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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 1 Responses to City Council Agenda Items – May 20, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Item #8: 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 1. It appears we’d like to have the policy compliance for BART location, but how does this put us for ACE location? It is mentioned that there is a round or tier 4, but how will this come about in the future? How much funding are we anticipating being able to receive for Tier 3 for BART if applying and moving forward with this policy? A. Application of TOC Policy to BART (Tier 3) vs. ACE (Tier 4) Radius: The TOC policy applies to transit stations within one-half mile of the two BART stations (Tier 3) and the ACE station (Tier 4). The “tier” classification is based on frequency of the transit; the tiers have different minimum and maximum residential density, commercial FAR, and parking requirements. The TOC Policy also consists of topics that could apply beyond the half-mile radius, including Citywide policies (e.g., inclusionary zoning). The City’s compliance with the TOC Policy is voluntary; however, as noted in the agenda report, initial compliance with particular focus on the east BART station is recommended for purposes of funding, since this location is where the future Valley Link hub is planned and where effort is being made for concept land use planning of the site. MTC-ABAG staff has clarified that the funding specifically for Valley Link would be tied only to the east BART site to evaluate for TOC Compliance (not the other two stations) since these funds are different than the OBAG 4 funding. For purposes of OBAG 4 funding, however, MTC-ABAG has recently shared a proposed scoring methodology for TOC Policy compliance. The proposed methodology would include both BART stations and the ACE station to create a composite overall score for the City’s compliance with the TOC Policy; therefore, the City could receive “credit” for all three stations regarding policies applicable Citywide, but as directed by City Council, may or may not choose to adopt conforming standards or TOC-compliant policies that would meet more location-specific requirements, such as the Tier 4 density, FAR, or parking standards in downtown. Future Funding: Available funding under OBAG 4 will be dependent on available monies at the time of the program’s release of funds, and on the specific allocations and requirements adopted as part of the program. As noted in the agenda report, OBAG 3 has awarded more than $750 million in funds across the region; some of those funds were restricted to certain types of projects and programs depending on their source, or based on priorities