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CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS Reference No.: 4.21 May 15-16, 2019 Page 2 of 8 Background: In summary, Commission staff recommends that the 2019 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Component funds totaling $174,885,000 for all ten large Metropolitan Planning Organizations be programmed to 59 projects valued at $331,474,000. • $165,147,000 (94 percent of $174,885,000) to 53 projects benefiting disadvantaged communities. • $95,599,000 (55 percent of $174,885,000) to 40 Safe Routes to School projects. • 31 of the 59 projects are designated for state only funding. The Commission's adoption of the 2019 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Component is not authorization to begin work on a project. Contracts may not be awarded nor may work begin until an allocation is approved by the Commission for a project in the adopted program. On September 26, 2013, the Governor signed legislation creating the Active Transportation Program (Senate Bill 99, Chapter 359 and Assembly Bill 101, Chapter 354). Senate Bill 1, signed by the Governor on April 28, 2017, directs an additional $100 million annually from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account to the Active Transportation Program beginning in Fiscal Year 2017-18. Per legislation, a minimum of 25 percent of all 2019 Active Transportation Program funds must benefit disadvantaged communities. The Commission adopted the Fund Estimate and the program guidelines for the 2019 Active Transportation Program on May 16, 2018. The 2019 Active Transportation Program includes four years of programming, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, with $445,560,000 in funding capacity for the following program components: • Statewide (50 percent or $218,780,000) • Small Urban & Rural (10 percent or $43,756,000) • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (40 percent or $175,024,000) • California Conservation Corps ($8,000,000) The Commission staff recommendations are based on consistency with the Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization competitive program project selection criteria set forth in the 2019 Active Transportation Program Guidelines (Section 19, Metropolitan Planning Organization Competitive Project Selection) and the following: • Funding levels identified in the 2019 Active Transportation Program Fund Estimate. • Eligibility for the program. • Metropolitan Planning Organization multidisciplinary advisory group scores. • Statutory requirements. STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2C,AyFaRNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION