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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	October 22, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Application for funding from MTC for the Treat Blvd. Corridor Improvements Project, Walnut Creek area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/22/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Mary Halle, 925.313.2327

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 22, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No 2019/607 authorizing the Public Works Director, or designee, to file an application for, and accept, funding in the amount of $1,596,000 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for programming discretion, committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project, Pleasant Hill area. (District IV)

FISCAL IMPACT:

The County has requested $1,596,000 in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funds for the Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project. The required local match is estimated as $546,000 which will be funded by the Local Road Fund, providing approximately a 75% STIP and 25% Local Road Fund cost share.

BACKGROUND:

The STIP is a multi-year capital improvement program of transportation projects on and off the State Highway System, funded with revenues from the State Highway Account and other funding sources. The STIP is composed of two sub-elements: the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) and the Interregional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP).

As the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the Bay Area, the MTC is responsible for developing regional project priorities for the RTIP for the nine counties of the Bay Area. The biennial RTIP is then submitted to the California Transportation Commission for inclusion in the STIP. The Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project is recommended by the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority (CCTA) to MTC for a funding award though the STIP following a rating and selection process by a technical review committee administered by CCTA.

Project Description
The Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements project will implement bicycle infrastructure and pedestrian enhancements along the Treat Boulevard Corridor. Improvements include buffered bicycle lanes and a new shared use path, enhancing existing crosswalks, closing three free right-turn lanes, and eliminating a traffic bottle-neck.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A negative action will eliminate a potential funding opportunity (i.e., STIP funding) and delay implementation of improvements.