TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Application to FY 2020-21 Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager or his designee, to file and execute applications and funding agreements with the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) for application of the FY 2020-21 Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program (TFCA) funds for the Mission Boulevard Corridor Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Project.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The requested TFCA funds of approximately $350,000 will provide for travel time and reliability improvements along Mission Boulevard in the City of Hayward.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff plans to apply for approximately $350,000 in TFCA funds. The awards will be announced in summer/fall of 2020. The grant funds can only be used for the construction phase of the project; therefore, District funds of approximately $40,000 would be required to complete the design phase of the project.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
TFCA is a local fund source of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). As the TFCA program manager for Alameda County, ACTC is responsible for programming 40 percent of the $4 vehicle registration fee collected in Alameda County for this program.
The ACTC recently announced the FY 2020-21 TFCA Program call for projects. Eligible projects must result in the reduction of motor vehicle emissions within the Air District's jurisdiction. The reductions are measured in terms of cost effectiveness calculations established by the Air District. Approximately $3 million is available in funding for the FY 2020-21 program in Alameda County.
Staff plans to apply to the program for approximately $350,000 for a TSP project in the City of Hayward. The project would implement a TSP system and signal coordination at 24 signalized inte...
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