1 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE ACTIONS OF
THE ANAHEIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, OR
DESIGNEE, IN SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) FOR
THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT FOR
FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF MICROTRANSIT OPTIONS
IN ANAHEIM CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AND,
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH GRANT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AMENDING THE BUDGET
ACCORDINGLY; AND, DETERMINE THAT THESE ACTIONS
ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO GUIDELINE
SECTION 15306
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2017, the Governor of the State of California signed into law Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation funding bill that provides a reliable source of funds to maintain and integrate the State’s multimodal transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the SB 1 grant funding is intended to support and implement Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GSG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) has allocated funds, the Sustainable Communities Grant, for projects that promote multi- modal transportation systems (the “Grant”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim (“City”) has proposed to prepare a feasibility assessment of microtransit options in the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan area (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, Caltrans has evaluated, ranked and awarded proposals submitted for Sustainable Communities Grant Award funding and awarded the City of Anaheim grant funds to be used to prepare a feasibility assessment of microtransit options in the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan area; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Communities Grant Award requires a resolution certifying the approval of the application by the applicant's governing body before receipt of awards; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director, through his designee, and on behalf of the City of Anaheim, submitted an application to Grantor for said Grant; and 2 WHEREAS, the City received approval for funding by Grantor for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing and able to conform to each of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed upon any such Grant awarded to the City; and
the City.
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept any such Grant which may be awarded to NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim as follows:
1. Approves the actions of the Director of Public Works or designee in filing of an application for the Sustainable Communities Grant.
2. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby agrees to, and by this resolution, does accept any such Grant so awarded to the City of Anaheim without further action of the City Council being required therefore and further agrees to commit $32,390.00, as match to the requested $250,000.00 in Caltrans Grant funds, for a total of $282,390.00.
3. The City of Anaheim hereby affirms its compliance and agreement to comply with each and all of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed by the Grantor upon said Grant, and the City Council hereby ratifies actions taken by and approves actions to be taken on behalf of the City, by Anaheim Director of Public Works or his/her designee, including but not limited to, execution of any agreements, assurances, or other documents as may be necessary in connection with completion of the Project(s) and in furtherance of said Grant.
4. Contingent upon the acceptance of said Grant, the annual budget of the City of Anaheim is hereby amended by increasing revenue and expenditures in an amount equal to the amount of the Grant funds awarded.
5. The receipt of the Sustainable Communities Grant Award is exempt from CEQA under guideline section 15306, which pertains to information gathering purposes leading to an action that a public agency has not yet approved, adopted or funded. 3 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this day of , 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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