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Page 2 Washington Street Mitigation Project December 1, 1999 18. Traffic management and congestion relief strategies, including freeway or transit management systems, and electronic fare payment systems; 19. Outreach and rideshare activities. CMAQ funding is an open and competitive process. At this time the unallocated portion of the CMAQ budget for the South Coast Air Basin is estimated at $17.4 million. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS The project, Washington Street Congestion Mitigation Project, proposes to significantly increase the current level of service. At this time intersection of Washington Street and Reche Canyon Road is level of service F. The intersection of Washington Street and Hunts Lane is level of service C. Once the proposed new school construction is complete, the engineers estimate the level of service to drop to F at the intersection of Hunts and Washington, and Reche Canyon and Washington will become more impacted with traffic congestion. Knowing the existing level of service at both intersections, and realizing there will be significant traffic congestion impacts when the new school opens, it was felt this would be an opportunity to potential submit the project for alternative funding. There is a local matching contribution requirement of not less than 11.47 percent. The engineering design for the construction of the necessary improvements to mitigate the congestion at the two locations is incomplete at this time. The application package does not require an engineering design. The application only requires project estimates, scope of work, identified location, emission reduction cost effectiveness and mobility benefit effectiveness calculations. FINANCIAL IMPACT The estimated cost for the proposed Washington Street Congestion Mitigation Project is $500,000. The local match requirement as indicated above is 11.47 percent. Should the City choose to only fund at the 11.47 percent, the application receives no points in the scoring. An 11.47 percent local match equals $57,350. However, with a 15 percent local match the City receives points in the scoring. A 15 percent local match equals $75,000. The difference in local match equates to an additional contribution of $17,650 by the City. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There are no environmental impacts associated with the adoption of the resolution. Any appropriate and necessary environment documents will be completed prior to the design of the project. Staff recommends that Council adopt the Resolution authorizing the submission, acceptance and implementation of Washington Street Congestion Mitigation Project and authorize the City Manager to execute all the documents necessary in order to implement this project. Attachment: Resolution