HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 16-2011RESOLUTION NO. 16-2011
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO APPROVII~fG THE GRANT
APPLICATION FOR THE MTC/ABAG STATION AREA AND
LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM _
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) started the FOCUS Program in 2007 to work with local
governments to create Priority Development Areas (PDA) where locally-identified, infill
development opportunities can offer services and amenities to meet the day-to-day needs of
residents in apedestrian-friendly environment served by transit; and
WHEREAS, the FOCUS Program directs financial assistance and other resources to
Priority Development Areas, including providing funding for the fourth cycle of the Station Area
and Land Use Planning Program which finances local land use plans and policies to
substantially increase transit ridership around transit hubs and bus and rail corridors in local Bay
Area communities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supported the designation of the Downtown areas as a
PDA on July 8, 2009, to continue building on the City's transiit-oriented planning focused on the
outstanding transit service and connections in the downtown, including the Cal-Train Station;
and
WHEREAS, if the City's grant application is selected for funding, the City will perform
all grant obligations, including completing and adopting a Station Area and Land Use Plan, as
well as adopting implementation measures commensurate with that Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ci1:y Council of the City of South San
Francisco approves the submittal of an application for the Station Area and Land Use Planning
Program Grant under the MTC/ABAG FOCUS Program.
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 9`" day of
February 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mark Addiego, Pedro Gonzalez, and Karyl Matsumoto,
Vice Mavor Richard A. Garbarino and Mavor 1{evin Mullin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: