DATE: September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $750,000 in Comprehensive Investment Plan Funds from the Alameda County Transportation Commission for the Downtown Bike Loop, Project No. 05353 and to Execute a Funding Agreement
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $750,000 from the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and to execute a funding agreement for design and construction of the Downtown Bike Loop.
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SUMMARY
In Summer 2024, Alameda CTC issued a call for projects under its 2026 Comprehensive Investment Plan that offers approximately $100 million in discretionary local transportation funding from various federal, state, regional, and countywide funding sources. This funding supports capital projects and programs that enhance Alameda County's multimodal transportation system. Projects must align with the 2020 Countywide Transportation Plan, demonstrate public benefit, and prioritize improvements benefiting the Countywide Bikeways Network and disadvantaged communities. In October 2024, City Staff applied for the 2026-2030 funding cycle for the Bike Loop project, which implements high-priority recommendations from the City's 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP). In May 2025, the City was awarded the requested amount of $750,000 for the design and construction of the project. This item officially accepts this grant funding, allowing the City to proceed to Design and Construction phases.
Staff has determined that this project is categorically exempt from environmental review under Section 15301(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing facilities.
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