HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 29-93RESOLUTION NO. .~ 9- 9 3
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDS
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM UNDER THE INTERMODAL SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 FOR:
PEDESTRIAN IMPEDIMENT REMOVAL
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 have
identified more than 100 locations in the downtown Bakersfield and
34th Street areas where full-height curb present existing obstacles
and barriers to pedestrian access whose removal and replacement
should qualify for approval as a transportation enhancement
activity; and
WHEREAS, the 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 that the
applicant must comply with; 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 th~i~ ~Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on , by the
following vote:
ABSE~): COUNC~LME,MBERS~
ABSTAIN COUNCILMEMB-,ERS.' .....
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED MAR § ~ 19~
BOB PRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
WRE.CE .. '. AR.INI /'f
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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TEA-APLC.RES
02/19/93
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