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Home My WebLink About1993-09-07; City Council; 12381; AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES -TEA- FEDERAL AID* - AB # 8aj38 / TITLE: MTG, 9/07/93 AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR DEPT. .. ENG TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES (TEA) FEDERAL AID DEPT. CITY 1 CITY I -- % a CI 6 IJr: a. 2 9 z 0 F: 0 a =! 0 z 3 0 0 -* CIaOF CARLSBAD - AGEW BILL ,-E La.* .- RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. q3- 2Yq authorizing staff to apply for funds under the Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) program for landscaping of medi; @rlfiQgd &)ulfqard, &sip flpg , cqxtruction ... I. of a boardwalk between Carlsb: Oceanside, Jefferson Street Boardwalk, and property acquisition for Maxton Brow expansion. ITEM EXPLANATION: In 1991, the lntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) became component of ISTEA is the Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program provides funds for transportation related activities. During the six year life of the A $200 million in Transportation Enhancement Activities funds are apportioned to Ca Under the first funding cycle, the County of San Diego received $4.8 million. The receive $1 62,717 for Jefferson Street bicycle lanes as part of this allocation. Applications for the second cycle of funding must be submitted to SANC September 10, 1993. This cycle will make available approximately $1 1 million County of San Diego. These federal funds require a 12 percent non-federal dollar match, 20 percent for and pedestrian facilities. In order to be eligible for funding, enhancement projec meet specific criteria. They must be activities over and above normal projects direct relationship to the intermodal transportation system and fit into one or mol activity categories as defined in the program guidelines. These categories are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Historic Preservation. 6. Provisions for facilities for pedestrians and bicycles. Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites. Scenic or historic highway programs. Landscaping and other scenic beautification. Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, struc facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals). Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails). Control and removal of outdoor advertising. 7. 8. 9. Archaeological planning and research. 10. Mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff. m m _I Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. /a,.??s/ SANDAG expects that competition will be more intense for funding under the second so it is not likely that the City would be approved for all the projects requested application submittal does require a commitment of the matching funds at the tin applications are submitted. Staff has identified four projects which meet the criteria for funding under this prog Council adoption of the attached resolution will authorize staff to submit the applil for the federal TEA funds and commit the matching funds should the projec approved. (1) The City of Oceanside has agreed to be a co-applicant on the project and 1 their prorata share of the required 20 percent match (approximately $1 Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation will donate $5,000 which would reduce th application to $1,228,000 since donations cannot be counted for the rt match. It may also be feasible to submit a grant application to the State for Enviror Enhancement Mitigation (EEM) funds in an amount up to $500,000. Thl would be used for the required TEA match and part of the project costs. Cc information on the EEM grant was not available at the time of Ager preparation. Staff will present an update at the Council meeting on the s the EEM grant possibility. FISCAL BMPACB: The City must provide matching funds in order to receive TEA funding, with 12 perc match required on Carlsbad Boulevard medians and Maxton Brown Park expans 20 percent match on the boardwalk projects. If all four projects receive approval foi TEA funding, matching funds totaling $650,200 would need to be provided. Thert little chance that all projects would be approved for funding; however, in order to E the federal funds, Council needs to authorize the required match. 0 e Page 3 of Agenda Bill No. &; 38/ Only the Carlsbad Boulevard medians project is specifically included in the ( improvement Program (CIP) and is scheduled to be funded from Public Facilitie! (PFF) in the year 2002+ timeframe. Matching funds of $60,600 for the Carlsbad Boi medians project could be funded from PFF fund balance and would not be expec impact the scheduling of other PFF funded projects in future years. Acquisition of property for Maxton Brown Park expansion (2+ acres) is not includec CIP. The Northwest Quadrant Park Enhancement Study, scheduled soon for C review, includes a proposal to develop the Hosp Grove/Buena Vista Lagoon area includes the Maxton Brown expansion. The original proposal has been reduced in to focus on enhancements and improvements to existing land rather than addition purchases because of the high cost of property. The TEA grant would give the C opportunity to expand Maxton Brown Park and only use $87,000 in City funds required matching funds are currently available in the Park-in-Lieu Fees (Nor Quadrant) fund balance and should not impact scheduling of other PIL-NW pro,' future years. Matching funds for the remaining two projects, Jefferson Street Boardwa Carlsbad/Oceanside Boardwalk, could be made from the General Fund b Unreserved funds at June 30,1993 total approximately $8 million. A maximum of $E would be needed to provide the required matching funds. It may be possible to the General Fund contribution if the Environmental Enhancement Mitigation (EEk is deemed feasible and later awarded by the State for the project. The Carlsbad/Oceanside Boardwalk was proposed by the Buena Vista Lagoon Foul who have pledged $5,000 towards the project costs. In addition, Oceanside will proportionate share which is approximately $1 4,000. Both contributions are included in cost calculations. The TEA program would provide funding for 88 percent of the project costs of the C Boulevard median and Maxton Brown expansion, and 80 percent funding for 1 boardwalk projects, The maximum required match for the four projects is $650,2 would need to be committed if the specific projects are approved for funding. 3 EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 9 3-2yq approving the application for TEA funding. " .a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 f 2 l3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 0 0 RESOLUTION NO, 93-249 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES FEA) PROGRAM UNDER THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 WHEREAS, the United States Congress has enacted the lntermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, which is to make available over $200 million dollars over a six-year period as funds to the California Department of Transpc transportation enhancement activities; and WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation has established the procedures i for reviewing proposals and, along with the Regional Transportation Agencies, will su California Transportation Commission a list of recommended projects from which the will be selected; and WHEREAS, said procedures and criteria established by the California De$ Transportation call for the approval of an application by the applicants governing b submission of said application to the California Department of Transportation; and WHEREAS, the application contains assurances that the applicant must comF WHEREAS, the applicant, if selected, will enter into an agreement with t California to carry out the transportation enhancement activities project; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has dett necessity and desirability to apply for federal funding to complete medians c Boulevard; installation of a boardwalk between Carlsbad and Oceanside at Carlsba and Hill Street; installation of a boardwalk at Jefferson Street duck landing and property for the Maxton Brown Park expansion; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City California, as follows: 1, That the above recitations are true and correct. /I f (J .i r. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 I 12 13 l4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 0 * 2. That the City Council approves the filing of an application(s) for the Trans1 Enhancement Activities Program for consideration for funding on the above named pr 3. That the City of Carlsbad will provide a minimum of 12 percent match or 2( match in non-federal funds as required for each project funded under the TEA progral 4. That the City Council will make adequate provisions for operation and rnai of the project. 5. That the City Engineer or designee is hereby appointed as agent of th Carlsbad to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents including, but r to, application, agreements, amendments and payment requests which may be necess; completion of the aforementioned project(s). PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad C? held on the 7th day of SEPTEMBER , 1993 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Stanton Council Members Lewis7 Kulchin7 Nygaard, Finnila ATTEST: (SEAL) ll.&&kb ALETHA L RAUTENKRANZ, ci cleri;a m -7 Lv- * <: CARLSBAD 9 m % WMGE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 143 Cdsbad, CA 920 1 8-0 1 43 AUGUST 31 I 1993 Mayor Claude A. Lewis 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA. 92008 Dear Mayor Lew i s , On Tuesday, August 24th, during our regular meeting of the Village Merchants Association, our attending participants overwhelmingly agreed to support the Boardwalk project along the Buena Vista Lagoon. We would like to offer this as our official letter of support for this addition to our community that will greatly enhance non-vehicular commuting between Oceanslde and Carlsbad, and at the same time, provide a much improved access for visitors wishing to enjoy the offerings of the Lagoon env i r onme n t . PrOleCt, We believe that this praject will be a wonderful If we can assist the City of Carlsbad in any way in regard to further support for this project, please contact us. Sincerely I _----- Paul Vander Ploeg Co-Chair C .V .M .A. Co-Chair C ,V ,M ,A , CC: City Engineer saf ~RGPDSEII DBSERVATICN DECK FRDPOSED BDARDWALM ?FioJECT NAME: ..+-. - - _.- # i I i GBSERVGTIUI PRUPUSED BUARBWAI PRDPTlSED SIDEWALK NDT in 5 JEfFFRSCN STREET PEDESTRIAN BDARDWALK IN CARL - --