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Home My WebLink About07 TRANS ENHANCE 04-07-03AGENDA REPORT Agenda Item Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director MEETING DATE: APRIL 7, 2003 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBMITTAL OF CITY OF TUSTIN APPLICATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM, FISCAL YEARS 2003~2004 AND 2004~2005 SUMMARY City Council adoption of Resolution No. 03-46 will authorize the City's application for funds for the Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) requires City Council authorization as part of the application process. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 03-46 requesting that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) include the City of Tustin's projects in the Fiscal Years 2003~2004 and 2004~2005 Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program. FISCAL IMPACT If the proposed applications are approved by OCTA, the City's funding obligations for various projects in the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program will be reduced by over $500,000. BACKGROUND On January 27, 2003, OCTA issued a call for project applications for various projects within the TEA Program for Fiscal Years 2003~2004 and 2004~2005. The TEA program is a federal program that provides grants to local and state agencies to be used for transportation related projects that enhance quality-of-life in or around transportation facilities. The specific amount available Countywide under the program is $6 Million. The City will be required to provide a minimum of 25 percent matching funds for each approved project. The total maximum amount of TEA Program funding available for each project is $500,000. Staff has prepared TEA Program applications for two projects consistent with the City's proposed Fiscal Year 2003~2004 through 2009/2010 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program. The first project is the Edinger Avenue Beautification Project between east of Red Hill Avenue and west of Jamboree Road, which consists of landscaping and irrigation Submittal of City of Tustin Applications for Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) April 7, 2003 Page 2 installation along the median island and the north parkway of Edinger Avenue adjacent to the railway right-of-way. The second project is the Tustin Commuter Rail Station Bicycle Locker Installation Project, which consist of bicycle locker installation for approximately 10 bicycles. These projects were selected based upon review of past application submittals, current established criteria for funding and evaluation of the project matching fund requirements. Applications must be submitted to OCTA by April 14, 2003 to meet the TEA Program deadline. Resolution No. 03-46 designates the projects to be submitted by the City for Fiscal Years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 of the OCTA TEA Program. The TEA Program funding eligibility requires City Council authorization to apply for funding under this program. Tim D. Serlet ',-,' Director of Public Works/City Engineer Dana R. Kasdan Engineering Services Manager Attachments: Resolution No. 03-46 Location Maps s:\city Council Items~003 Council Items\TEA Grant Application 03-04 & Reso 03-46.doc RESOLUTION NO. 03-46 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY (TEA) PROGRAM UNDER THE 1998 TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY FOR THE EDINGER AVENUE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT BETWEEN EAST OF RED HILL AVENUE AND WEST OF JAMBOREE ROAD, FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005, AND THE TUSTIN COMMUTER RAIL STATION BICYCLE LOCKER INSTALLATION PROJECT, FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005. WHEREAS, the United State Congress in June 1998 enacted the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, replacing the expired Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 which make funds available to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for transportation enhancement activities; and WHEREAS, OCTA has established the procedures and criteria for reviewing proposals; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin possesses authority to nominate transportation enhancement activities and to finance, acquire, and construct the proposed projects; and WHEREAS, by formal action the City Council of the City of Tustin authorizes the nomination of the Edinger Avenue Beautification Project between east of Red Hill Avenue and west of Jamboree Road, and the Tustin Commuter Rail Station Bicycle Locker Installation Project, including all understanding and assurances contained therein, and authorizes the City of Tustin Director of Public Works/City Engineer as the official representative of the City of Tustin to act in connection with the nomination and to provide such additional information as may be required; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will maintain and operate the property acquired, developed, rehabilitated, or restored for the life of the resultant facilities or activity; and WHEREAS, with the approval of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and OCTA, the City of Tustin or its successors in interest in the property may transfer the responsibility to maintain and operate the property; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will give Caltrans' and OCTA's representatives access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers or documents related to the transportation enhancement activity; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will cause work on the projects to be commenced within a reasonable time after receipt of notification from the State that funds have been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and that the projects will be carried to completion with reasonable diligence; and -1- WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will comply where applicable with provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the American with Disabilities Act, and any other federal, state, and/or local laws, rules and/or regulations; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Tustin, hereby authorizes the Director of Public Works/City Engineer as the official representative of the City of Tustin to apply for the Transportation Enhancement Activities Program under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century for the Edinger Avenue Beautification Project between east of Red Hill Avenue and west of Jamboree Road, Fiscal Year 2004/2005, and the Tustin Commuter Rail Station Bicycle Locker Installation Project, Fiscal Year 2004/2005. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Tustin, agrees to fund its share of the project costs and any additional costs over the identified programmed amount. This action is in conformance with the OCTA TEA guidelines and does not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the total eligible costs. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 7th day of April 2003. Tracy Wills Worley, Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -2- Z LL 0 Z o (3 0 n-' 13_ (,_3 __1