RESOLUTION NO. 24-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A JOINT APPLICATION FOR TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANT WITH CAPITAL CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the California State Transportation Agency periodically issues a call for projects for Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) grants and applications are often due on short notice; and WHEREAS, the TIRCP was created to fund transformative capital improvements that modernize California’s intercity rail, bus (including feeder buses to intercity rail services, as well as vanpool services that are eligible to report as public transit to the Federal Transit Administration), ferry, and rail transit systems (collectively referred to as transit services or systems inclusive of all aforementioned modes unless otherwise specified) to achieve all of the following policy objectives, as established in Section 75220(a) of the Public Resource Code (PRC):
Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
Expand and improve transit service to increase ridership Integrate the rail service of the state’s various rail operations, including integration with the high‐speed rail system Improve transit safety
Additionally, Section 75221(c) of the PRC establishes a programmatic goal to provide at least 25 percent of available funding to projects that provide a direct, meaningful, and assured benefit to disadvantaged communities; and WHEREAS, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority administers and manages the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger train service between Sacramento and the Bay Area; and WHEREAS, the Hercules Hub (herein referred to as PROJECT) is an approved candidate station for Capitol Corridor service and when implemented is expected to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, increase ridership on Capitol Corridor, and integrate multi-modal transportation options; and WHEREAS, a joint application by the City of Hercules with Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority as the intercity rail agency applicant presents an opportunity to secure funding for the PROJECT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Hercules is authorized to submit a TIRCP funding applications for the PROJECT with Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority as the lead applicant; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that upon award of the TIRCP grant, the City Manager is authorized to execute the grant agreement and any related grant documents.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the ninth day of July, 2024, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Dan Romero, Mayor
ATTEST:
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk