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CC Resolution 12945 - Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant ApplicationRESOLUTION NO. 12945 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION WHEREAS, in December, 2022, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced a Call for Projects for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants, and informed eligible agencies of a March 9, 2023, deadline for submittal of Applications, as well as the grant requirements; WHEREAS, the Sustainable Transportation Planning grant includes a Sustainable Communities Competitive Category where funding may be used for preparing local multimodal transportation planning projects; WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR") for the 2040 Envision General Plan ("General Plan") identified that development buildout under the General Plan would result in significant environmental impacts associated with Vehicle Miles Traveled ("VMT") and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ("GHG"). WHEREAS, the General Plan identifies policies and programs to reduce the significant VMT and GHG environmental impacts, including Policy T-1 i, which states "Prepare a multimodal improvement plan to support buildout of the General Plan, update the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to include, as appropriate, the identified improvements, and create and adopt a multimodal transportation impact fee (TIF) program to provide funding for the remaining improvements." WHEREAS, the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant would fund preparation of a citywide multimodal improvement plan in compliance with Policy T-1 i of the General Plan; WHEREAS, the preparation of a citywide multimodal improvement plan meets the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application requirements; WHEREAS, staff estimates the cost of this effort to be $650,000 and is applying for grant funding of $574,500, where the maximum grant award for the preparation of an eligible project under the Sustainable Transportation Planning grant funding application is $700,000; and WHEREAS, staff recommends use of ARPA funds to provide the required minimum 11.47% local match of $75,600 to support the workplan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Campbell authorizes the Community Development Director submit a Sustainable Transportation Planning grant application to Caltrans for the citywide multimodal improvement plan. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of March, 2023, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Lopez, Scozzola, Furtado, Landry, Bybee NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None APPROVED: Anne Bybee, Mayor ATTEST: Aln Andrea Sand rs, City Clerk