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Page 2 of 5 RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution affirming the City’s commitment to take steps toward achieving compliance with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC's) Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy as a condition for MTC to allocate regional discretionary funding under the TOC Planning and Implementation Grants Program. BACKGROUND The requested resolution of local support (Attachment 1) is required for the City to receive a requested $300,000 in grant funds from MTC-ABAG, which will fund work to develop and implement strategies for parking management and station access around the east Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station. As outlined below, these strategies are supportive of efforts toward compliance with the MTC-ABAG’s Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy, which benefits eligibility for local and regional planning, infrastructure and transportation funding (OBAG 4 and Regional Measure 3), and to plan for and implement redevelopment of the BART station property, consistent with the 6th Cycle Housing Element. TOC Policy and Relationship to Local Projects and Plans MTC-ABAG’s TOC policy, adopted in 2022, derives from its recent regional land use and transportation plan, known as Plan Bay Area 2050 (PBA 2050). The policy is intended to support the region’s transit investments and broader environmental, sustainable development, housing, and transportation objectives by increasing housing and employment opportunities near transit. As a regional agency, MTC-ABAG does not have local land use authority over its member jurisdictions, but can incentivize local jurisdictions to meet its regional policy objectives through the discretionary regional transportation and other funding it controls. One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program The most significant program to be tied to future TOC Policy compliance is the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program. The program, which has existed since 2012, supports the implementation of Plan Bay Area by directing funding to regional priority programs: prioritizing funding for transit adjacent areas, rewarding housing production, and providing a flexible funding program to support a broad range of transportation projects. As a practical matter, the OBAG program is administered by the various Bay Area counties’ transportation agencies, in Alameda County, Alameda CTC. The OBAG program is currently in its third round of funding (OBAG 3). Starting in 2026, with OBAG 4, the program will be re-oriented to align with the TOC policy, with eligibility for discretionary funding and competitive grants relying on compliance with the adopted TOC Policy. OBAG 3 provided a total of $375 million over its four-year cycle, funding a range of projects throughout the region. In the past, the City has not aggressively pursued competitive OBAG grant funding, but did receive both OBAG 1 ($832,000) and OBAG 2 ($1,095,000) funding for roadway resurfacing projects. The City did not have an allocation of OBAG 3 funds as part of Alameda CTC’s combined call for projects, and instead funded these projects through Measure BB, since they were better matched with that funding source. Although local jurisdictions’ compliance with the TOC policy with respect to OBAG 4 funding Page 142 of 682