Consider providing comments to the City Council regarding completion of the Downtown Novato SMART Station Phase II.

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1 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: May 22, 2017 STAFF: SUBJECT: Steve Marshall, Planning Manager (415) ; DOWNTOWN NOVATO SMART STATION PHASE II 922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA (415) FAX (415) REQUEST Consider providing comments to the City Council regarding completion of the Downtown Novato SMART Station Phase II. DISCUSSION The Planning Commission, at its hearing of May 17, 2017, considered a motion to place a discussion of Phase II of the Downtown Novato SMART Station ( Downtown Station ) on its agenda for May 22, The motion passed on a 5-0 vote (Ayes: Strauss, Derby, Dawson, Havel, and Wernick; Absent: Jordan and Tiernan). The City Council considered funding to complete Phase II of the Downtown Station on May 9, A motion to approve funding for the project failed on a 2-2 vote (Ayes: Fryday and Athas; Nays: Eklund and Drew; Recused: Lucan). The City Council opted to continue its discussion of the matter to May 23, Staff understands the Planning Commission desires to provide comments to the City Council regarding completion of Phase II of the Downtown Station in advance of the Council s upcoming meeting on the matter. Pursuant to Section 2-10 of the Novato Municipal Code, the Planning Commission has the discretionary power to prepare and recommend plans for the re-planning, improvement, and development of any neighborhoods. Given this authority, the Planning Commission may, but is not required to, provide advisory comments to the City Council regarding completion of the Phase II improvements for the Downtown SMART station. The Planning Commission does not have an advisory role regarding funding for Phase II of the Downtown SMART station. Attached for Planning Commission reference is the staff report package presented to the City Council at its May 9, 2017, meeting as prepared by Christopher Blunk, City Engineer. The report principally details the funding options available to support completion of the Downtown SMART station, but does provide background on Phase I and Phase II improvements for the Project. An updated staff report to the City Council is forthcoming from the Public Works Department, but was not ready for release at the time of this report. The updated report is scheduled to be released Sr17018;05/18/17 1

2 the evening of May 18, 2017, and may be downloaded at: COMMISSION ALTERNATIVES 1. Provide comments to the City Council regarding completion of Phase II of the Downtown SMART Station. 2. Do not provide comments to the City Council regarding completion of Phase II of the Downtown SMART Station. FURTHER ACTION Any comments provided by the Planning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council via a verbal report on May 23, ATTACHMENTS 1. Staff Report, Downtown Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Station Phase II, May 9, 2017 Sr17018;05/18/17 2

3 STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: May 9, 2017 TO: City Council FROM: Christopher Blunk, City Engineer PRESENTER: Russ Thompson, Director of Public Works 922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA / FAX 415/ SUBJECT: DECIDE WHETHER TO: (A) EXCHANGE FEDERALIZED ONE BAY AREA GRANT-II (OBAG2) FUNDING WITH LOCAL FUNDS FOR DOWNTOWN SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) STATION PHASE II; (B) ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PROJECT; AND (C) ADOPT SUPPORTING RESOLUTIONS REQUEST Consider: 1) Exchanging federal OBAG2 Grant funds previously awarded for the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project with an eligible recipient local roadway rehabilitation project: a. Adopt a resolution to exchange $1,488,000 local roadway funds with the equivalent amount of federal OBAG2 Grant funds previously awarded for the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. b. Commit the grant-required $190,000 minimum local matching funds. c. Direct staff to amend Capital Improvement Plan programming for fiscal year 17/18 and 18/19 roadway rehabilitation projects to accept the exchanged OBAG2 Grant funds and contribute an additional $122,000 Infrastructure- Long Term Maintenance funds to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. 2) Allocating $1,300,000 additional local funds to fully fund the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project; and 3) Adopting a standard Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) resolution of support in order to program a local roadway rehabilitation project as the eligible recipient of the OBAG2 Grant in order to secure the grant funding. DISCUSSION Novato City Council approved funding for the Downtown SMART Station Phase I in 2015 and directed staff to find other funding sources to deliver future Phases II and III. Following City Council prioritization of grant application options on April 26, 2016, staff submitted grant applications for future project funding with the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project as Council s top priority. MTC awarded an OBAG2 Grant to the City of Novato on July 27, 2016 in cc17_

4 the amount of $1,448,000 for use on the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project with a minimum $190,000 local funds match requirement. The estimated total cost of the project is $3,100,000. The first phase of the Downtown SMART Station project installed the passenger platform, siding rails, and other station infrastructure that would otherwise be in conflict with future SMART revenue service. Phase I was not designed or constructed to be an operational train station. Phase I work is complete and SMART expects to begin revenue service in mid Phase II would add the rail switches, platform amenities, electrical components, railings, and other improvements to deliver an operational station for Downtown Novato. Phase III includes development of yet to be determined site improvements on the City owned lot adjacent to the station. The OBAG2 Downtown SMART Station Phase II Grant is comprised of federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds programmed for fiscal year 2017/18 and available October 1, All federal funding requires National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) documentation of projects that the money is used toward. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation was prepared for the Downtown SMART Station project, but NEPA documentation was not. Therefore the project cannot accept any federal funds. To resolve this issue, a funds exchange proposal was approved by the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Board on July 28, 2016 to allow the City of Novato to identify an eligible transportation project to receive the $1,448,000 STP and CMAQ funds while allocating the same amount in local funds to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. The eligible project will be subject to both NEPA and CEQA documentation and needs to be submitted to TAM for programming into the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) by June 1, 2017 as a part of the grant requirements. The Downtown SMART Station Phase II CIP Project was proposed to Council during the April 18, 2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget Workshop as a part of the 2017/18 Fiscal Year budget process. By adopting these resolutions and approving this request, the City will exchange the federal funds, commit full funding to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project, and program the eligible local recipient project into the FTIP to secure the OBAG2 Grant funding. The funds exchange is proposed as follows: Local TAM Measure A, TAM Measure B, and Novato Infrastructure Long-Term Maintenance funds currently programmed to 2017 and 2018 annual roadway rehabilitation projects will be moved to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. The federal OBAG2 Grant funds awarded for the Downtown SMART Station will move to the 2018 roadway rehabilitation project. The proposed funds exchange is illustrated in the following table: 2 2

5 Downtown SMART - Contributing Projects Project Fund Sources Total Project Funding Proposed to Downtown SMART TAM Measure A Group 9 (17-001) 2017 Pavement Rehabilitation Project TAM Measure A Group 10 (18-001) 2018 Pavement Rehabilitation Project FY16/17 TAM Meas. A $588,510 $488,510 FY16/17 TAM Meas. B $456,206 $456,206 Gas Tax $100,000 $0 Restricted Revenue $200,000 $0 LTM - Infrastructure $300,000 $0 FY17/18 TAM Meas. A $550,000 $550,000 Gas Tax $100,000 LTM - Infrastructure $300,000 $300,000 TOTAL CIP Contribution this Proposal $1,794,716 FISCAL IMPACT If these resolutions are adopted, the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project would receive $1,794,716 in local funds currently programmed for upcoming roadway rehabilitation projects. An additional $1,305,000 of local funding would be allocated to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project to meet the $3,100,000 total project cost estimate. Staff proposed the use of unallocated Measure F funds for this project to the Measure F Committee on April 7 and to City Council on April 18, 2017 to complete the funding shortfall staff were directed to consider other funding options for the project. After review of the voter-approved Measure F ballot language, the Novato Police Department Computer-Aided Dispatch replacement, Parks Deferred Maintenance CIP Projects and Community Building Deferred Maintenance CIP Project meet the intent of the Measure F sales tax measure. It is proposed that funds previously allocated for these projects would be paired along with the OBAG2 Grant to fully fund the Downtown SMART Station. The project cost estimate for CIP # TAM Measure A Group 9 (including capital, contingency, and administration) for construction beginning July 1, 2017 is $685,000. This proposed funds exchange revises programmed funding from $1,644,716 to $700,000 and allows the project to proceed per plan. As the recipient of the OBAG2 Grant STP and CMAQ federal funds in the exchange, CIP # TAM Measure A Group 10 total funding will be increased from $950,000 to $1,638,000. This project preliminarily proposes to resurface Nave Drive from Alameda Del Prado to Bel Marin Keys Boulevard as funding allows. RECOMMENDATION 1) Exchange federal OBAG2 Grant funds previously awarded for the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project with an eligible recipient local roadway rehabilitation project: 3 3

6 a. Adopt a resolution to exchange $1,488,000 local roadway funds with the equivalent amount of federal OBAG2 Grant funds previously awarded for the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. b. Commit the grant-required $190,000 minimum local matching funds. c. Direct staff to amend Capital Improvement Plan programming for fiscal year 17/18 and 18/19 roadway rehabilitation projects to accept the exchanged OBAG2 Grant funds and contribute an additional $122,000 Infrastructure- Long Term Maintenance funds to the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. 2) Allocate $1,300,000 additional local funds to fully fund the Downtown SMART Station Phase II project. 3) Adopt a standard Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) resolution of support in order to program a local roadway rehabilitation project as the eligible recipient of the OBAG2 Grant in order to secure the grant funding. ALTERNATIVES 1. Reject the $1,488,000 OBAG2 Downtown SMART Station Phase II Grant. Maintain current funding/programming for future TAM Measure A Pavement Rehabilitation projects. 2. Adopt the $1,488,000 OBAG2 Downtown SMART Station Phase II Grant funds exchange resolution and resolution of local support for the pavement rehabilitation project, but propose an alternative funding source to make up the $1,305,000 for full project funding. 3. Direct staff to proceed otherwise. ATTACHMENTS 1. $1,488,000 OBAG2 Downtown SMART Station Phase II Grant Funds Exchange Diagram. 2. Resolution for OBAG2 Grant Funds Exchange. 3. Resolution of Local Support for Downtown SMART Station Phase II Project. 4 4

7 Funds Exchange Diagram for $1.448M OBAG2 Downtown SMART Station Phase II Grant April 24, MEAS. A GROUP 9 PAVEMENT REHAB DOWNTOWN SMART STATION PHASE II MEAS. A GROUP 10 PAVEMENT REHAB. CURRENT FUNDING: GAS TAX (272) $100,000 LTM INF. (324) $300,000 16/17 TAM MEASURE B $456,206 16/17 TAM MEASURE A $588,510 RESTRICTED REVENUE $200,000 $1,644,716 PROPOSED FUNDING: GAS TAX (272) $100,000 LTM INFRASTRUCTURE $300,000 RESTRICTED REVENUE $200,000 16/17 TAM A (309) $100,000 $700,000* CURRENT FUNDING: CMAQ+STP (FED 17/18) $1,448,000 MIN. LOCAL MATCH $190,000 $1,638,000 PROPOSED FUNDING: LTM INFRASTRUCTURE $300,000 16/17 TAM B (308) $456,206 16/17 TAM A (309) $488,510 17/18 TAM A (309) $550,000 + OTHER FUND SOURCE $1,305,284 $3,100,000 CURRENT 18/19 PROGRAMMING: GAS TAX (272) $100,000 LTM INFRASTRUCTURE $300,000 17/18 TAM MEAS. A $550,000 $950,000 PROPOSED 18/19 PROGRAMMING: CMAQ+STP (FED 17/18) $1,448,000 GAS TAX $190,000 $1,638,000 *NEED $685,000 FOR SCOPE OF WORK PROPOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING JULY 1,

8 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVATO RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NOVATO TO ALLOCATE NO LESS THAN $1,448,000 IN TAM MEASURE A, TAM MEASURE B, AND NOVATO LONG TERM MAINTENANCE-INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO THE DOWNTOWN NOVATO SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) STATION PROJECT IN EXCHANGE FOR $1,448,000 IN FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (STP) FUNDS FROM CYCLE 2 OF THE ONE BAY AREA GRANT (OBAG 2) PROGRAM TO BE PROGRAMMED TO THE CITY OF NOVATO S MEASURE A GROUP 10 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Novato Climate Change Action Plan identifies a Downtown SMART station and maximization of the use of Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) grants to plan for SMART stations as action projects to achieve targets in transit ridership use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, MTC proposes to provide $1,448,000 in financial support for the Downtown Novato SMART Station Project (herein referred to as the OBAG 2 PROJECT), through the OBAG 2 Program; and WHEREAS, MTC is administering the OBAG 2 Program using federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and WHEREAS, all projects receiving federal STP and CMAQ funding are required to comply with federal requirements, including, but not limited to, obtaining National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance; and WHEREAS, the City of Novato (herein referred to as CITY) has obtained California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the OBAG 2 PROJECT but does not plan to obtain NEPA clearance; and WHEREAS, OBAG 2 PROJECT is not eligible to receive STP or CMAQ funds without NEPA clearance; and WHEREAS, CITY proposes a transportation project, MEASURE A GROUP 10 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (herein referred to as SUBSTITUTE PROJECT) which is eligible to receive STP or CMAQ funding; and WHEREAS, the CITY will provide no less than $1,448,000 in TAM Measure A, TAM Measure B, and Novato Long Term Maintenance-Infrastructure funds to the OBAG 2 PROJECT provided that City receives $1,448,000 in STP or CMAQ funding for the SUBSTITUTE PROJECT; and res5046 6

9 WHEREAS, contemporaneously with this Resolution, CITY is adopting a Resolution of Local Support for SUBSTITUTE PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That CITY requests MTC to provide $1,448,000 in STP or CMAQ funding to the SUBSTITUTE PROJECT; 2. That CITY agrees to provide no less than $1,448,000 in TAM Measure A, TAM Measure B, and Novato Long Term Maintenance-Infrastructure funds to the OBAG 2 PROJECT, provided that City receives the aforementioned STP or CMAQ funding for the SUBSTITUTE PROJECT; 3. That CITY agrees to provide the Transportation Authority of Marin (herein referred to as TAM) with documentation that no less than $1,448,000 in TAM Measure A, TAM Measure B, and Novato Long Term Maintenance-Infrastructure funds have been expended on the OBAG 2 PROJECT; 4. That CITY agrees to apply to obtain the federal authorization to proceed (E- 76/obligation) from FHWA no later than January 31, 2018 for SUBSTITUTE PROJECT; and * * * * * * I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Novato, Marin County, California, at a meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of May, 2017, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: City Clerk of the City of Novato Approved as to form: City Attorney of the City of Novato res5046 7

10 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVATO RESOLUTION OF LOCAL SUPPORT RESOLUTION NO. AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING ASSIGNED TO MTC AND COMMITTING ANY NECESSARY MATCHING FUNDS AND STATING ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS WHEREAS, the City of Novato (herein referred to as APPLICANT) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for $1,548,000 in funding assigned to MTC for programming discretion, which includes federal funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and federal or state funding administered by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) such as Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funding, Transportation Alternatives (TA) set-aside/active Transportation Program (ATP) funding, and Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) funding (herein collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the Measure A Group 10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project ; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress from time to time enacts and amends legislation to provide funding for various transportation needs and programs, (collectively, the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ACT) including, but not limited to the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STP) (23 U.S.C. 133), the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) (23 U.S.C. 149) and the Transportation Alternatives (TA) set-aside (23 U.S.C. 133); and WHEREAS, state statutes, including California Streets and Highways Code 182.6, 182.7, and 2381(a)(1), and California Government Code 14527, provide various funding programs for the programming discretion of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ACT, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive federal or state funds for a regionally-significant project shall submit an application first with the appropriate MPO, or RTPA, as applicable, for review and inclusion in the federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, MTC is the MPO and RTPA for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) that sets out procedures governing the application and use of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, as part of the application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, MTC requires a resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency stating the following: res /20/16 8

11 the commitment of any required matching funds; and that the sponsor understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and that the PROJECTS will comply with the procedures, delivery milestones and funding deadlines specified in the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised); and the assurance of the sponsor to complete the PROJECTS as described in the application, subject to environmental clearance, and if approved, as included in MTC's federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and that the PROJECTS will have adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECTS within the schedule submitted with the project application; and that the PROJECTS will comply with all project-specific requirements as set forth in the PROGRAM; and that APPLICANT has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans, FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT; and in the case of a transit project, the PROJECTS will comply with MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised, which sets forth the requirements of MTC s Transit Coordination Implementation Plan to more efficiently deliver transit projects in the region; and in the case of a highway project, the PROJECTS will comply with MTC Resolution No. 4104, which sets forth MTC s Traffic Operations System (TOS) Policy to install and activate TOS elements on new major freeway projects; and in the case of an RTIP project, state law requires PROJECTS be included in a local congestion management plan, or be consistent with the capital improvement program adopted pursuant to MTC s funding agreement with the countywide transportation agency; and WHEREAS, that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECTS; and WHEREAS, there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds; and WHEREAS, there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECTS, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECTS; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECTS as referenced in this resolution; and WHEREAS, MTC requires that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the APPLICANT is authorized to execute and file an application for funding for the PROJECTS for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING under the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ACT or continued funding; and be it further res /20/16 9

12 RESOLVED that APPLICANT will provide any required matching funds; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the project is fixed at the MTC approved programmed amount, and that any cost increases must be funded by the APPLICANT from other funds, and that APPLICANT does not expect any cost increases to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds and will comply with the provisions and requirements of the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) and APPLICANT has, and will retain the expertise, knowledge and resources necessary to deliver federally-funded transportation and transit projects, and has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTCfunded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans, FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT; and be it further RESOLVED that PROJECTS will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution, subject to environmental clearance, and, if approved, for the amount approved by MTC and programmed in the federal TIP; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT has reviewed the PROJECTS and has adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECTS within the schedule submitted with the project application; and be it further RESOLVED that PROJECTS will comply with the requirements as set forth in MTC programming guidelines and project selection procedures for the PROGRAM; and be it further RESOLVED that, in the case of a transit project, APPLICANT agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC s Transit Coordination Implementation Plan as set forth in MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised; and be it further RESOLVED that, in the case of a highway project, APPLICANT agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC s Traffic Operations System (TOS) Policy as set forth in MTC Resolution No. 4104; and be it further RESOLVED that, in the case of an RTIP project, PROJECT is included in a local congestion management plan, or is consistent with the capital improvement program adopted pursuant to MTC s funding agreement with the countywide transportation agency; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING funded projects; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECTS; and be it further RESOLVED that there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds; and be it further 10 res /20/16

13 RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECTS, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECTS; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, City Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECTS as referenced in this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application; and be it further RESOLVED that the MTC is requested to support the applications for the PROJECTS described in the resolution, and if approved, to include the PROJECTS in MTC's federal TIP upon submittal by the project sponsor for TIP programming. * * * * * * I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Novato, Marin County, California, at a meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of May, 2017, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: City Clerk of the City of Novato Approved as to form: City Attorney of the City of Novato 11 res /20/16

14 Instructions for Using the Resolution of Local Support A project sponsor receiving Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STP), Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), or other regional discretionary funds must adopt a resolution of local support prior to grant funds being added to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The template to be used is found on the MTC website: Sponsors should always use the template posted on the website to ensure they have the latest version. The sponsor may not make changes to the template with the exception of format changes or additional language to suit the jurisdiction s resolution conventions. These changes may not modify or condition / limit the MTC resolution language. If your legal counsel feels strongly about making language changes given specific circumstances surrounding a project, he/she needs to discuss these with the MTC General Counsel. The three bulleted statements on page 2 of the resolution that apply to transit, highway, and RTIP projects may be deleted, if they do not apply. After a project sponsor has adopted a resolution of local support for a project, it does not need to go back to the board if the project subsequently receives additional grants from the above fund sources, unless the project scope has changed significantly. If there are scope changes the sponsor should consult with MTC programming staff. The resolution of local support must be transmitted to MTC when a project / grant funds are added to the TIP. The sponsor will attach a PDF of the adopted resolution to the Fund Management System (FMS) application when the sponsor requests a TIP amendment. A schedule containing upcoming due dates for TIP revisions can be found at: If you have further questions regarding the resolution please contact the following MTC staff: Mallory Atkinson (STP/CMAQ funds) at matkinson@mtc.ca.gov or Kenneth Kao (ATP/RIP funds) at kkao@mtc.ca.gov or Adam Crenshaw (TIP and FMS) at acrenshaw@mtc.ca.gov or res /20/16 12