HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 156-2019 (19-928)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
City Council
Resolution: RES 156-2019
File Number: 19-928 Enactment Number: RES 156-2019
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING $400,000 IN TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE III (TDA 3) GRANT FUNDS
FROM THE CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
(C/CAG) FOR THE EAST GRAND AVENUE-CALTRAIN BICYCLE
AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS PROJECT.
WHEREAS, South San Francisco's employment hub east of the 101 is the largest employment district in
northern San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, the South San Francisco (SSF) Caltrain Station improvement project is funded and under
construction and will be completed in November 2020. This Caltrain Station project will provide a new,
safe and convenient bicycle and pedestrian undercrossing connecting the East of 101 Area (East Area),
Caltrain station and SSF Downtown area; and.
WHEREAS, providing enhanced, safe and convenient bicycle and pedestrian access to the new Caltrain
station and connecting to the East Area economic hub, estimated to increase from 28,000 to more than
55,000 employees by the year 2040, is a critical piece of current and future transportation planning; and
WHEREAS, funding for the East Grand Avenue-Caltrain Bicycle and Pedestrian Access Project (Project)
will support the construction of pedestrian and bicycle improvements that will close the gap between the
new pedestrian and bicycle facility connection from the South San Francisco Caltrain station and the
pedestrian and bicycle connections in the area of East Grand Avenue/Gateway and East Grand
Avenue/Forbes Blvd/Harbor Way.
WHEREAS, the City/County Association of Governments awarded the City of South San Francisco
$400,000 in Transportation Development Act Article III grant funds on November 6, 2019 for the
Project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
accepts Transportation Development Act Article III grant funds from the City/County Association of
Governments (C/CAG) for the East Grand Avenue-Caltrain Bicycle and Pedestrian Access project.
At a meeting of the Special City Council on 11/25/2019, a motion was made by Councilmember Addiego,
seconded by Vice Mayor Garbarino, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
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File Number: 19-928
Enactment Number: RES 156-2019
Yes: 5 Councilmember Nagales, Mayor Matsumoto, Councilmember Addiego,
Councilmember Nicolas, and Vice Mayor Garbarino
Attest by VL I-"zd ,
osa Govea Acosta
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