REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
JESUS AVITIA, PE, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Transportation Project Management
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Approve a grant application for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project for formulaic grant funds in the amount of $1,904,000 from the Local Partnership Program (Council Districts 1 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving a grant application for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project for formulaic grant funds in the amount of $1,904,000 from the State of California Local Partnership Program (LPP) and authorize the execution of all grant documents and agreements by the Director of Public Works or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit one grant application for formulaic grant funds from the LPP, with the support of the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA). Formulaic grant funds are allocated by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to the region through the FCTA. The City's application will seek $1,904,000 for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation. The recommended action is consistent with the multi-year Measure C regional funding plan, which has been previously approved by the Boards of the Fresno Council of Governments and the Fresno County Transportation Authority.
BACKGROUND
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1 gas tax) created the LPP and continuously appropriates two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) annually to be allocated by the CTC to local or regional transportation agencies that have sought and received voter approval of taxes (such as Fresno County's Measure C), or that have imposed fees which are dedicated ...
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