REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 30, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
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Consider approval of a Cooperative Agreement in the amount of $478,000 with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) for the Blackstone & McKinley Transit Orientated Development Project under the Measure "C" Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Program (Council District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Council approve a Cooperative Agreement for the Blackstone & McKinley TOD Project under the Measure "C" TOD Program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone & McKinley TOD Project will build 88 affordable multi-family dwelling units and 4,000 square feet of retail space. The Council authorized staff to submit a grant application for this project on February 15th, 2018, for Measure "C" TOD funding. The Fresno County Council of Governments (COG) has approved the allocation of TOD funds for the project. Approval of the Cooperative Agreement will allow the City to be reimbursed for eligible project costs by the FCTA.
BACKGROUND
The Measure "C" Extension (2007-2027) approved by the voters of Fresno County includes a number of subprograms including regional street and highway projects, airport funding, transit, flexible funding, street maintenance, bicycle lanes, trails and environmental enhancements, as well as several others. Under the Environmental Enhancement Allocation Program, the Measure Expenditure Plan includes the TOD Program, the purpose of which was to provide funding to support planning, incentives and infrastructure related to infill, higher-density TOD types of development.
On February 15, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2018-41, authorizing submission of an application for grant funds under the TOD program. The Resolution included an application to fund public inf...
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