Resolution 2012-10
RESOLUTION NO. 2012 - 10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
OPPOSING UNNACCEPTABLE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION'S ONE
BAY AREA GRANT (OBAG) PROGRAM DRAFT DOCUMENT
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is developing Federal
flexible funding programming criteria for fiscal years 2013 through 2015; and
WHEREAS, the MTC is starting to incorporate policy concepts that are under discussion
for their new Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy called T2040; and
WHEREAS, MTC's proposal for program 2013-2015 Federal Surface Transportation
Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds is called the One Bay
Area Grant (OBAG) Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GILROY that it has reviewed the draft One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program
document and finds that certain requirements are completely unacceptable to the City of Gilroy
and should be removed in their entirety from the draft OBAG program document. Specifically,
the City Council of the City of Gilroy requests removal of the following proposed requirements
in the OBAG draft program document:
1. Requirement that a General Plan Housing Element meeting 2007-2014 Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) be prepared and approved by the State Housing
and Community Development Department (HCD) by July 2013.
2. Requirement that a General Plan Circulation update to include "Complete Streets" be
prepared and approved by July 2013.
3. Requirement that 70% of all funds Federal funds be spent in Priority Development
Areas (PDA) in Santa Clara County including the "South County" rural section.
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4. Map of the PDAs for the MTC region which excludes the recognition of the cities of
Gilroy and Morgan Hill and south Santa Clara County in the PDA program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy hereby
directs the City Administrator to transmit this Resolution and a letter of opposition regarding the
One Bay Area Grant Program as it is currently drafted to the MTC with a copy to the Valley
Transportation Authority.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 2012 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON,
LEORE-MuNOZ, TUCKER, WOODWARD and PINHEIRO
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
NOES:
ABSENT:
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I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2012-10 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 regular meeting of said Council
held on the 6th day of February, 2012, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 8th day of February, 2012.
(Seal)