Resolution 13952CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO13952
REQUESTING ALLOCATION BY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION OF $219,186 IN TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA)
ARTICLE 3 FUNDING FOR THE FERNSIDE BOULEVARD PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS NEAR LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL), NO. P.W. 11 -02 -15
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public
Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a
regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the
benefit and /or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional
transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC
Resolution No. 875, Revised, entitled "Transportation Development Act, Article 3,
Pedestrian /Bicycle Projects," which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of
requests for the allocation of "TDA Article 3" funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 875, Revised requires that requests for the
allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide
coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the CITY OF ALAMEDA desires to submit a request to MTC for the
allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the projects described in Attachment B to
this resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and /or use of pedestrians and /or
bicyclists.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council `of the City of
Alameda:
1. that the CITY OF ALAMEDA declares it is eligible to request an allocation of
TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code;
2. that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the
project or projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, or that might
impair the ability of the CITY OF ALAMEDA to carry out the project;
3. that the CITY OF ALAMEDA attests to the accuracy of and approves the
statements in Attachment A to this resolution; and
4. that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any
accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion
management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or county
association of governments, as the case may be, of COUNTY OF ALAMEDA for
submission to MTC as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
WHEREAS, a Local Preference Policy providing a five a percent
preference to local business is incorporated in the Alameda Municipal Code,
Section 2 -62; and
WHEREAS, through partnerships with the local business associations,
the City will outreach to local companies to educate them on how to do
business with the City.
WHEREAS, through continuous improvement approach, the City staff is
dedicated to review and revise its purchasing' procedures and systems to
ensure the implementation of the "Buy Alameda" philosophy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
Alameda hereby adopts a "Buy Alameda" philosophy which supports the
purchases of goods and services through local businesses, enhances the
quality of life for the residents and the prosperity of the business community,
and hereby reaffirms the Local Preference Policy as adopted in the Alameda
Municipal Code, Section 2 -62, which provides for a five percent preference for
local businesses providing materials, supplies or personal services.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in the Special Joint Meeting of the
City Council on the 2nd day of May 2006, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese
and Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 3rd day of May, 2006.
Lara Weisiger, City Cle
City of Alameda