Resolution 2022-XX Page 1 of 2 DRAFT
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ,
APPROPRIATING SENATE BILL 170 FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$7,200,000 FOR THE I-680/NORTH MISSION BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE
PROJECT, AND MAKING FINDINGS OF CEQA EXEMPTIONS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Senate Bill 170 (“SB 170”), the State of California made funding available to cities through the California Department of Transportation, which administers those funds and contracts with local agencies to fund allowable projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 170 authorized funding in the amount of $7,200,000 for the City of Fremont’s I-680/North Mission Boulevard Interchange Modernization Project (the “Project”), for which Caltrans requires a funding agreement approved by the City by no later than June 25, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Project is on the Section 174 Priority List and is eligible for funding under SB 170.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute a funding agreement with the California Department of Transportation and to prepare all required documents to implement the agreement in accordance with the requirements of SB 170.
Section 2. The City Council authorizes appropriation of SB 170 funds in the amount of $7,200,000 and said funds shall be allocated to the I-680/North Mission Boulevard Interchange Modernization Project.
Section 3. The City Council finds that approval of the funding agreement and appropriation of funds for the Project are exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15061 and 15378.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5. The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this resolution to the State of California Department of Transportation.
Resolution 2022-XX Page 2 of 2 ADOPTED, ______, 2022 by the City Council of the City of Fremont, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________ ______________________________ City Clerk City Attorney