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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board adopt Resolution 076-2013 regarding site improvement grant funding from the California Tahoe Conservancy related to the Tahoe Basin Environmental Improvement Program stating that the County supports the assurances of the Programs; the County agrees to implement the Project in a manner consistent with the Programs' objectives; the County agrees to manage and maintain the project over its twenty year life; and, the County supports the request to the Conservancy for funding the proposed work in the Tahoe Basin.
FUNDING: California Tahoe Conservancy.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no change to Net County Cost. The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) grant funding request up to the maximum amount of $350,000 will be programmed within the 2013 Capital Improvement Program and FY 13/14 FY Operational Budget. The Transportation Division will be seeking additional grant funds from the State's Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program in the fall of 2013 which will fully fund this project.
Background
The Sawmill 2 Bike Path and Erosion Control Project (Project) was initiated in 2005 and is intended to improve the regional bicycle path network by providing a critical link in the piecemealed system. The Project supports the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s (TRPA) and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (TMPO) 2010 Lake Tahoe Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (BPP) by proposing to install a Class 1 bicycle facility along the south side of Sawmill Road between U.S. Highway 50 and Lake Tahoe Boulevard. The purpose of the projects listed in the BPP is to provide access to local businesses, schools, and offices for bicyclists and pedestrians, to reduce vehicular transportation, and to enhance recreational opportunities within the Basin. Currently there is no continuous bicycle path from the existing Pat Lowe Memorial Bike Path in Meyers to the City of South La...
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