HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 072-07
RESOLUTION NO.
072- 0 7
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE KERN
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS PROGRAM OF
PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR THE STIP
AUGMENTATION PROGRAM.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the voters of the State of California, including the voters in the County
of Kern, approved Proposition 1 b on November 7,2006 which designated $2 billion in bond
proceeds to be available to augment funding for projects in the State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP); and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) adopted the guidelines
for the STIP Augmentation Program at their meeting on December 13 2006; and
WHEREAS, on March 15,2007, the Executive Board of the Kern Council of
Governments (COG) unanimously approved their staff's recommendation for a program
of projects to submit to the CTC for the STIP Augmentation Program; and
WHEREAS, the KernCOG STIP Augmentation program of projects includes $170.4
million in funding for the Westside Parkway; and
WHEREAS, this $170.4 million will provide for the complete full funding for the
construction of the Wests ide Parkway; and
WHEREAS, this STIP Augmentation funding will allow the Westside Parkway to be
constructed quicker and with fewer phases then what the current funding will allow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. The City Council strongly supports the program of. projects that was
unanimously approved by the Executive Board of Kern COG for submission
to the CTC for the STIP Augmentation Program, and recommends that the
CTC approve this program of projects as submitted.
3. The City Council directs that a copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to
the California Department of Transportation, California Transportation
Commission, appropriate members of the Legislature, and the Governor.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and ado..Pte~~y the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on APR II 20 ,
by the following vote:
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NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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COUNCIL MEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER
fI.?SC, CITY CLERK and Ex 0 0 Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
APR 11 Z007
By
ARVEY L. HALL
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By
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JANICE SCANLAN
Assistant City Attorney
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