HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 8 ENVIR ENHANCE 11-07-94AGENDA
NO. 8
11-7-94
Inter-Com
DATE:
NOVEMBER 7, 1994
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL E1TH~NCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM GI~I~qT
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 94-122
authorizing Director of Public Works/City Engineer, Tim D. Serlet,
to submit an application for State Resources Agency Environmental
Enhancement and Mitigation Program Grant.
FISCAL IMPACT
None at this time. The proposed grant amount is for $64,000.00.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program was
established by the enactment of the Transportation Blueprint
Legislation of 1989. ~n~nually, $10,000,000 is allocated to the
program and grants for up to $500,000 are awarded to local, State
and Federal agencies and non-profit entities by the California
Transportation Commission to fund various proposals evaluated and
recommended by the Resources Agency.
The grant program's purpose is to fund programs designed to
mitigate the environmental impacts of modified or new public
transportation facilities. The categories eligible for funding are
specific and the Public Works Department is recommending the
submittal of a grant proposal in the amount of $64,000.00 to
install trees in the treewells on the north side of Nisson Road and
on the north and south sides of E1 Camino Real between Red Hill
Avenue and Newport Avenue adjacent to the I-5 Freeway. The project
would also include the installation of groundcover and an
irrigation system adjacent to the soundwalls on both E1 Camino Real
and Nisson Road at the same locations. The total project cost
breaks down as follows:
Design/Specifications
Construction
Contingencies (10%)
Inspection
$ 7,500.00
$50,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 1,500.00
TOTAL $64f000.00
As part of the application package to be submitted, a Resolution of
the City Council must be approved identifying the City
representative who is authorized to submit grant documents and
applications and enter into an agreement with the State to
implement the program once the grant is/ approved.,,
Tim D. S~rlet Katie Pitcher
Director of Public Works/ Administrative Assistant II
City Engineer
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iRESOLUTION~NO. 94-122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EITHANCEMENT AND
MITIGATION PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 164.56 OF THE
STREETS ANDHIGHWAYS CODE 1989 FOR THE LANDSCAPING OF
NISSON ROAD AND EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN RED HILL
AVENUE AND NEWPORT AVENUE
~HEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has
enacted AB471, (Chapter 106 of the Statutes of 1989), which is
intended to provide $10 million annually for a period of 10
years for grant funds to local, State and Federal agencies and
non-profit entities for projects to enhance and mitigate the
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nvlronmental impacts of modified or new public transportation
facilities; and
W~REAS, the Resources Agency has established the
procedures and criteria for reviewing grant proposals and is
required to submit to the California Transportation Commission
a list of recommended projects from which the grant recipients
will be selected; and
WHEREAS, said procedures and criteria established by the
Resources Agency require a resolution certifying the approval
of application by the applicant's governing body before
submission of said application to the State; and
WaEREAS, the application contains assurances that the
applicant must comply with; and
WaEREAS, the applicant, if selected, will enter into an
agreement with the State of California to carry out the
environmental enhancement and mitigation project;
NOWt THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council:
SECTION 1. Approves the filing of an application for the
E~vironmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program for grant
assistance.
SECTION 2. Certifies that said applicant will make
adequate provisions for operation and maintenance of the
project.
~ Appoints Tim D. Serlet as agent of the City of
Tustin to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all
documents, including, but not limited to applications,
agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on, which may
be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned project.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the city
Council of the City of Tustin held on the 7th day of November,
1994.
Thomas R. Saltarelli, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary E. Wynn, city Clerk
STAT~ OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF TUSTIN
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CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 94-122
Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the city
Council of the city of Tustin~ California, does hereby certify
that the whole number of the members of the city Council is
five; that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the city
Council held on the day of November, by the following
vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
Mary E. Wynn, city Clerk