AgdaPkt 2014-06-09 Closed and Joint SA

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7.3.C. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 9, 2014 SUBJECT Resolution of Local Support for C/CAG Priority Development Area Planning Grant RECOMMENDATION Adopt a "Resolution of Local Support" authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, committing the necessary non-federal match, and stating the assurance to complete the planning study. BACKGROUND In October 2013, the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) issued a call for projects for Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Programs. The goal of the program is to provide resources for planning activities such as station area/PDA planning, transit and employment studies, bicycle and pedestrian planning, or transit corridors and transit-oriented development. On May 8, 2014, the C/CAG Board of Directors approved Redwood City's application for up to $450,000 of grant monies. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission requires a resolution (Attachment 1) of support from the local agency to be approved prior to June 30, 2014, to retain eligibility for the grant. ANALYSIS The Planning Grant project is a two-pronged approach to improving transportation in and around the downtown area and committing the matching funds if the grant is awarded. Staff proposes to conduct a land use planning and feasibility study for the following: 1. Examine pedestrian, shuttle, taxi, and bicycle connections as well as train platform improvements and efficiencies in the parking lots around the Downtown Transit Center. 2. Conduct an economic analysis for the feasibility of a streetcar running along Broadway from the Downtown Transit Center to the Stanford in Redwood City Project. ALTERNATIVES City Council may choose not to adopt a resolution of support for the C/CAG Priority Development Area Planning Grant.