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BACKGROUND Measure F - Alameda County Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) Program was approved by Alameda County voters in November 2010, with 63 percent of the vote. The fee will generate about $10.7 million per year for Alameda County by collecting a $10 per year, per vehicle registration fee. The collection of the $10 annual vehicle registration fee began in the first week of May 2011. The goal of the VRF program is to sustain the County's transportation network and reduce traffic congestion and vehicle related pollution. The program includes four categories of projects: • Local Road Improvement and Repair Program (60 percent) • Transit for Congestion Relief (25 percent) • Local Transportation Technology (10 percent) • Pedestrian and Bicyclist Access and Safety Program (5 percent) The local road improvement and repair program funds are administered by the Alameda County Transportation Commission as a pass through program distributed to jurisdictions based on population and number of registered vehicles. The remaining program categories are discretionary funds to be allocated to approved projects with geographic equity taken into consideration. DISCUSSION Staff has reviewed several projects that qualify for the Vehicle Registration Fee's Local Road Improvement and Repair Program and recommends that the Pleasanton VRF local road improvement and repair funding be used for the following projects: Ace Train Station Improvements A new northbound bus pullout has been added on Pleasanton Avenue at the Alameda County Fairgrounds and the existing southbound bus pullout has been reconstructed to accommodate standard size transit vehicles. In addition to the bus pullout, the ACE Train Station lot has been repaired and resurfaced to fix the deteriorating pavement and provide improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation. It was agreed between the three parties that the funding for this project is shared between Alameda County, The Fairgrounds and the City of Pleasanton, with Alameda County and The Fairgrounds paying for the bus stop improvements and the City of Pleasanton paying for the repair and resurfacing. The County created the plans and administered the contract. The lowest responsible bidder provided a bid of $508,800, with $180,000 for the repair and resurfacing work. The City used the lowest responsible bidder for a portion of the repair and resurfacing work, but was able to secure some of the work with an existing contractor as a change order (change order amount $50,964.70), which reduced the final Pleasanton cost to $119,016.46. Staff is recommending the use of Vehicle Registration Fee funds in the Page 2 of 3