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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 160-14RESOLUTION NO. 6 0— 14 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF $39,374 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GRANTS PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A BIKE PATH CONNECTION ACROSS THE EXISTING SAND BAR AND WEIR STRUCTURES AT THE CALLOWAY WEIR (WARD 3) WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution District has a "Public Benefit Grants Program" which provides funds for a wide variety of clean -air, public - benefit projects which will provide a direct benefit to Valley residents; and WHEREAS, the "Advanced Transit and Transportation" component of the "Public Benefit Grants Program" provides incentives for Class I, Class II or Class III bicycle path /route construction; and WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield applied for and was awarded a $39,374 grant under the "Advanced Transit and Transportation" component for the construction of a usable bike path connection across the existing sand bar and weir structures at the Calloway Weir, between the Kern River Parkway bike path and Riverview Park, approximately one half mile west of Chester Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield City Council must formally approve the acceptance of these grant funds before these funds are made available to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the above recitals, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. That the Public Works Director, or his designee, is hereby authorized to accept the $39,374 of grant funding under the " Public Benefit Grants Program" and to execute on behalf of the City of Bakersfield an agreement, and all other necessary documents, with the San Joaquin Pollution Control District to implement and carry out the purposes of this Resolution. ------- 000 ------- � 6 AKF9 Page 1 of 2 ogP,KF9 P, G: \GR0UPDAT \ADMINRPT\ 2014\ 09 -10\ Calloway _Weir_Pub_Ben_Grant_Resol.rtf Q �' �DRIGINAJ� ORIGINAL I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on SEP 10 2014 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER: RIVERA, MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, JOHNSON NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: wort'. ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: r%jayu _ ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: Nita( � -ia� z 4/A z ROBERTA GAFFORD, ddC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED SEP 10 2014 HARVEY L. HALL Mayor APPROVED as to form: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney By: (L44-0- ANDREW HEGLU Deputy City Attorney Page 2 of 2 G : \GROUPDAT \ADMINRPT\2014 \09 -10\ Calloway _Weir_Pub_Ben_Grant_Resol.rtf AK499 � m r v o ORIGINAL