HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-18 - Authorizing Application for Funds for Transportation Enhancement Activity ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 06-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY (TEA) PROGRAM UNDER THE
1998 TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21sT
CENTURY FOR FOUR PROJECTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the United States Congress in June 1998 enacted the
Transportation Equity Act for the 215t Century, replacing the expired Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 which make funds available to the Orange County
Trans portation Authority (OCTA) for transportation enhancement activities: and
WHEREAS, OCTA has established the procedures and criteria for reviewing
proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa possesses authority to nominate
transportation enhancement activities and to finance, acquire, and construct the
proposed projects; and
WHEREAS, by formal action the City Council authorizes the nomination of:
1. Newport Boulevard - 17th Street to East 18th Street
2. Newport Boulevard - 19th Street to East 18th Street
3. Newport Boulevard (Northbound) Parkway Improvements
4. Newport Boulevard (Southbound) Parkway Improvements,
and authorizes the Transportation Services Manager as the official representative of the
City of Costa Mesa to act in connection with the nomination and to provide such
additional information as may be required; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa will maintain and operate the property
acquired, developed, rehabilitated, or restored for the life of the resultant facility(ies) or
activity; and
WHEREAS, with the approval of the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) and OCTA, the City of Costa Mesa or its successors in interest in the
property may transfer the responsibility to maintain and operate the property; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa will give the Caltrans and OCTA's
representatives access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers or
documents related to the transportation enhancement activity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa will cause work on the project to be
commenced within a reasonable time after receipt of notification from the State that
funds have been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and that the project
will be carried to completion with reasonable diligence; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa will comply where applicable with provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the
American with Disabilities Act, and any other federal, state, and/or local laws, rules
and/or regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa hereby authorizes the person identified as the official representative of the
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa hereby authorizes the person identified as the official representative of the
City of Costa Mesa to apply for the Transportation Enhancement Activities Program
under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century for the four projects listed
above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Costa Mesa, agrees to fund its
share of the project costs and any additional costs over the identified programmed
amount. This action is in conformance with the OCTA TEA guidelines and does not
exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the total eligible costs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of March 2006
ATTEST:
City Q6rk of the City of Costa Mesa
e
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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City Att rney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, Julie Folcik, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa, hereby certifies that the above and foregoing Resolution No. o6_i was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 7th day of March, 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mansoor, Bever, Dixon, Foley, Monahan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 8th day of March, 2006.
City Cler nd ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa