HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity council Resolution 04-037 RESOLUTION NO. 04 -037
REQUEST TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 -05 TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT ACT. ARTICLE 3. PEDESTRIANBICYCLE PROJECT
FUNDING
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public
Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a
regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the
benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the
regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted
MTC Resolution No. 875, Revised, entitled "Transportation Development Act, Article 3,
Pedestrian/Bicycle Projects," which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of
requests for the allocation of "TDA Article 3" funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 875, Revised requires that requests for the
allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide
coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the CITY OF SARATOGA desires to submit a request to MTC for
the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described in Attachment B
to this resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or
bicyclists; now, therefore, be it.
RESOLVED, that the CITY OF SARATOGA declares it is eligible to request an
allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code,
and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might
adversely affect the project or projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, or
that might impair the ability of the CITY OF SARATOGA to carry out the project; and
furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that the CITY OF SARATOGA attests to the accuracy of and
approves the statements in Attachment A to this resolution; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any
accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management
agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or county association of
governments, as the case may be, of Santa Clara County for submission to MTC as part
of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Saratoga City Council, State of California, this 21s
day April 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Stan Bogosian, Norman Kline, Nick Streit,
Vice Mayor Kathleen King, Mayor Ann Waltonsmith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Ann Waltonsmith, Mayor
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