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Resolution supporting the Hickey Pathways & Connections Project and submitting an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Cycle 8 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funding
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (Sponsor) has identified a gap in safe and accessible pedestrian and bicycle connectivity along Hickey Boulevard between Junipero Serra Boulevard and Crown Circle, limiting connections between South San Francisco, Colma, surrounding neighborhoods, and regional transit; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has developed the Hickey Pathways & Connections Project (Project) to rehabilitate and improve the existing pathway along the south side of Hickey Boulevard between Junipero Serra Boulevard and Crown Circle as a Class I shared-use path, together with protected bicycle and pedestrian improvements at the northeast and northwest corners of Hickey Boulevard and Junipero Serra Boulevard and related pathway connections and transitions; and
WHEREAS, it will cost $4,245,556 to implement the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor seeks $3,821,000 for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) issued a Call for Projects for the Cycle 8 Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program on August 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, a Primary Grant Agreement has been executed between the Sponsor and SMCTA on May 13, 2025; and
WHEREAS, SMCTA requires the Sponsor’s governing board to adopt a resolution:
Supporting the Project and application for $3,821,000 in SMCTA Measures A and W Pedestrian and Bicycle Program funds for the Project;
Committing the Sponsor to the completion of the Project, including the commitment of matching funds in the amount of $424,556 needed for implementation;
Certifying that any funds awarded by the SMCTA will be used to supplement existing funds for program activities, and will not replace existing funds or resources; and
If funds are awarded, authorizing the Sponsor's City Manager or their designee to ...
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