HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-07-26; City Council; Resolution 2022-198RESOLUTION NO. 2022-196
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, REPRIORITIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE
MOBILITY PLAN PROGRAM IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Mobility Plan, or SMP, is a comprehensive planning document
intended to guide future development of the city's multimodal transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the SMP furthers the community's vision to enhance walking, biking, public
transportation and connectivity throughout the city, and to enhance mobility through increased
connectivity and intelligent transportation management; and
WHEREAS, the SMP is a key element in implementing the General Plan Mobility Element
adopted in 2015, and will help meet the greenhouse gas, or GHG, reduction goals of the Climate Action
Plan (CAP) by shifting community members away from private automobiles toward modes that are
more livable, cleaner and healthier; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, during the preliminary presentation of the city's Capital
Improvement Program budget, staff recommended delaying SMP projects in the FY 2022-23 Capital
Improvement Program budget for one year because of a lack of staffing resources needed to
accommodate all of the City Council-directed high-priority mobility projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to return at a future City Council meeting with options
to reprioritize implementation of the SMP program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Transportation Department's current workload
in implementing the broad range of programs and projects identified in the SMP, including efforts to
develop the Multi modal Transportation Impact Fee.
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 City Council hereby reprioritizes the Sustainable Mobility Plan implementation
program by delaying or scaling back the following mobility planning activities:
a.Delaying planning tasks associated with updates to the Transportation Impact
Analysis Guidelines and the Transportation Demand Management Program.
Exhibit 1
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b.Reducing involvement in regional transportation and mobility projects and planning
studies.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 26th day of !H]y, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.
None.
None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
k'z,AVIOLA M� Services Manager
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