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Resolution No. 2023-67 | Caltrans Sustainable Cummunities Grant | Adopted 12/11/2023 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-67 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION FOR A CALTRANS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT TO FUND THE CITY OF GILROY GREENHOUSE GAS / VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED REDUCTION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the physical climate of the Bay Area is changing in complex ways in part due to the region’s diverse microclimates, highly variable rainfall, dependency on snow-fed mountain water supply, extensive shorelines, and propensity for wildfire; and WHEREAS, a critical lack of affordable housing in the core of the region is forcing households further south, north, and inland, thereby exacerbating negative environmental impacts; and WHEREAS, Gilroy is an exurban community, with approximately 18 percent of its residents employed in the City limits, and close to 30 percent of residents commuting to San Jose, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco for work, with few options beyond commuting in single-occupancy vehicles on US 101 to these job centers; and WHEREAS, high levels of socioeconomic inequity in the Bay Area create large differences in the capacity of individuals to prepare for and recover from heat waves, drought, electrical power outages, floods, and wildfires; and WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy intends to adopt a Greenhouse Gas / Vehicle Miles Traveled (GHG/VMT) Reduction Program that includes a Climate Action Plan and Transportation Demand Management Policies; and WHEREAS, the Gilroy GHG/VMT Reduction Program will include a set of strategies intended to guide the city’s efforts to reduce VMT and GHG emissions through a combination of actions that consider the unique needs and goals of the Gilroy community; and WHEREAS, the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program was created to support the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) mission to provide a safe and reliable transportation network that serves all people and respects the environment; and WHEREAS, the State-funded Sustainable Communities grants are intended to support and implement Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies/Alternative Planning Strategies (SCS/APS) (where applicable) and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively; and WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy intends to apply for a Sustainable Communities grant to fund the Gilroy GHG/VMT Reduction Program; and Resolution No. 2023-67 Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant City Council Special Meeting | December 11, 2023 Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, the Gilroy GHG/VMT Reduction Program addresses the objectives of the Sustainable Communities grant, including but not limited to helping to meet California's GHG emission reduction goals, improving air quality, promoting energy conservation, increasing transit ridership, increasing investment in the green economy, and promoting social equity by including equity recommendations that will direct investments to the City's disadvantaged communities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Gilroy supports the application for a Caltrans sustainable communities grant to fund the City of Gilroy Greenhouse Gas / Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Program. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy at a meeting duly held on the 11th day of December 2023 by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ARMENDARIZ, CLINE, HILTON, MARQUES, BLANKLEY NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRACCO, TOVAR ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE APPROVED: Marie Blankley, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk Marie Blankley (Dec 13, 2023 10:32 PST) Marie Blankley  CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK  I, THAI NAM PHAM, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2023-67 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Special Meeting of said held on Council held Monday, December 11, 2023, with a quorum present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this Tuesday, December 12, 2023. ____________________________________ Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC City Clerk of the City of Gilroy (Seal) CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK  I, THAI NAM PHAM, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2023-67 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Special Meeting of said held on Council held Monday, December 11, 2023, with a quorum present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this Wednesday, December 13, 2023. ____________________________________ Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC City Clerk of the City of Gilroy (Seal)