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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 21, 2011 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZATION ❑ As Amended <br />TO SUBMIT COMMUNITY -BASED ❑ Ordinance on V' Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />TRANSPORTATION PLANNING <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />PROJECT APPLICATION ❑ Set Public Hearing <br />For <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution approving the application for grant funds for the Community -Based <br />Transportation Planning Grant Program through the California Department of Transportation, <br />Division of Transportation Planning. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued a call for Community - <br />Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) project applications for Fiscal year 2011 -2012. CBTP is <br />a State - funded program which provides funds for projects that integrate transportation, land -use <br />planning, and community values to support livable communities. This program is administered <br />by the Office of Community Planning in Caltrans Division of Transportation Planning. <br />In response to this call, staff is requesting authorization to prepare and submit a grant <br />application to support the City's transportation and mobility goals. The grant application will <br />focus on preparing a bikeway and pedestrian plan. The resolution authorizing the request for <br />funding is required as part of the application. The application deadline is March 30, 2011. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />Per Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act, this action is exempt from <br />further review as there is no potential for any environmental impact. <br />55B -1 <br />