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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 5,2006
SUBJECT:
Approve Letter of Support for East Bay Regional Park District's
Measure B Grant Application for the Alamo Canal Trail Under
1-580 Project
Report Prepared by: Melissa Morton, Public Works Director
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ATTACHMENTS:
Draft Letter of Support
RECOMMENDATION: ." NX
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Approve the draft letter of support for East Bay Regional
Park District's Measure B grant application and authorize
the Mayor to sign the letter, and
Direct Staff to budget $50,000 in FY 2007-2008 for the
project if the ACTIA grant request is approved.
2)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The $50,000 local match requested by East Bay Regional Park
District will be budgeted in FY 07-08 if the ACTIA grant request is
approved.
DESCRIPTION: On October 3, 2006, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park
District) presented to the City Council the results of the preliminary engineering study to construct a
segment of trail under 1-580 that would connect the Alamo Canal Trail in Dublin with the Pleasanton trail
south of the 1-580 freeway. The study shows it would cost approximately $2.25 million to design and
construct the trail connection. The next phase is to design the projeCt and obtain the necessary permits for
construction. The design phase is estimated to cost $330,000.
The Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), in collaboration with the Alameda
County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA), is requesting project submittals for the 2006-2007
coordinated bicycle/pedestrian funding program, which includes Measure B Bike/Ped Countywide
discretionary funds. The Park District is preparing the grant application to fund the design phase and has
requested that Dublin provide a letter of support and intent to contribute $50,000 towards a proposed
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$100,000 match, with the remaining $50,000 coming from Pleasanton. Pleasanton has tentatively agreed
to fund its share of the match.
The Park District will request $230,000 from ACTIA to fully fund the design phase of the project. If
funding is approved by ACTIA, the design phase will be managed by the Park District and will be
performed in FY 2007-2008. A capital improvement project will be initiated to set aside $50,000 required
for the match and minor associated Staff costs.
Staff recommends that the City Council (1) approve the draft letter of support for East Bay Regional Park
District's Measure B grant application and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter, and (2) direct Staff to
budget $50,000 in FY 2007-2008 for the project if the ACTIA grant application is approved.
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CIT\' (JF UUBLIN
100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568
Website: http://www.ci.dubiin.ca.us
December 6, 2006
Mr. Jim Townsend
Trails Development Program Manager
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94605
RE: Alamo Canal Trail Under 1-580 Project
Dear Mr. Townsend:
I would first like to thank you for presenting the results of the Alamo Canal Trail Gap Closure
Project feasibility study to our City Council on October 3, 2006. As mentioned in your
presentation, the next step is to design the project and obtain the permits needed to construct the
project. It is our understanding that the Park District is now intending to apply for Measure B
funds to design the project and requesting that Dublin provide a letter of intent to contribute
$50,000 towards a proposed $100,000 match, with the remaining $50,000 coming from
Pleasanton.
The City of Dublin fully supports the Park District's grant application for the Alamo Canal Trail
Under 1-580 Project. In response to your request for local match, the City Council has directed
Staff to budget $50,000 in FY 2007-2008 for the project if the ACTIA grant request is approved.
The City of Dublin looks forward to working with you on the next phase of the project.
Sincerely,
Janet Lockhart
Mayor
cc: City Council
Richard Ambrose, City Manager
Joni Pattillo, Assistant City Manager
Melissa Morton, Public Works Director
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