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BPIP ICYCLE AND EDESTRIAN MPROVEMENT ROJECTS The 2012 bond measure stated that the City will allocate an annual average of $516,000 to support bicycle and pedestrian projects, also known as active transportation projects. These projects were not named in the bond measure; rather, the selection of the projects would be guided by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, City staff and the Active Transportation Committee. In 2017, the practice continued to add pedestrian and bicycle improvements to several paving projects and to complete a stand-alone project. These improvements are further described in the project details, below, and included in Appendix C of this report. CSUOFCS OMPLETE TREETS AND SE OF THER UNDS IN ONJUNCTION WITH TREET BF OND UNDS The use of street-repair bond funds is limited to the overlay or reconstruction of the driving surface of streets as well as to preserve existing integral elements of the street such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks, on-street bike lanes, traffic signals, street lights, medians, traffic calming devices, and other integral parts of a street preservation project. In addition, the City will allocate an annual average of $516,000 of the bond proceeds over a period of five years to fund bicycle and pedestrian projects. (Resolution 5063, Section D). However, there is often a need or an opportunity to complete additional work as part of the construction contracts for street preservation. The additional work may be funded by wastewater and stormwater utility funds, local gas taxes, transportation system development charges, or state and federal grants. Wastewater and stormwater utility funds are typically used to repair and rehabilitate the existing wastewater and stormwater systems, respectively, that underlie much of the citys street system. Stormwater Planter on Jefferson St. Making these repairs in coordination with the street bond projects is a cost-effective way to accomplish the work and precludes emergency repairs in the future that would require cutting new pavement. Local gas taxes have been used to include adjacent streets in the street bond project contracts. In 2017 the City added Public Works Maintenance (PWM) to the list of collaborative funding sources. During the rehabilitation of a cluster of small neighborhood streets, engineering staff coordinated with PWM to include a maintenance overlay of an unimproved section of roadway adjacent to the project area. The inclusion of the work as part of an existing contract enabled the work to be completed in a timely and cost effective manner. Transportation system development charges (SDCs) are often used to upgrade existing signal systems during pavement preservation projects. The work typically includes installing new conduit under the pavement to connect the traffic detection loops to the signal controllers and installing audible pedestrian devices for pedestrian crossing signals. 2017 Report to the SRRP Page 4