.~~' A . a RESOLUTI~N NO.$~~6(CCS) A R~SOI,UTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL 4F THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTH~RIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR PROPOSITION I16 CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPQRTATION IMPROV~MENT ACT BICYCLE FUNDS WHEREAS, Proposition 116, The Clean A~r and Transportation Imprpv~m~nt Act, makes ava~lable $20 r~illion ta fund bicyc~e impravement pro~ects for bicycle cammuters; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica desires to utilize these funds for the addition of a C1ass II bicycle lane on Broac~way from L~ncoln to 26th S~reet under the guidelines of the CZean Air and Transportation Improvement Act if the Bicycle Master Plan and E~vironmental Tmpact Report are adopted by the Council, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY aF SANTA MONICA DOES HER~BY RE50LVE AS FOLL~0~7S : SECTION 1. The City N!anager~ ox- his or her desiqnee~ is authvr~zed to app~y for Clean Air and Transportation Impravement Act funds in conformance with th~ guidelines se~.farth for the use of the funds to add a Class II bicyc~e 3ane on Broadway from Lincoln to 26th Street. 1 SECTION 2. The C~ty Manaqer~ or his or her designee, is authori2ed to certify the City of Santa Monica's compiiance with the screeni~g criteria to be e~igib~e for the Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act funds. SECTI~N 3. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is author~zed to be the City's autharized signatory. SECTYON 4. No other capital funds previously programm~d, planned, ar approved for bicyc~e projects wi11 be used for other purposes. SECTION 5. New development fees, taxes or exactions, or permit fees have not and will not be included in the operating budgets for this project. SECTTON 6. No other state funding sources will be used to complete this project if costs exceed those identified in the approved application. SECT~QN T. The City af Sar~.ta Monica has the f inancial and institutional ability to accept the legal liabilities associated with this project. S~CTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify ta the adoptian of this Resolution~ and thenceforth and thereafter the same sha~l he in full force and effect. 2 APPRDVED AS TO FORM: SEPH LAWRENCE Acting City Attorney bike/g~ants/116reso Adopted and approved this 8th day of December, 1992. ~~ ~iayor I hereb~ certify that the foregoing Reso~ution No, 8506(CCS) was duly adopted by the City Council of the City af Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held Qn Dece~ber 8. ~992 by the foZlowing Counca.l vote : Ayes: CounciZmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O~sen, Rosenstein, Vazquez Noes: Councilmambers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent; Councilmembers: None ATTEST: ~~~ ~~i~~ ~ Y City Clerk '