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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to File Claim for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Transportation Development Act Funds from Local Transportation Fund ($2,071,203) and State Transit Assistance Fund ($61,987) (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
September 2, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Sean Nathan, Interim Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file a claim with the San Joaquin Council of Governments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Transportation Development Act Funds from Local Transportation Fund in the amount of $2,071,203 and State Transit Assistance Fund in the amount of $61,987.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Transportation Development Act (TDA) provides two major sources of funding for public transportation projects: Local Transportation Fund (LTF) and State Transit Assistance (STA), which are apportioned to counties based on population, taxable sales and transit performance. Under the provisions of the TDA, the City is required to make an annual claim for LTF and STA funds. The claim is submitted to the State of California through the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG), the regional transportation planning agency designated by the State to administer and allocate TDA funds to eligible agencies in San Joaquin County.
The TDA Claim worksheets consist of transit operating and capital expenditures, revenue, fleet inventory, operational and performance data, and future transit operational and capital projections for determining compliance with triennial performance objectives established by SJCOG, as well as streets and roads and bicycle and pedestrian projects. Due to Bill AB 125, the City of Lodi is exempt from meeting previously established performance objectives through the FY2025/26 report year.
Lodi’s TDA Claim for Fiscal Year 2025/26 is $2,133,190, which is comprised of the following requests:
LTF STA Total
Transit Operations $1,000,000 $0 $1,000,000
Transit Capital Projects $285,000 $61,987 $346,987
Pedestrian/Bicycle Projects $207,915 $0 $207,915
Streets/Roads Projects $578,288 $0 $578,288
Total: $2,071,203 $61,987 $2,133,190
The claim has been approved by SJCOG staff in draft form and, upon approval by the City Council, will be sent to SJCOG for formal approval by their governing board. The City Manager may make minor adjustments before filing the final claim, based upon SJCOG review and comments.
The City’s transit operations (GrapeLine, Dial-A-Ride, and VineLine) are not dependent on the General Fund. Transit is fully funded with Federal Transit Administration Funds, TDA, fare revenues, competitive grants and other State and local revenue sources.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will allow the City to claim and receive TDA funding to pay for ongoing transit operations and capital needs. Such funding was budgeted in Fiscal Year 2025/26 for the transit program and to support various streets and roads programs. There is no impact to the General Fund.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Funding appropriated with various capital projects and previously adopted budgets.