RESOLUTION NO. -22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ENGINEER TO REQUEST TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS)
FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS ON A STATE GRANT
TO DEVELOP A LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN (LRSP)
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is eligible to receive a State grant for certain transportation projects, through the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans); and
WHEREAS, Caltrans is the designated agency to administer State grants for transportation projects including the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) grant; and WHEREAS, the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) will allow the City to systematically evaluate and address multimodal transportation safety needs citywide; and WHEREAS, a completed and approved Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) is required to be on file with Caltrans for the City of Pleasant Hill to be eligible to seek current and future Federal and State transportation grants; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill desires to submit a request to Caltrans for the allocation of funds on a State grant for forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to develop a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP); and
WHEREAS, Caltrans shall reimburse the City of Pleasant Hill up to thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) based on a maximum of 90 percent of the State grant amount; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is required to allocate matching funds in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) or a minimum of 10 percent of the State grant amount in order to receive the State grant; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City of Pleasant Hill declares it is eligible to request an allocation of State grant funds for the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) pursuant to Sections 130303 and 130304 of the Public Utilities Code, and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP), or that might impair the ability of the City of Pleasant Hill to receive the State grant or to implement the project; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the City Engineer and his designee are hereby authorized to submit a request for the allocation of funds on a State grant of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to implement the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP); and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to Caltrans and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) for their file.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk