HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-82 - Bicycle Transportation Account Funding and Committing City Matching FundsRESOLUTION NO. 07-82
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
ACCOUNT FUNDING AND COMMITTING CITY
MATCHING FUNDS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) Program is funded and
administered by the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); and
WHEREAS, the BTA Program provides $7.2 million in funding for fiscal year
2006-07 to local agencies for projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle
commuters; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans requires agencies to adopt a Bicycle Transportation Plan
(BTP) that complies with Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2 to be eligible for
BTA funds; and
WHEREAS, for fiscal year 2008-09, the BTP must be adopted at a date later
than January 1, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA) Commuter
Bikeways Strategic Plan (CBSP) meets all the requirements of the City's BTP; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa, by Resolution 06-2, adopted the OCTA
CBSP as the City's Bicycle Transportation Plan in January 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa hereby authorize the person(s) identified in the City's application as the
official representative of the City of Costa Mesa to apply for funding under the Bicycle
Transportation Account program for the following projects:
1. Harbor Boulevard Bicycle Trail between Fair Drive and Joann Street
Bicycle Trail;
2. Joann Street Bicycle Trail; and
3. Fairview Park Channel Bicycle Trail.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa, agrees to fund its
share of the project costs per the requirements of the BTA program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 201h day of November, 2007.
ATTEST:
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JuW Folcik, City Clerk
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Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 07-82 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 20" day of November, 2007, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, FOLEY, LEECE
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 21" day of November, 2007.
JULI FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)