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Home My WebLink AboutR31-Economic Development CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 0 A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY I. 31N L FROM: Emil A. Marzullo Interim Executive Director SUBJECT: Application Transportation Program Funds for Planning Community-Based (CBTP) Grant DATE: March 6, 2009 __n______________________ _________________________ __________________________~ ______________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________ ________________________________ SvnoDsis of Previous Commission/Council/Committee Action{sl: On March 5, 2009, Redevelopment Committee Members Johnson and Brinker unanimously voted to recommend that the Mayor and Common Council andlor the Community Development Commission consider this action for approval. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended Motion(s): (Mavor and Common Council) Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino consenting and approving the Interim City Manager of the City of San Bernardino ("City") to submit an application to CalTrans for Community-Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) Grant Program Funds (Communitv Develonment Commission) Resolution of the Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino approving and authorizing the Interim Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino ("Agency") to submit sub-recipient documents for Community-Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) Grant ____mm._.m}:'~0_grlll1!_~.u_1l9cs_m__ ___mum._.mu_ _____mummm._ ________.m._.m._ ____mmmmm.____.m._.._.m___ ______.mmmmm ______mmm. ______mm._ Contact Person(s): Project Area(s): Supporting Data Attached: Brian Turnbull Phone: N/A Ward(s): (909) 663-1044 All o Staff Report 0 Resolution(s) 0 Agreement(s)/Contract(s) 0 Map(s) 0 Letter(s) FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $ -0- Source: N/A Budget Authority: N/A Signature: Emil A. ar Fiscal Review: terim E cutive Director Barbara . -R inistrative Services Director Commission/Council Notes: -----.mu.m-K2::;-;;;;.;.;iYiSm2.00<7=/;;;;;um~m-.~-.;;_Tz.c;;;q=-7rm-.-- . P.\AgendasIComm Dev CommissionlCDC 2009103-16-09 CBTP Grant Application SR,doc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Meeting Date: 03/16/2009 Agenda Item Number: ~ L R.r'.~~ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF REPORT APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (CBTP) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS BACKGROUND: The City of San Bernardino ("City") has historically been known for its low-density, suburban growth patterns. However, as with many other Southern California communities, it is reexamining this growth model in the wake of concerns about air quality and climate change and the growing demand for walkable, transit-accessible neighborhoods. San Bernardino is at the forefront of this trend, taking advantage of the growing interest in the downtown living environment to draw new public and private investment into its historic core. Downtown San Bernardino is poised to experience a renaissance in the coming decades, as a number of catalytic redevelopment projects and transit improvements are completed. The City is focusing on increasing homeownership opportunities, concentrating employment in downtown, and engaging downtown's ethnically and culturally diverse population. Civic leaders are drawing new investment into the historic core, taking advantage of a resurging interest in walkable communities and the growing "healthy cities" movement in the Inland Empire. Various areas within the City would also provide excellent opportunities for Transit Oriented Development ("TOD''). CURRENT ISSUE: The City, in its effort to encourage TOD, must show that it embraces transit friendly design and has implemented, or will implement, appropriate transit planning guidelines. Currently, the City does not have formal transit friendly design guidelines or policies. CalTrans has recently made funding available for transportation and land use planning studies under the Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant Program ("Grant Program"). Grant Program funds coordinate transportation and land use planning projects that encourage community involvement and partnership. Projects must support livable/sustainable community concepts, with a transportation or mobility objective and promote community identity and quality of life. The final product delivered under the Grant Program will be a documented plan that can be used by the City to further smart growth and the community's sustainability. Pursuant to the Grant Program application guidelines, the City will be the Grant Program applicant and the Agency will be the sub-recipient. TOD can provide unique benefits at the regional and local level. With thorough planning, TOD can promote local businesses and retail, capture the increase in land value that stem from the public investment in new transit routes, and replace costly surface parking and auto-related infrastructure with uses that generate more revenue for local governments and businesses. Generally, TOD can create more desirable communities for people to live and work in. While these benefits are substantial, perhaps the most striking benefit comes at the regional level in the form of more sustainable travel behavior and development patterns. TOD helps generate cost effective usage of public transit. ~~--------------------------------------------------------------~.----------------------------- P:\AgenrlasIComm Dev CommissionlCDC 2009\03-16-09 CBTP Grant Application SRdoc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Meeting Date: 03/16/2009 Agenda Item Number: f( 31 Economic Development Agency Staff Report CBTP Grant Application Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: This item does not meet the definition ofa "project" under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the Agency. An application in the amount of $250,000 will be submitted to Caltrans. RECOMMENDATION: That the Mayor and Common Council and the Community Development Commission adopt the attached Resolutions. ~ .. ...:~ Emil A. Marzullo, Interim Executive Director P:\Agendas\Comm Dev Commission\CDC 2009\03-]6_09 CeTP Grant Application SR.doc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Meeting Date: 03/t6/2009 Agenda Item Number: R 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 t(Q)~ RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CONSENTING AND APPROVING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("CITY") TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO CALTRANS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (CBTP) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS WHEREAS. the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino ("Council") 7 recognizes the need to promote mass transit, the planning and funding of various transportation 8 projects and the implementation of Transit Oriented Development ("TOD") which together will 9 playa major role in the future revitalization efforts to be undertaken by the Redevelopment Agency 10 of the City of San Bernardino ("Agency") both within the downtown area and in other appropriate 11 12 areas of the City of San Bernardino ("City"); and WHEREAS, the Agency recognizes the benefits to be derived from receiving Community- 13 Based Transportation Planning ("CBTP") Grant Program Funds; and 14 WHEREAS, the CBTP Grant Program Funds are made available by CalTrans to encourage 15 livable/sustainable community concepts with a transportation or mobility objective and promote 16 community identity and quality of life, and the City is eligible to apply to CalTrans for such CBTP 17 18 19 20 21 22 Grant Program Funds and to then make such funds available for administration and use by the Agency as a sub-recipient of the application of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Council hereby finds and determines that the facts and circumstances set 23 forth in the Recitals hereof are true and correct in all respects. 24 Section 2. The Council hereby consents to the submittal of a CBTP Grant Program Funds 25 application and hereby approves and authorizes the Interim City Manager to execute and to submit 26 the application on behalf of the City together with such additional information from the Agency as 27 28 the sub-recipient for the use and administration of the CBTP Grant Program Funds for the study of potentially qualifying projects within the City. 3-/6- 0'1 R31 A- F\WILSON\EDA\03-16-09 CSTP AppliClllion Mec Resodoc I I! 1 Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption and execution in the manner 2 as required by the City Charter. 3 //1 4 //1 5 //1 6 1// 7 //1 8 1// 9 //1 10 //1 11 //1 12 //1 13 1// 14 //1 15 //1 16 //1 17 //1 18 //1 19 //1 20 //1 21 //1 22 //1 23 //1 24 //1 25 //1 26 //1 27 //1 28 //1 2 F\WILSO!'.'\EDAI03.16-09 CBTP Application MeC Resodoc II ! I 2 3 4 5 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CONSENTING AND APPROVING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("CITY") TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO CALTRANS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (CBTP) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and 6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting 7 thereof, held on the 8 Council Members: 9 ESTRADA 10 BAXTER II BRINKER 12 VACANT 13 KELLEY 14 JOHNSON IS MC CAMMACK 16 17 day of ,2009, by the following vote to wit: Aves Abstain Navs Absent Rachel G. Clark, City Clerk 18 19 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this day of ,2009. 20 21 22 23 24 Patrick J. Morris, Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to Form: 25 1- t 26 James F. Penman, City Attorney 27 28 F\WILSON\EDA\03_16-09 CBTP Application MeC Reso doc 3 Ii :1 I' 1 RESOLUTION NO. cco~ 2 3 4 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSiON OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("AGENCY") TO SUBMIT SUB-RECIPIENT DOCUMENTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (CBTP) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS 5 6 7 WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino (the "Agency") 8 recognizes the need to promote mass transit, the planning and funding of various transportation 9 projects and the implementation of Transit Oriented Development ("TOD") which together will play 10 a major role in the future revitalization efforts to be undertaken by the Agency both within the 11 dO\\l1tO\\l1 area and in other appropriate areas of the City of San Bernardino ("City"); and 12 WHEREAS, the Agency recognizes the benefits to be derived from receiving Community- 13 Based Transportation Planning ("CBTP") Grant Program Funds; and 14 WHEREAS, the CBTP Grant Program Funds are made available by CaITrans to encourage 15 livable/sustainable community concepts with a transportation or mobility objective and promote 16 community identity and quality oflife; and 17 WHEREAS, the City has adopted a Resolution of this date authorizing the submittal of an 18 application of the City for the CBTP Grant Program Funds, and the Community Development 19 Commission of the City of San Bernardino ("Commission") by the adoption of this Resolution 20 intends that the Agency be a sub-recipient of such CBTP Grant Program Funds for the actual use 21 and administration of such CBTP Grant Program Funds. 22 NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE 23 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER, AS 24 FOLLOWS: 25 Section 1. The Commission hereby recognizes the concurrent approval of the submittal 26 of a CBTP Grant Program Funds application by the City and hereby authorizes the Interim 27 Executive Director of the Agency to submit such additional documents and application forms on 28 behalf of the Agency to be a sub-recipient of the application to be submitted by the City. 1 P\Agendas'Resolutions\Resollllions\2009\03-16-09 CBTP Application CDC ReS(! doc II 1 Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of adoption by this 2 Commission. 3 1/1 4 11/ 5 1/1 6 1/1 7 1/1 8 1/1 9 1/1 10 1/1 11 1/1 12 1/1 13 11/ 14 11/ 15 1/1 16 1/1 17 1/1 18 11/ 19 1/1 20 11/ 21 1/1 22 1/1 23 1/1 24 III 25 1/1 26 1/1 27 1/1 28 1/1 2 P\Agendas"Resolulions\Resolutiuns'1009'Q3.16-09 CBTP Application CDC Reso d.oc II 1 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("AGENCY") TO SUBMIT SUB-RECIPIENT DOCUMENTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (CBTP) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS 2 3 4 5 6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino at a 7 meeting ,2009, by the following vote to wit: Navs Abstain Absent Secretary 19 20 21 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this day of ,2009. 22 23 Patrick J. Morris, Chairperson Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino 24 Approved as to Form: 25 \,~ }(gency au Bv,: 26 27 28 3 P \AgendasIRcsolutions\Resolulions',2009\03-J6-09 CBTP Application CDC Resodoc