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Report regarding a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment No. 27.018 appropriating an additional $300,000 in Citywide Traffic Impact Fee funds to Capital Improvement Project tr2406 – Traffic Studies & Grant Support and authorizing staff to submit certain qualifying transportation grant applications. (John Wilson, Senior Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing:
Budget Amendment Number 27.018 appropriating an additional $300,000 in Citywide Traffic Impact Fee funds to Capital Improvement Project tr2406 – Traffic Studies & Grant Support; and
Staff to submit qualifying transportation grant applications with proposed local matching contributions of less than 30 percent using eligible Citywide Transportation Impact Fee and/or East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee funds.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City’s Capital Improvement Program includes Project tr2406 – Traffic Studies & Grant Support to fund traffic-related studies, transportation project development, and competitive grant applications. The fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program includes $200,000 for tr2406, funded by the Citywide Traffic Impact Fee. The current five-year CIP anticipates continuing this level of funding annually.
Competitive transportation grants allow the City to leverage local transportation revenues to implement projects identified in the General Plan and other adopted plans that would otherwise require substantially greater local investment.
Transportation grant programs do not follow a uniform annual cycle. Major programs may solicit projects only every two or more years, and application schedules do not necessarily align with the City’s CIP development schedule or City Council meeting calendar. Competitive applications also often require advance project evaluation, planning, cost estimating, community engagement, and technical analysis.
Grant development activity during FY 2026-27 exceede...
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