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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 05-045RESOLUTION NO. 05-045 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDING FOR 2006 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COMMITTING THE NECESSARY NON-FEDERAL MATCH FOR THE PROJECT AND STATING THE ASSURANCE OF CITY OF SARATOGA TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT WHEREAS, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) (Public Law 105-178, June 9,1998) and the TEA 21 Restoration Act (Public Law 105- 206, July 22, 1998) continue the Surface Transportation Program (23 U.S.C. § 133); and WHEREAS, the TEA-21 legislation will guide Surface Transportation Program until the TEA-21 Reauthorization bill is authorized; and WHEREAS, pursuant to TEA-21, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive Surface Transportation Program grants for a project shall submit an application first with the appropriate metropolitan transportation planning organization (MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is the MPO for the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, City of Saratoga is an eligible project sponsor for Surface Transportation Program; and WHEREAS, City of Saratoga wishes to submit an application to MTC for funds from the Surface Transportation Program Program in fiscal year 2005-06 for the following project: 2006 Pavement Management Program WHEREAS, MTC requires, as part of the application, a resolution stating the following: 1) the commitment of local matching funds of at least 11.47%; and 2) that the sponsor understands that the Surface Transportation Program funding is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with Surface Transportation Program funds; and 3) the assurance of the sponsor to complete the project as described in the application, and if approved, as programmed in MTC's TIP; and 4) that the sponsor understands that funds must be obligated by June 30 of the year that the project is programmed for in the TIP, or the project may be removed from the program; and 5) that the sponsor has a MTC certified pavement management system (PMS). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Saratoga City Council that City of Saratoga is authorized to execute and file an application for funding under the Surface Transportation Program of TEA -21 Reauthorization in the amount of ($155,610) for the 2006 Pavement Management Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Saratoga City Council by adopting this resolution does hereby state that: 1) City of Saratoga will provide $17,848 (11.47%) in non-federal matching funds; and 2) City of Saratoga understands that the Surface Transportation Program funding for the project is fixed at ($155,610), and that any cost increases must be funded by the City of Saratoga from local matching funds, and that City of Saratoga does not expect any cost increases to be funded with Surface Transportation Program funds; and 3) The 2006 Pavement Management Program will be built as described in this resolution and, if approved, for the amount shown in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with obligation occurring within the timeframe established below; and 4) The program funds are expected to be obligated by June 30 of the year the project is programmed for in the TIP. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City of Saratoga is an eligible sponsor of projects in the Surface Transportation Program; and be it further BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City of Saratoga is authorized to submit an application for Surface Transportation Program funds for 2006 Pavement Management Program; and be it further BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is no legal impediment to City of Saratoga making applications for Federal STP Road Rehabilitation Program funds; and be it further BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation which might in any way adversely affect the proposed project, or the ability of City of Saratoga to deliver such project; and be it further BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the MTC is requested to support the application for the project described in the resolution and to program the project, if approved, in MTC's TIP. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, California, at a meeting thereof held on the 15`" day of June, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Aileen Kao, Nick Streit, Ann Waltonsmith, Vice Mayor Norma Kline, Mayor Kathleen King NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ~~~~ Kathleen M. King, Mayor City of Saratoga