RESOLUTION NO. -22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF 2022 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT GRANT
PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program is a U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT) federal-aid program pursuant to Executive Order 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and WHEREAS, the USDOT is the agency designated to evaluate, program, and administer RCP funds; and
WHEREAS, USDOT announced a call-for-project to local agencies, including the City of Pleasant Hill, inviting them to submit grant proposals to request RCP funds for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is eligible to request the Planning Grant component of RCP funds to prepare a feasibility study on the Coggins Road Iron Horse Trail Connector Project; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility study cost is estimated at $150,000. The required local match is $30,000, which represents 20% of the cost.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that the City of Pleasant Hill declares it is eligible to request an allocation of RCPA grant funds pursuant to Executive Order 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Engineer is authorized to submit a request for RCP grant funds; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, county association of governments, as the case may be, of Contra Costa County for submission to USDOT.
[Signatures on the Following Page]
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 1
st of August 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk