REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 14, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SHELBY MACNAB, MPA, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Administration
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Grant Applications to the Fresno Council of Governments for the 2019 Measure C Transit Oriented Infrastructure for In-Fill Development Grant Program Call for Projects and Authorizing the Execution of Documents by the Public Works Director or Designee (Districts 1,3,5,7) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the 2019 Measure C Transit Oriented Infrastructure for In-Fill Development Grant Program and authorize the execution of all application related documents by the Public Works Director or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit grant applications to the Measure C Transit Oriented Infrastructure for In-Fill 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, support well-designed, high-density housing and mixed uses near transit. The Measure C TOD project provides funding to three types of projects: planning projects, transportation infrastructure capital improvement projects and a housing in-fill incentive program.
BACKGROUND
The Measure C TOD program was created in the 2006 Measure C Extension Plan. The call for projects is administered through the Fresno Council of Governments, with final approval by the Fresno Co...
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