RESOLUTION 2022/06-16-01
RESOLUTION OF THE MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
APPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (RSTP) STATE EXCHANGE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 WHEREAS, The Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) and the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have entered into an agreement to exchange unobligated balances of federally-funded Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds with non-federal State Highway Account funds (State Only funds); and WHEREAS, MCAG has allocated the FY 2021/22 RSTP State Exchange funds by formula pursuant to the apportionment distribution to be adopted by the MCAG Governing Board on ; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2021/22 RSTP State Exchange Apportionment Distribution amounts claimed by MCAG member jurisdictions are:
1. The City of Atwater $ 374,582
2. The City of Dos Palos S 67,712
3. The City of Gustine 71,395
4. The City of Livingston $ 170,975
5. The City of Los Banos $ 535,984
6. The City of Merced $ 1,050,517
7. The County of Merced $ 899,580
TOTAL $ 3,170,745
and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, Merced, and the County of Merced included in this resolution wish to claim their FY 2021/22 RSTP Estimate Exchange apportionments as soon as MCAG and Caltrans are able to fully-execute a standard agreement contract and MCAG receives the funds; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that MCAG, after consideration of information adopts the following findings:
Each entity's proposed expenditures are in conformity with the current Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) document; and
2. Each entity has submitted an adopted local resolution and approved RSTP Exchange claim form before they will receive any distribution of RSTP exchange funds; and
3. Each entity's proposed expenditures are in accordance with the terms and RSTP project eligibility requirements of the approved claim form.