DATE: June 21, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funds FY 2017: Wheelchair Ramps - Authorization to File Application
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts the attached resolution authorizing filing of an application with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funding in FY 2017 to construct wheelchair ramps at various locations in the Tennyson Road South and Winton Grove Thelma neighborhoods.
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BACKGROUND
TDA funds are made available to the cities in Alameda County for the construction of bicycle paths, wheelchair ramps, and other pedestrian facilities. One of the conditions for MTC's approval of TDA funding is the submittal of a resolution and City of Hayward statement (see Attachment I and I-b) by the governing body of the City authorizing the filing of an application for funds.
DISCUSSION
Consistent with past City practice and Council direction, staff plans to submit an application to MTC for construction of wheelchair ramps in the Tennyson Road South and Winton Grove Thelma neighborhoods for FY 2017 (Attachment I-a). The various ramp locations were selected in accordance with the Curb Ramp Guidelines established by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan.
The City is now able to begin upgrading existing accessible ramps to current standards or installing new ramps at all the intersections in specific neighborhoods due to the success of the program in prior years. The proposed wheelchair ramp installations are in the Tennyson Road South and Winton Grove Thelma neighborhoods as shown in Attachment II. A total of fifty ramps are proposed to be upgraded and/or installed to the latest ADA standards.
Alameda County has provided a preliminary estimate of $142,491 available in TDA Article 3 funds for the City of Hayward. The applic...
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