HomeMy WebLinkAbout052-2014RESOLUTION NO. 52-2014
APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING $5,420,000 IN SOUTHERN CONTRA
COSTA FEES FOR TRAFFIC MITIGATION TO THE CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
AMENDMENT NO.1 TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 11.06.02 FOR
THE I -680 AUXILIARY LANES, SEGMENT 2 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project (Project) is identified in the voter approved
Measure C -1988 Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Project will provide an exclusive lane that connects the entrance and exit
ramps to facilitate weave movements, reduce congestion in the through mainline lanes, and
therefore improve safety; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville has been working collaboratively with the City of San
Ramon, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), and Caltrans to develop and
construct the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project is comprised of three segments: Diablo Road to Sycamore Valley
Road (Segment 1), Sycamore Valley Road to Crow Canyon Road (Segment 2), and Crow
Canyon Road to Bollinger Canyon Road (Segment 3); and
WHEREAS, due to funding constraints, only Segments 1 and 3 were constructed in 2006
and Segment 2 remained underfunded until 2011 when a combination of federal and state
grants, Measure C funds, and future Tri- Valley Transportation Development (TVTD) fees
completed the funding plan; and
WHEREAS, three Memorandums of Understanding (MOU 11.06.01,11.06.02 and 11.06.03)
which collectively documented the project's funding plan, each party's responsibilities,
commitment of future TVTD fees for the project, and established a framework for a sound
wall gap closure along San Ramon Valley Boulevard have been executed between the
Town and the CCTA; and
WHEREAS, as a result of lower than expected funding, in combination with higher than
expected landscape construction costs, the proposed landscape plan was inconsistent with
the landscape concept plan presented to the Town Council in early 2013; and
WHEREAS, the project removed over 600 mature, trees and large shrubs, particularly along
the Camino Ramon corridor, and the CCTA has since significantly modified the landscape
plan to adequately address the loss of mature landscaping; and
WHEREAS, an additional appropriation of $1.2 million in Southern Contra Costa
Regional (SCC -R) Fees for Traffic Mitigation to the CCTA is necessary to fund the adequate
landscape restoration efforts and an extension of the landscape establishment period from
two to five years; and
WHEREAS, Danville is signatory to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA)
pertaining to Southern Contra Costa Fees for Traffic Mitigation, along with the City of San
Ramon and Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the JEPA, SCC -R fees are collected from development projects
within the San Ramon Valley and SCC -R fees received by Danville must be used for the I-
680 Auxiliary Lanes Project; and
WHEREAS, the initial I -680 Auxiliary Lanes Segment 2 Funding Plan did not include
SCC -R fees and it is recommended that MOU 11.06.02 be amended so that Danville can
transmit to the CCTA all SCC -R fees collected; and
WHEREAS, this will allow for funding to complete the project with adequate landscape
restoration and establishment standards, cover any unforeseen project costs related to
Segment 2, and offset or partially offset prior commitment in Measure C or TVTD fees to
the Project Funding Plan; and
WHEREAS, $4.22 million in SCC -R funds are currently available for this purpose; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council appropriates $5,420,000 in Regional (SCC -
R) Traffic Impact Fees received pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
pertaining to the Southern Contra Costa Fees for Traffic Mitigation, and transmits those
fees to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for the I -680 Auxiliary Lanes, Segment 2
Project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized to Execute Amendment No. 1 to MOU
11.06.02.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on July 1, 2014 by the
following vote:
AYES: Storer, Doyle, Arnerich, Morgan, Stepper
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
CITY
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