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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-254 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT
AMENDMENT FOR THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND TAMARACK AVENUE
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2016, the city was awarded a $1,054,000 grant as part of the San Diego
Association of Governments, or SANDAG, Active Transportation Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the grant was extended twice and expired on May 8, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2025, staff presented three options to the City Council, who selected
Option 3 for a smaller-scale project with limited intersection improvements, Resolution No. 2025-101,
for the Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue Intersection Improvements Project, Capital
Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 6058, or Project; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025, staff submitted a grant amendment request to SANDAG to extend
the grant by 36 months to May 8, 2028, and to use the remaining balance of approximately $452,643
for the construction phase only; and
WHEREAS, on Oct. 31, 2025, the SANDAG Board approved a 42-month grant extension with the
provision that if the work is not completed in 42 months, which is Nov. 8, 2028, the city would return
any reimbursed funds up to the remaining balance of $452,643 and that if the City Council does not
approve the terms of the grant extension, that the remaining grant funds would return to the SANDAG
Active Transportation Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, no additional funding is needed at this time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the proposed action is not a “project” as defined by California Environmental
Quality Act, or CEQA, Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines 15378(b)(4) and does not
require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because the
approval of grant funding conditions is a government fiscal activity which on its own
does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a
potentially significant impact on the environment. Applying for or accepting the grant
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does not have a legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary action. The
activities or projects for which this funding is intended may require preparation of an
environmental document in accordance with CEQA and CEQA Guidelines.
3.That the City Council approves the conditions of the SANDAG grant amendment in the
Active Transportation Grant Program for the Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue
Intersection Improvements Project, CIP Project No. 6058.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 2nd day of December, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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