REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 26, 2018
FROM: JIM SCHAAD, Director
Department of Transportation
SCOTT MOZIER, Director
Public Works Department
BY: DARLENE CHRISTIANSEN, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Transportation
SHELBY MACNAB, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the submission of applications for the Fresno Council of Governments (COG) 2018/19 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program for Advanced Transit Projects
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adopt a resolution authorizing and in support of applications for the Department of Transportation, the Public Works Department, and the City of Fresno in partnership with Fresno City College to the 2018/19 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program (New Technology Grant Program), and authorize the Director of Transportation and the Director of Public Works or designees to execute all application-related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Measure C Transportation Expenditure Plan includes the New Technology Reserve Fund. The program is administered by the Fresno COG in conjunction with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA). The purpose of this program is to fund advanced transit and transportation projects that have the potential for broad benefits to Fresno County residents and will assist the region in meeting its air quality goals.
The City's Department of Transportation (DOT) submitted an application in the first cycle of this program two years ago and was awarded funding for the incremental cost of the newly developed near-zero CNG bus engines. In this second cycle, the City would submit three applications: one from the DOT for a microtransit pilot project; one from the Department of Public Works (DPW) for a Downtown Fresno adaptive real-time traffic synchronization system; and one in partnership with Fresno City College West Satellite Campus for an advanced propulsion systems training center project....
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