REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 15, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, P.E., Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, P.E., Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering 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 2018 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 (Council Districts 1 and 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the 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 intent of this program is to help incentivize development at locations served by high capacity transit services such as those found in Downtown and along the City's Bus Rapid Transit Corridors. The City proposes submitting two applications with the first application being used to fund public infrastructure improvements near the proposed Blackstone and McKinley mixed use/affordable housing development. The second application is for the South Stadium mixed use/affordable housing project located at Fulton and Inyo.
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 County Transportation Authority (FCTA) Board. FCTA is the authority responsible for administering Measure C fundin...
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