RESOLUTION NO. 25-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES (CITY) ACCEPTING CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK GRANT FUNDS OF UP TO $850,000 AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (CCTA) GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE HERCULES HUB PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City is undertaking planning, design, and construction of what is now known as the Hercules Hub Project (Project), which includes infrastructure for trains, buses, related public improvements, and the potential for other modes (e.g. ferry); and WHEREAS, The Project has been evaluated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA); the City and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) completed a Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse Number 2009112087) and a Final Environmental Impact Statement in 2011; and WHEREAS, The City is advancing Project into the design phase and continues to identify potential funding sources for Project; and WHEREAS, The City was awarded a Fiscal Year 2024 Congressional Earmark grant of $850,000 for the Hercules Hub – Multi-modal Transportation Station (Earmark) from the FTA; and WHEREAS, The City is not eligible to be a direct recipient of the Earmark pursuant to federal legislation and must receive the Earmark via a designated recipient, such as the CCTA; and WHEREAS, The CCTA wishes to assist City by passing through the Earmark from FTA to CITY; and WHEREAS, The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions under which the Parties will ensure the Earmark is transferred to City for implementation of Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules that the City Council hereby accepts congressional earmark grant funds of up to $850,000 and approves an Agreement with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority governing administration of federal funding for the Hercules Hub Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the fourteenth day of October 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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