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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM |
7.H.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 03/25/2026
- Department Head:
- Armando Esparza
- Submitted By:
- Humberto Arcos, Grants Coordinator, Economic Development
Action Requested:
Motion
Resolution
Resolution
ITEM:
Discussion and possible action on any and all matters regarding Resolution No. 2395. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Luis, Arizona, authorizing the submission of an application and committing local match funds for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant for the East Main Canal Shared-Use Path Project (County 22nd Street to Urtuzuastegui Street). (Armando Esparza, Director of Economic Development)
SUMMARY:
BACKGROUND
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) provides funding to Greater Arizona through a competitive grant program. The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside from the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program provides federal funding for a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects and activities such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities; construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas; community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management; environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity; recreational trails; safe routes to school projects; and vulnerable road user safety assessments.
PROJECT SUMMARY
The City of San Luis is applying to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for funding to complete corridor scoping for a multi-use trail along the East Main Canal. The proposed project will evaluate approximately five miles of potential shared-use path that would improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between key community destinations. This project directly supports the City’s long-term vision for active transportation and community connectivity identified in the San Luis Parks, Paths and Trails Master Plan, which was formally approved and adopted by the San Luis City Council through Resolution No. 2333 on September 25, 2024.
The City is requesting $500,000.00 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding to complete corridor scoping for this project. This request is based on estimated project scoping costs necessary to evaluate approximately five miles of trail corridor and is consistent with cost estimates and recent award amounts for similar planning and scoping projects in Yuma County. Consistent with Transportation Alternatives Program requirements, the City of San Luis will provide the required 5.7% local match, estimated at approximately $28,500.00, while the remaining project costs will be funded through the federal TA Program.
The requested funding will support project scoping activities, including data collection and field investigations, alternatives and design evaluation, environmental and impact assessments, and preparation of a final scoping report. Completion of these tasks will define the preferred alignment, identify potential environmental and right-of-way constraints, and develop a planning-level construction cost estimate. This work will position the City of San Luis to pursue future design and construction funding to implement the East Main Canal multi-use trail and expand the community’s bicycle and pedestrian network.
The Economic Development Department seeks approval to submit an application to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and commitment of the required matching funds of 5.7%. Approval of this item authorizes staff to complete and submit the TAP application and allocate the necessary match for the proposed project.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) provides funding to Greater Arizona through a competitive grant program. The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside from the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program provides federal funding for a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects and activities such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities; construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas; community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management; environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity; recreational trails; safe routes to school projects; and vulnerable road user safety assessments.
PROJECT SUMMARY
The City of San Luis is applying to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for funding to complete corridor scoping for a multi-use trail along the East Main Canal. The proposed project will evaluate approximately five miles of potential shared-use path that would improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between key community destinations. This project directly supports the City’s long-term vision for active transportation and community connectivity identified in the San Luis Parks, Paths and Trails Master Plan, which was formally approved and adopted by the San Luis City Council through Resolution No. 2333 on September 25, 2024.
The City is requesting $500,000.00 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding to complete corridor scoping for this project. This request is based on estimated project scoping costs necessary to evaluate approximately five miles of trail corridor and is consistent with cost estimates and recent award amounts for similar planning and scoping projects in Yuma County. Consistent with Transportation Alternatives Program requirements, the City of San Luis will provide the required 5.7% local match, estimated at approximately $28,500.00, while the remaining project costs will be funded through the federal TA Program.
The requested funding will support project scoping activities, including data collection and field investigations, alternatives and design evaluation, environmental and impact assessments, and preparation of a final scoping report. Completion of these tasks will define the preferred alignment, identify potential environmental and right-of-way constraints, and develop a planning-level construction cost estimate. This work will position the City of San Luis to pursue future design and construction funding to implement the East Main Canal multi-use trail and expand the community’s bicycle and pedestrian network.
The Economic Development Department seeks approval to submit an application to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and commitment of the required matching funds of 5.7%. Approval of this item authorizes staff to complete and submit the TAP application and allocate the necessary match for the proposed project.
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
I MOVE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2395 AS PRESENTED.
Fiscal Impact
- IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
- YES
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL
- TOTAL:
- SEE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
- BUDGETED AMOUNT:
- SEE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
- AVAILABLE AMOUNT TO TRANSFER:
- SEE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
- ACCT NAME & GL#/REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE PURCHASE:
- SEE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (IF THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER, YOU MUST ATTACH THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FORM):
If awarded, the City will receive up to $500,000 from the ADOT Transportation Alternatives Program, with a required 5.7% local match of approximately $28,500. The project was not included in the current budget due to grant submission timelines, and if awarded, the local match will be programmed in the FY 2027 budget.