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.
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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
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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
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