101-Staff Report.pdf
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: November 16, 2010
Subject
Federal Surface Transportation (STP) and/or Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement (CMAQ) funding.
Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution.
Description
A resolution expressing local support for the STP/CMAQ funding program, authorizing the
filing of an application for funding and committing the necessary non-federal match, and stating
the assurance to complete the project.
Discussion
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is soliciting local streets and roads
rehabilitation projects for funding under the Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) for
Local Streets and Roads Rehabilitation for fiscal years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.
The STP is a portion of the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). SAFETEA-LU, an extension of the Transportation
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Equity Act for the 21 Century (TEA-21), which has been extended through December 31, 2010.
In order for an individual road segment to be a candidate for STP funds, it must have a Pavement
Condition Index (PCI) less than 70 and be recommended for rehabilitation treatment by the
City’s Pavement Management System. PCI’s for the City’s pavement network are derived from
a rating system that evaluates the condition of the pavement of individual roadway segments on a
scale from 0 to 100. PCI’s of 70 and above are classified as “Very Good,” of 50 to 69 as
“Good,” of 26 to 49 as “Poor,” and 0 to 25 as “Very Poor.” In addition, the road segment must
be a federal aid route, which generally means it must be on the national highway system or be an
arterial or major collector street. By these criteria, the City has eligible segments on Bubb Road,
McClellan Road, and Wolfe Road and recommends that these segments be included in the STP
grant request. The STP funding will provide up to 88.53% of the total project funding. The City
must, through the approval of the attached resolution, commit to supplying the remaining
11.47% of the project funding.
Because the City has continued its maintenance of effort on the City’s pavement management
program by allocating $750,000.00 annually in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to carry
out an annual Pavement Management project, the City has retained its eligibility for state and
federal road maintenance and rehabilitation funds, such as the STP Local Roads and Streets
Rehabilitation grant funds. Through VTA, STP funding of $500,000.00 for fiscal years 2009-
2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 has been allocated to Cupertino. Staff has requested that the
total funds for those fiscal years be made available in fiscal year 2011-2012, so that more
efficient use of the funds can be made through pursuit of a larger pavement rehabilitation project
in a single year, rather than smaller projects over two or three years. These STP funds, if
approved, can then be used to supplement the City’s $750,000.00 Pavement Management Project
in 2011-2012. Staff will make the appropriate funding recommendations for the 2011-2012
Capital Improvement Program.
Fiscal Impact
Adoption of the attached resolution will enable the City to receive federal STP funds for local
streets and roads rehabilitation in a maximum amount of $500,000.00 and obligate the City to
supply matching funds of $65,000.00. The City can use the STP funds to supplement the City’s
$750,000.00 Pavement Management Project in 2011-2012, already programmed in the City’s
five-year CIP, for Pavement Management projects. The matching funds will thereby be
automatically covered.
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Prepared by: Glenn Goepfert, Assistant Director
Reviewed by: Ralph Qualls, Director of Public Works
Approved for Submission by: David W. Knapp, City Manager
Attachments: Draft Resolution