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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/13/2023
Subject: CONSIDER proposed Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	2
Referral Name:	Review applications for transportation, water and infrastructure grants to be prepared by the Public Works and Conservation and Development Departments.
Presenter:	Robert Sarmiento	Contact:	Robert Sarmiento, (925)655-2918

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Referral History:

TWIC authorized submittal of applications to the State Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program in previous cycles. In 2018, staff received authorization to apply for the Marsh Creek Multi-Use Trail Feasibility Study but unfortunately did not receive an award. In 2019, staff received authorization to submit an application for the Contra Costa County Active Transportation Plan, which was awarded funding. In 2021, staff received authorization to apply for two studies, the Parr Boulevard Complete Street Study and the Tara Hills Drive Complete Streets Study, but both studies were not selected for funding.

Referral Update:

In January 2023, Caltrans released final grant guidelines and a call for projects for the 2023-24 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program. The grant program annually provides funding to encourage local and regional planning activities that furthers state goals, including, but not limited to, the goals and best practices cited in the Regional Transportation Plan Guidelines adopted by the California Transportation Commission.This cycle includes approximately $25 million in Senate Bill (“SB”) 1 statewide competitive funding. The maximum grant award is $700,000, and a minimum 11.47% match is required (cash or in-kind contribution). Applications are due March 9, 2023, 5:00 p.m.

Staff from both the Department of Conservation and Development and Public Works Department collaborated to identify one candidate project to submit to the Grant Program for funding to conduct a study: the Bay Point Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project. The project would install bicycle and pedestrian improvements, including Class IV separated bicycle facilities and green infrastructure in Bay Point, along Willow Pass Road, Port Chicago Highway, and a short segment of McAvoy Road to McAvoy Harbor and the Bay Point Regional Shoreline. The project would provide multiple benefits, including enhancing multimodal safety for all users, including children and elderly and disabled people, enhancing the pedestrian and bicycling experience, inducing mode shift towards more active transportation modes, reducing GHG emissions, and expanding the low-stress bicycle network in Bay Point.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER the proposed Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant candidate project, REVISE as appropriate, FORWARD to the full Board of Supervisors for approval, and/or DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None to the General Fund. Staff time for recommended activities are covered under existing budgets (50% Road Fund and 50% Measure J Fund).

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