HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 37-2015 RESOLUTION NO. 37-2015
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A JOINT APPLICATION BY
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND THE
PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD FOR
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERAL ECONOMIC
RECOVERY ROUND 7 (TIGER VII) GRANT FUNDING OF
THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CALTRAIN STATION
ACCESS AND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") staff is working with the Peninsula
Corridor Joint Powers Board ("JPB") to prepare a joint application for the U.S. Department of
Transportation's ("DOT") TIGER VII grant funding for the complete Caltrain station relocation
and pedestrian tunnel project that has been on hold in need of funding; and
WHEREAS, the South San Francisco Caltrain Station Access and Improvement Project
("Project") will include final design, revalidation of environmental findings, and construction of
a new platform, track, and station improvements as well as a pedestrian and bicycle
undercrossing for the relocated South San Francisco Caltrain Station; and
WHEREAS, an application for the same Project was submitted to the DOT's 2014
TIGER VI grant program though was not selected for funding; and
WHEREAS, the DOT provided favorable comments about the 2014 application and
stated that an updated application in 2015 would have a higher chance of being selected for
funding; and
WHEREAS, the City's recently adopted Downtown Station Area Plan has enabled
significant multifamily residential development in the vicinity of the Caltrain Station, and the
DOT prioritizes grant funding toward projects that facilitate public transportation access to such
developments; and
WHEREAS, City and JPB staff estimate it will cost $59,000,000 to implement the
Project scope; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to support and partially sponsor the implementation of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, at the January 14, 2015 City Council meeting, the City committed
$5,900,000 in matching funds toward the estimated $59,000,000 necessary to complete the
Project; and
WHEREAS, the City and JPB seek a grant in the amount of$10,000,000 from TIGER
VII grant funding to contribute to the Project, and
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WHEREAS, the DOT issued a Notice of Funding Availability for the TIGER VII grant
program on April 3, 2015; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco supports and directs staff to submit a joint application by the City and the JPB for the
TIGER VII grant funds in the amount of $10,000,000 for the South San Francisco Caltrain
Station Access and Improvement Project
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 13`h day of
May, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Karyl Matsumoto,Pradeep Gupta,and Liza Normandy
Vice Mayor Mark N. Addiego and Mayor Richard A.Garbarino
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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