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RESOLUTION NO. 9-0 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) FUNDING AND STATING THE
ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, Town of Los Altos Hills (herein referred as APPLICANT) is
submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC) for
approximately$300,000 in funding from the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)for the Moody Road and Page Mill Road Pavement
Rehabilitation Project(herein referred as PROJECT) for the MTC Regional ARRA
Program(MTC Resolution No. 3885) (herein referred as PROGRAM); and
WHEREAS,pursuant to ARRA, and any regulations and/or guidance
promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive Regional ARRA
funds for a project shall submit an application first with the appropriate Metropolitan
Planning Organization(MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP); and
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC) is the MPO
for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy
(MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised applicable to federal ARRA fund delivery and has
adopted(or is scheduled to adopt) in MTC Resolution No. 3885 such additional
requirements as are necessary or appropriate to meet the obligations/award deadlines in
the ARRA; and
WHEREAS,APPLICANT is an eligible project sponsor for ARRA funds; and
WHEREAS, as part of the application for ARRA funding, MTC requires a
resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency stating the following:
1) that the sponsor understands that the ARRA funding is fixed at the programmed
amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with
additional ARRA or other MTC-programmed funds; and
2) that PROJECT will comply with the procedures specified in MTC's Regional
Project Funding Delivery Policy(MTC Resolution No. 3606,revised) and with all
project-specific requirements as set forth in MTC's Regional ARRA Program
(MTC Resolution No. 3885); and PROJECT as described in the application, and if
approved, as included in MTC's TIP; and
3) that PROJECT will comply with all the project-specific requirements as set forth
in the federal ARRA and appropriate applicable regulations or guidance.
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NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that Town of Los Altos Hills is
authorized to execute and file an application for funding under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the Moody Road and Page Mill Road Pavement
Rehabilitation Project; and be it further
RESOLVED that the APPLICANT by adopting this resolution does hereby state
that:
1. APPLICANT understands that the ARRA funding for the project is fixed at
the MTC approved programmed amount, and that any cost increases must be
funded by the APPLICANT from other funds, and that APPLICANT does not
expect any cost increases to be funded with additional ARRA or MTC-
programmed funds; and
2. APPLICANT understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds
and will comply with the applicable provisions and requirements of the
Regional ARRA Program (MTC Resolution No. 3885) and Regional Project
Funding Delivery Policy(MTC Resolution No. 3606, as revised); and
3. PROJECT will be implemented as described in the complete application and
in this resolution and, if approved, for the amount programmed in the MTC
federal TIP; and
4. PROJECT will comply with all the project-specific requirements as set forth
in the ARRA and appropriate applicable regulations or guidance; and be it
further
RESOLVED that there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making
applications for the funds; and be it further
RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any
way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver
such PROJECT; and be it further
RESOLVED that APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General
Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for ARRA funding for
the PROJECT as referenced in this resolution; and be it further
RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in
conjunction with the filing of the application; and be it further
RESOLVED that the MTC is requested to support the application for the
PROJECT described in the resolution and to include the PROJECT, if approved, in
MTC's TIP.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12.E day of 7 ' ,,,Lj, 2009.
By:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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