HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 85-93RESOLUTION NO. 8 5 - 9 3
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDS
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM UNDER THE INTERMODAL SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 FOR THE
BAKERSFIELD CITY WIDE BIKE LANE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has enacted the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, which is
intended to provide over $200 million in federal dollars over a
6 year period as matching funds to local, state and federal
agencies and nonprofit entities for transportation enhancement
activities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield Public Works staff has
identified at least 10 streets City wide which are presently not
striped with bicycle lanes. These streets are designated as bike
lane routes in the Bikeways Master Plan contained in the 2010
General Plan. Striping bike lanes should qualify for approval as
a transportation enhancement activity; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation has
established the procedures and criteria for reviewing proposals and
is required to submit to the California Transportation Commission
a list of recommended projects from which the recipients will be
selected; and
WHEREAS, said procedures and criteria established by the
California Department of Transportation require a resolution
certifying the approval of application by the applicant's governing
body before submission of said application to the California
Transportation Commission and the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the application contains assurances with which
the applicant must comply; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, if selected, will enter into an
agreement with the State of California to carry out the
transportation enhancement activities project.
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NOW,
of Bakersfield
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
as follows:
The Council approves the filing of an application
for the Transportation Enhancement Activities
Program for consideration for funding.
The Council certifies that said applicant will make
adequate provisions for operation and maintenance
of the project.
The Council appoints ED W. SCHULZ, Public Works
Director, as agent of the City of Bakersfield to
conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all
documents, including but not limited to
application, agreements, amendments, payment
requests and so on, which may be necessary for the
completion of the aforementioned project.
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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 OD~ ~9 1993 , by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNC .MEMBERS:
~M,TH. BRUNNL KANE. McDErMOTT SALVAGGIO
NOES: ~UNCILMEMBERS .
ASSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
A~TAIN COUNCILMEM~RS '-----
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
BOB PRI~E / ~ ,,' /
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
L~WRENCE ,~ ~.~'NARDINI ' :
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of ~a~ersfie>~
TEA~LC 2 .R~S
05/24/93
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