HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 129-2022 RESOLUTION NO. 129-2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA DRIVE CLASS I BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THE SAN
MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR PEDESTRIAN AND
BICYCLE PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT AND COMMITTING $180,000
OF MATCHING FUNDS IF AWARDED THE TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame (Sponsor) has identified California Drive as an
important major north-south commuter corridor; and
WHEREAS, California Drive, between Burlingame Avenue and Oak Grove Avenue, is
currently a roadway with two lanes in each direction currently shared by both bicyclists and
motorists through the provision of sharrows (Class III Bicycle Facility); and
WHEREAS, California Drive is increasingly used by bicyclists traveling between the transit
stations and commercial and residential areas and is identified as a high priority location in need
of improved bicycle facility infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has developed the California Drive Class I Bicycle and
Pedestrian Improvement Project (Project) to address the bicycle and pedestrian facility
infrastructure needs by creating 0.4 miles of a Class I shared use path along California Drive
between Broadway and Oak Grove Avenue in an effort to achieve the following goals:
1. Improving the safety, comfort, and attractiveness of bicycling for people of varying
ages and abilities, and
2. Extending the continuation of the Class II and Class IV bikeways to the north, linking
surrounding residential areas, local businesses, and existing and planned housing
projects to the Millbrae BART/Caltrain/SamTrans Intermodal Station, Broadway
Caltrain Station, the Burlingame Caltrain Station, Downtown Burlingame Avenue, and
Broadway Commercial District.
WHEREAS, it will cost $1,800,000 to implement the Project scope; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor seeks $1,620,000 for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) issued a Call for
Projects for the Measure A & W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program on August 4, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the TA requires a governing board resolution from the Sponsor for the
following items:
1. Supporting the Project and application for $1,620,000 in TA Pedestrian and Bicycle
Program funds for Project; and
2. Committing the Sponsor to the completion of the Project, including the commitment
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of matching funds in the amount of $180,000 needed for implementation; and
3. Certifying that any funds awarded by the San Mateo County Transportation
Authority will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will
not replace existing funds or resources; and
4. Authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to sign a funding agreement with
the TA, if funds are awarded, for TA pedestrian and bicycle program funding for
the Project and to take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame:
1. Directs staff to submit an application for TA Measure A & W Pedestrian and Bicycle
Program funds for $1,620,000 for the California Drive Class I Bicycle and
Pedestrian Improvement Project.
2. Authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute a funding agreement with
the San Mateo County Transportation Authority to encumber any TA Pedestrian
and Bicycle Program funds awarded.
3. Commits to the completion of the Project, including the commitment of $180,000
of matching funds needed for implementation, if awarded the requested TA funds.
4. Certifies that any funds awarded by the San Mateo County Transportation
Authority will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will
not replace existing funds or resources.
5. Take any other actions necessary to give effect to this resolution.
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Ricardo Ortiz, Mayor
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 7th
day of November, 2022, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O’BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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