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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 16-22 RESOLUTION NO. 16-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE BICYCLE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDED WITH CONGESTION MITIGATON AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING UNDER THE MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND FIXING AMERICA'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ACT FOR THE MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the United States Congress enacted the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Federal Transportation Act on July 6, 2012, and Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Federal Transportation Act on December 4, 2015, which makes Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funds available to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA); and WHEREAS, OCTA has established the procedures and criteria for reviewing proposals; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin possesses authority to nominate bicycle projects funded using Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding and to finance, acquire, and construct the proposed project; and WHEREAS, by formal action the City of Tustin City Council authorizes the nomination of the Main Street Improvement Project, including all understanding and assurances contained therein, and authorizes the person identified as the official representative of the City of Tustin to act in connection with the nomination and to provide such additional information as may be required; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will maintain and operate the property acquired, developed, rehabilitated, or restored for the life of the resultant facility; and WHEREAS, with the approval of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and/or OCTA, the City of Tustin or its successors in interest in the property may transfer the responsibility to maintain and operate the property; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will give Caltrans and/or OCTA's representatives access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers or documents related to the bicycle project; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will cause project work to commence within six months following notification from the State or OCTA that funds have been authorized to proceed by the Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration and that the project will be carried to completion with reasonable diligence; and Resolution No. 16-22 Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the City of Tustin commits $360,000 of general funds and will provide 12 percent of the total project cost as match to the requested $3,000,000 in OCTA CMAQ funds for a total project cost estimated to be $4,000,000. WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will comply where applicable with provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the American with Disabilities Act, Federal Title VI, Buy America provision, and any other federal, state, and/or local laws, rules and/or regulations; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin's City Council authorizes the execution of any necessary cooperative agreements between the City of Tustin and OCTA to facilitate the delivery of the project; and WHEREAS, City of Tustin will amend the agency Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to include the project if selected for funding; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Tustin hereby authorizes Douglas S. Stack, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, as the official representative of the City of Tustin to apply for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Federal Transportation Act and Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act for the Main Street Improvement Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin agrees to fund its share of the project costs and any additional costs over the identified programmed amount. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 19th day of April 2016. JOHN'NItLSEN, Mayor ATTEST' ERICA N. J2Afft, City Clerk Resolution No. 16-22 Page 2 of 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 16-22 was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of April, 2016 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Nielsen, Berstein, Gomez, Murray, Puckett ( 5) COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None ( 0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None ( 0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None ( 0 ) #' �k) /7 ERICA N. RABE, City Clerk Resolution No. 16-22 Page 3 of 3