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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - January 10, 2012 B-01 SMTA CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 84 AGENDA TITLE: Select Harney Lane Grade Separation as Project Nomination for San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Trip MEETING DATE: January 10,2012 PREPARED B Y City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: Select Hamey Lane Grade Separation as project nomination for the San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice trip. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) is again developing regional priorities in preparation for, the annual "One Voice" lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., in April 2012,The One Voice trip is an opportunityfor all jurisdictions in the county to work cooperatively to secure federal funds. City staff recommends requesting funds for a grade separation on Harney Lane at the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This project is estimated to cost approximately $20 million. On June 17, 2009, the City Council voted in favor of making Hamey Lane its priorityfor Measure K railroad grade separation funding. With new development at Reynolds Ranch and projected growth in the region, Harney Lane will become an increasingly important east -west corridor for the City. Motorists are currently subject to approximately 680 minutes of vehicle delay each day due to trains on Hamey Lane, and anticipated development will only increase this in the future, resulting in a greater potential for accidents. A grade separation will provide safe community access for all modes to transportation to nearby commercial centers and schools. Public safety will also be enhanced through improved response times for emergency vehicles, and vehicle emissions will be reduced as motorists can avoid delays waiting for trains to pass. The City has commitments or expectations for $16 million in funding through 2016 for this project, leaving a $4 million shortfall that will be sought through the One Voice process. The One Voice program began in 2000. The City has received funding for one project ($400,000 for wastewater plant upgrades in 2004) out of $64.2 million in awards to San Joaquin County. FISCAL IMPACT: Award of funding for the Harney Lane grade separation would free transportation funds for other needed projects. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable. APPROVED: Konradt Bartlam, City Manager KonradtBartlam City Manager San Joaquin One Voice Results Federal Appropriations Benefiting the San Joaquin Region FY 2001 Appropriations Stockton Metropolitan Airport Runway Extension $2,230,000 Altamont Commuter Express Capital Improvements $6,000,000 San Joaquin A+ Reading Tutor/Mentor Program $921,000 Commute Connection Welfare to Work Assistance $125,000 SJRTD 24-hour Dial -a -Ride service $75,000 Tracy Learning Center $3.000.000 Subtotal $12,351,000 FY 2002 Appropriations Arch / Sperry Road Construction Improvements $2,000,000 Altamont Commuter Express Maintenance Facility $1,000,000 Stockton Metropolitan Airport $1,600,000 SJRTD Downtown Transit Center $500,000 Lathrop Well Replacement $540,000 Stockton's Miracle Mile $1.000.000 Subtotal $6,640,000 FY 2003 Appropriations Stockton Metropolitan Airport $4,360,000 ACE/SJRTD Maintenance Facility $1,000,000 Stockton East Water District Groundwater Recharge Study $1,000,000 Lammers Road and 1-205 Interchange, Tracy $1,000,000 Ripon Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water $450,000 Ripon River Road Regional Sports Center $202,500 Stockton Fox Theater $402,500 University of the Pacific, Business Forecasting Ctr. $400,000 SJRTD Hopper Service $75.000 Subtotal $8,890,000 FY 2004 Appropriations City of Stockton/SJC - Arch -Sperry Road Improvements $250,000 Port of Stockton Daggett Road $100,000 Stockton Metro Airport Cargo Center $500, 000 City of Lodi - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements $400 000 City of Tracy for the Tracy Youth Sports Facility $450,000 University of the Pacific - Business Forecasting Center $500,000 Stockton East Water District Farmington Groundwater Recharge $1,500,000 SJRTD Lindsay St. Bus Maintenance Facility Expansion $495,015 Give Every Child a Chance $500,000 City of Stockton Filipino Center Renovation $75,000 San Joaquin Valley Air pollution Control District $200.000 Subtotal $4,970,015 FY 2005 Appropriations Daggett Road Improvements $1,000,000 (Federal Lands Program) California County Pest Detection Program $1,250,000 Stockton Metropolitan Area Flood Control Reimbursement $2,500,000 Stockton East Water District Groundwater Recharge & Seasonal Habitat Project $1,000,000 San Joaquin River Annual Dredging $3,000,000 San Francisco to Stockton Channel Dredging $250,000 San Joaquin Reads II Program $650,000 University of the Pacific: Eberhardt School of Business, Business Forecasting Center $490,000 Stockton's After School Program $328,000 Manteca's `Give Every Child a Chance' Program $300,000 Tri -Valley Homeownership Clearinghouse $225,000 Stockton El Dorado Teen Center $322,750 Subtotal $11,315,750 FY 2006 Appropriations Stockton Airport Master Plan Update $500,000 Arch -Sperry Road Improvement Project $3,000,000 Port of Stockton Daggett Road $500,000 Louise Avenue Interchange at Interstate 5 $750,000 Altamont Commuter Express Gap Closure Project $5,000,000 Oasis of Hope Community Development ed. Project $100,000 $9,850,000 FY 2007 Appropriations $0 FY 2008 Appropriations French Camp/I-5 Interchange and Sperry Road Connection $750,000 Lathrop Road/I-5 Interchange $500,000 A Plus Tutoring Program $350,000 San Joaquin RTD $750,000 MORE Water Project $100,000 $2,450,000 FY 2009 Appropriations I-205/Lammers Road Interchange Improvements $950,000 Arch Sperry French Camp $950,000 Lower Sacramento River Project Study $450,000 Farmington Groundwater Recharge Program $287,000 Give Every Child a Chance $476,000 Stockton Ship Channel Maintenance $5,000,000 $8,113,000 FY 2010 Appropriations Altamont Commuter Express Service Improvements $300,000 RTD Regional Operations Center I -Wrench Camp Road Interchange Stockton East Farmington GroundwaterRecharge $500,000 $800,000 $484,000 $2,084,000 $64,213,7651