Resolution 12699CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12699
AUTHORIZING APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT
ACTIVITIES (TEA) GRANTS FOR ATLANTIC AVENUEJJOW EMISSION
VEHICLE GREEN BELT, MAIN STREET LINEAR PARK AND SHERMAN
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has enacted the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA),
which is to make available over $200 million in federal dollars
over a six-year period as funds to the California Department of
Transportation for transportation enhancement activities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation has estab-
lished the procedures and criteria for reviewing proposals and,
along with the Regional Transportation Agencies, will submit to
the California Transportation Commission a list of recommended
projects from which the recipients will be selected; and
WHEREAS, said procedures and criteria established by
the California Department of Transportation call for the approval
of an application by the applicant's governing body before
submission of said application to the California Transportation
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the applications contain assurances with which
the applicant must comply; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, if selected, will enter into
agreements with the State of California to carry out the trans-
portation enhancement activities projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Alameda that said Council hereby authorizes staff to
file an application for the Transportation Enhancement Activities
Program for consideration for funding for the Atlantic Avenue Low
Emission Vehicle Green Belt and Main Street Linear Park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Council hereby
guarantees the 20% local matching funds, amounting to $178,466
for the Atlantic Avenue Low Emission Vehicle Green Belt, and
$140,000 for the Main Street Linear Park and $150„000 for the
Sherman Street Improvements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Council certifies that
the City of Alameda will make adequate provisions for operation
and maintenance of the projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby
authorized to act as agent of the City of Alameda to conduct all
negotiations, execute and submit all documents including, but not
limited to, the applications, agreements, amendments, payment
requests and so on, which may be necessary for the completion of
the aforementioned projects.
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 regular meeting assembled on the 7th day of
November , 1995, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
Councilmembers Arnerich, DeWitt, Lucas,
Mannix and President Appeztato - 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 8th day of November , 1995.
JR
Dian B. Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda