ITEM 6-F

COUNCIL MEETING:    December 8, 1992    Santa Monica, California

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Resolution  Authorizing  City  Manager  to  Apply   for
          Proposition 116 Bicycle Funds

INTRODUCTION

This report recommends that the City Council adopt  the  attached
resolution  authorizing the City Manager to submit an application
to the California Transportation Commission for  Proposition  116
Clean  Air  and  Transportation  Improvement  Act bicycle project
funds.

BACKGROUND

Proposition 116, the Clean  Air  and  Transportation  Improvement
Act,  was  approved  by  the  voters of California in June, 1990.
Proposition 116 allocated  $20  million  to  fund  a  program  of
competitive  grants  to  local  agencies  for bicycle improvement
projects, with a total of $10.8 million  available  statewide  in
this  funding  cycle.   This will be the last year that funds are
available from Proposition 116 for bicycle programs.

At the July 28, 1992 City Council meeting, the  Council  directed
City  staff  to  study  the  Draft  Bicycle  Master  Plan  in  an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR).  In order  to  apply  for  the
grant  funds,  the City must identify a specific project which is
the subject of the funding.  Therefore, staff  has  selected  the
Class  II  bicycle  lane on Broadway from Lincoln to 26th Street.
The proposed bicycle lane would be added by  restriping  Broadway
to  one  through automobile lane in each direction with a two-way
left turn lane (similar to the restriping that recently  occurred
on  Main  Street).  The Broadway bicycle lane was chosen for this
grant because  it  connects  the  Special  Office  District  with
Downtown  Santa Monica and is a continuation of the Mid-City area
traffic plan which restripes Broadway in a  similar  manner  from
26th Street to Centinela.

Implementation of the Broadway proposal, even  if  the  grant  is
awarded,  is  contingent  upon  the  City  Council certifying the
Bicycle Master Plan EIR and adopting a Plan  that  includes  this
proposal.   If  Council does not adopt a Bicycle Master Plan that
includes the Broadway route the grant funds will  be  re-directed
to a project the Council does approve, or the funds returned.

Staff is applying for the Broadway bicycle  route  at  this  time
because  this  is  the  last  year  Proposition 116 funds will be
available.  While regional and federal grant monies will still be
available  for  bicycle  programs  in the future, Proposition 116
represents the largest pool of money for  bicycle  programs  from
the state.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT

The recommendation presented in this report does  have  a  budget
impact,  in  that,  should  the grant be awarded, the State would
contribute $75,585 towards  implementation  of  specific  bicycle
circulation improvements.  If the grant is awarded in full to the
City,  $75,585   will   be   deposited   into   revenue   account
#20-210-266-00000-0504-10000, to finance the new appropriation at
Capital     Improvement     Program      expenditure      account
#20-770-416-20093-8900-99217.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended  that  the  City  Council  adopt  the  attached
resolution  authorizing the City Manager to submit an application
to the California Transportation Commission for  Proposition  116
Clean  Air  and  Transportation  Improvement  Act bicycle project
funds, and approve the revenue  and  expenditure  budget  changes
upon approval of the grant.

Prepared By:  Paul Berlant, Director of LUTM
              Suzanne Frick, Planning Manager
              Paul Casey, Transportation Planner
              Land Use and Transportation Management Department
              Program and Policy Development Division

Attachments:  A.  Resolution for Adoption