RESOLUTION NO. -22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO REQUEST ALLOCATION OF
2022 RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY TO PARTNER WITH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ON A JOINT-AGENCY
GRANT PROPOSAL
WHEREAS, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program is a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) federal-aid program created by Section 24112 of the H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; 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 for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and WHEREAS, the City staff is submitting an RCP planning grant proposal on Coggins Drive from Buskirk Avenue to Las Juntas Way; City staff has determined that the Coggins Drive corridor needs to be studied holistically for safety improvements to include both the City and County portions of the roadway; and Contra Costa County has agreed to partner with the City on a jointagency grant proposal; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is eligible to request RCP funds, and as the sponsoring agency and lead agency of a joint-agency grant proposal, the City is eligible to request RCP funds on behalf of its partner agency, Contra Costa County, to prepare a feasibility study; and
WHEREAS, the total Coggins Drive project cost is $300,000, including $156,000 and $144,000 for the City and County portions, respectively; and the required local match is 20% or $60,000, including $31,200 and $28,800 for the City and County amounts, respectively.
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 RCP grant funds for the City and for Contra Costa County pursuant to Section 24112 of the H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and furthermore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Engineer is authorized to request RCP grant funds from the USDOT on behalf of the City and Contra Costa County; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the City is authorized to partner with Contra Costa County on the jointagency grant proposal on Coggins Drive Project; be it RESOLVED, that the City’s portion of required local match of $31,200 is available in the Traffic Mitigation Fund (Fund 06); 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.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 3
rd of October 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk