REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL M. GORMLEY, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
ANNE G. SEHM, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Administrative Division
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application to the Fresno Council of Governments for the 2024 Measure "C" Transit Oriented Development Grant Program in the amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the Project(s) to support transit-oriented development; and Authorizing the Execution of Grant Application and Grant Agreement Documents by the Public Works Director or Designee (Council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the 2024 Measure C Transit Oriented Development Grant Program for Blackstone Smart Mobility from State Route 180 to Pine Avenue (south of McKinley Avenue) in an amount not to exceed $170,000 for final design and bid specifications, and for the Ventura Avenue (Cesar Chavez Boulevard) and Seventh Street infill affordable housing project in an amount not to exceed $1.2 million for the off-site improvements on three of the street frontages (Seventh, Eighth and El Monte); and authorize the execution of all grant application and grant agreement documents by the Public Works Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit a grant application to the 2024 Measure C Transit Oriented Development (Measure C TOD) Grant Program. The Measure C TOD Program was created to support community-based transit projects that are developed through an inclusive planning process with broad private-public partnerships and outreach; improve the range of transportation choices by supporting transit facilities and improving links between facilities and activity nodes; and to support well-designed, high-density...
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