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BAAQMD FYE 2017 TFCA Funding Agreement TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR CLEAN AIR FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PROJECT NUMBER: 17822 This funding agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into between the City of Redwood City, hereinafter referred to as "Project Sponsor," and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, hereinafter referred to as the "Air District" (and hereinafter referred to jointly as the "Parties"). SECTION I RECITALS I) California Health and Safety Code Sections 44223 and 44225 authorize the Air District to levy a fee on motor vehicles registered within its jurisdiction and to use those fees to implement mobile source and transportation control projects that result in surplus emission reductions. 2) The Air District has established a grant fund, entitled the Transportation Fund for Clean Air ("TFCA") to implement such projects. Under the TFCA's Regional Fund Program, the Air District may issue TFCA funds to public agencies and, for certain vehicle -based projects, to other entities for projects within the Air District's jurisdiction ("TFCA Program"). 3) California Health and Safety Code Section 44241 lists the permissible types of projects, all of which must conform to the transportation control measures and mobile source measures that are included in the Air District's air quality plan(s) adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 40233, 40717, and 40919 and are in effect as of the date of execution of this Agreement. 4) On March 16, 2016, the Air District's Board of Directors approved funding allocations for the TFCA Program for Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2017, under California Health and Safety Code Section 44241, and authorized the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to execute Grant Agreements for eligible projects funded by the TFCA Program, with individual grant awards up to $100,000. 5) On July 20, 2016, the Air District's Board of Directors approved the FYE 2017 TFCA Regional Fund Program Policies ("Program Policies"), which sets forth requirements for projects that are eligible for funding through the TFCA Program. 6) On April 25, 2017, the Air District released the Application Guidance for Bicycle Facilities Grant Program for FYE 2017 ("Program Guidance"), which includes the Program Policies and sets forth additional requirements for eligible bicycle facility projects. 7) The Air District selected Project Number 17R22 ("Project") as an eligible project to improve air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area Basin based on the Program Guidance's eligibility criteria and the information provided in the Project Sponsor's application. 8) The Project Sponsor affirms that the Project has not commenced, would not have otherwise commenced without TFCA Program funding, and will result in surplus emission reductions. 9) The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to implement the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including all attachments thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 44241, the Parties hereby agree as follows: TFCA Project 17R22 Page 1