DATE: April 9, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE COAST HIGHWAY CORRIDOR PROJECT FROM THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to apply for a grant funding opportunity for construction of the Coast Highway Corridor from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Smart Growth Incentive Program grant, in the amount of $3,500,000, and accept the terms of the draft grant agreement; authorizing a City match amount of $1,000,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary grant documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The SANDAG Board of Directors allocates funds under the TransNet local sales tax program to support local transportation-related infrastructure projects in the San Diego region. The TransNet Extension Ordinance contains provisions to fund the Smart Growth Incentive Program (SGIP), for which funding began on April 1, 2008. The SGIP encompasses projects that better integrate transportation and land use and recognizes the comprehensive effort to integrate smart growth place-making, access to transit, and environmental justice.
In April 2009, the City Council adopted the Coast Highway Vision and Strategic Plan (CHVSP), outlining a set of Livable Communities and Smart Growth principles and recommendations including transforming the North Coast Highway Corridor into a pedestrian friendly and transit-oriented area. To accomplish the efforts, the City Council approved an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in 2019 studying the impacts of the proposed project.
On January 25, 2023, the City Council awarded a Professional Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn for design services to prepare construction documents for the project, which includes improv...
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