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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 058-2021DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DDC3360-C745-4C90-BD93-653B14CDB33F RESOLUTION NO.058-2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD FOR A BROADWAY SPECIFIC PLAN FROM THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC) AND ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG) ONE BAY AREA GRANT PROGRAM SECOND ROUND (OBAG 2) PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS (PDA) PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, in December 2020, MTC/ABAG staff released a joint Call for Letters of Interest for PDA Planning and Technical Assistance Grants and Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grants to be funded through the One Bay Area Grant Program Second Round (OBAG 2); and WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame (herein referred to as APPLICANT) submitted a Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant application to MTC/ABAG for funding to prepare a specific plan for the Broadway area of Burlingame; WHEREAS, grant proposals were evaluated using objective criteria that included: location within a Community of Concern; implementation of Plan Bay Area 2050, particularly transportation and housing strategies; support for housing production at all income levels; and protection of existing PDA residents at risk of displacement; and WHEREAS, awards recommended by MTC/ABAG staff include comprehensive plans, such as specific plans, for 12 unplanned PDAs established before 2019 collectively anticipated to add capacity for 75,000 new homes at all income levels in a diverse set of transit -rich places ranging from Communities of Concern to High Resource Areas; and WHEREAS, the ABAG/MTC staff recommendation includes a $400,000 Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant to fund the Broadway Specific Plan proposal; and WHEREAS, comprehensive planning for the Broadway commercial district and neighboring residential areas has been a longstanding goal for the City; and WHEREAS, General Plan Implementation Program IP-3 stipulates that specific plans should be developed to align with the guiding principles, goals, and policies of the updated General Plan, and that a specific plan for Broadway should be prioritized; and WHEREAS, the PDA Planning Gant Application submitted by the Applicant highlighted the significance of the Broadway Caltrain station returning to full service with the CalMod electrification project, the need to conduct planning in conjunction with the grade separation project, and the needs for an economic development strategy and a district -wide parking strategy. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DDC3360-C745-4C90-BD93-653B14CDB33F NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame accepts the MTCIABAG OBAG 2 PDA Planning Grant to fund the Broadway Specific Plan. &12, , ! 5) / Ann O'Brien Keighran, M or I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17tn day of May, 2021, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE DocuSignedb//y: SCtarl.- UB-08AE3BBB ... Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk