HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 40-79RESOLUTION NO.' 40-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD APPROVING THE KERN COUNTY FEDERAL
AID URBAN PROCESS AND PROGRAM FOR THE 'BAKERSFIELD
URBANIZED AREA AND THE COMMITTEE COOPERATIVE
PROCESS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
WHEREAS, the 1973 Federal Highway Act established, and
the 1978 Federal Highway Act continues, the Federal Aid Urban (FAU)
system program; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, Department of Transpor-
tation has set down certain policy procedures for these programs;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance therewith, the cities of Arvin,
Bakersfield, Delan0, Ridgecrest, Shafter and Wasco, the Lamont
urban area, the State of California, the Golden Empire Transit
District and the County of Kern have formed and functioned as the
Kern County Federal Aid Urban Committee, with the County of Kern
in the role as "Lead Agency"; and
WHEREAS, the Kern County FAU Committee Cooperative
Process, respecting the 1978 Federal Highway Act, has been duly
formulated and is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Kern County FAU Program for the Bakersfield
urbanized area, City of Bakersfield, respecting the 1978 Federal
Highway Act has been duly formulated and is attached hereto as
Exhibit "B"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has prepared a diagram
delineating and establishing the 1974 Federal Aid Urban Boundaries
and System Routes for the Bakersfield Urbanized Area, which diagram
is on file in the Public Works Department and City Clerk's office
and by such reference incorporated herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfie~d as follows:
1. That the Kern County Federal Aid Urban Committee
Cooperative Process, respecting the 1978 Federal Highway Act,
which is set forth in Exhibit "A",.attached hereto and incorporated
'herein, is hereby approved.
2. That the Kern County Federal Aid Urban Program for
Bakersfield Urbanized Area, City of Bakersfield, respecting the
1978 Federal Highway Act, all as set forth in Exhibit "B", attached
hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
3. That the said Cooperative Process and Program approved
herein respecting the 1978 Federal Highway Act is recommended for
approval by the Kern County Council of Governments and the California
Transportation Commission.
4. That the 1974 Federal Aid Urban Boundaries and System
Routes for the Bakersfield Area, Kern County, California, as shown
on the diagram referred to in the recitals above, on file in the
Public Works Department and City Clerk's office and by such refer-
ence incorporated herein, is approved.
5. That the City Clerk is directed to transmit certified
copies of this Resolution to the Kern County Public Works Department,
the Kern County Council of Governments, to Cal-Trans, District 06,
P. O. Box 1352, Fresno, California 93715 and to such other officers
and agencies specified by the City of Bakersfield Public Works
Director.
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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 the'9th day of May, 1979, by the following
vote:
Afj'j.: COUNCILMEN BARTON, CHt~ISTCNSEN, MEANS, MILLE?,, PAYNE, ]~F~', STRONG
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: .~ (~ ~l/'~L_.,,/
ABSTAINING: COUNCILMEN: ~
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APPROVED, ~s ,~o? form:
of Bakersfield
the
COUNTY F.A.U.
COOPERATIVE PROCESS AND PROGRAM
In order to implement the Federal Aid Urban'Program, a cooperative process
has been established. On April 9, 1978, the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Kern established a Federal Aid Urban Committee and accepted the role as "Lead
Agency."
The FederalAid Urban Committee has established the following procedures in
fornnAlating its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
1. Each agency is to have only one vote.
2. Only the Jurisdiction involved will vote on an. issue.
3. Minority reports and appeals may be made to those agencies who
review or approve the Comm~ttee's recommendation.
The =process" which is recommended follows:
FAU System - Portions of the Arterial and Collector system of the
Functional Classification System, within present urban limitS., were
adopted as the FAU System.
2. Project Selection Basis - The following items were approved as a
basis for establishing priorities:
State of readiness
Travel Volume
Benefit to traveling public
Benefits vs. costs
Deficiency of existing system
The Program and/or Process will be subject to review and update as .
warranted due to changes in cost estimates or other requirements.
All funds,'including those generated ·by the NavalIWeapons Center and
Edwards Air Force Base, are to be distributed to eligible urban area
on the basis of current population, and that the population of Ridge-
crest be the sum of the population within the urban area outside of the
Naval Weapons Center plus one-half the population within the urban area
and within the Naval Weapons Center.
This process hasinvolved all cities within urban or urbanized areas, as
defined by the Federal Government, the County of Kern, the Golden Empire Transit
DiStrict (Bakersfield Area) and the two districts of the State Department of Trans-
portation. The agencies have participated cooperatively in making these recommen-
dations.
In the Bakersfield Urbanized Area, this Process and Program m~st be approved
the City of Bakersfield and Kern County Council.of Governments.
After approval of the "Process and Program" by the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Kern, it will be forwarded for approval to the State Transportation
Director, for review and approval by the State Transportation Commission.
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