HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-026 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 10 -26
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA DESIGNATING TEMECULA AS THE
RECIPIENT, AND THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS ( WRCOG) AS THE SUB - RECIPIENT
FOR PURPOSES OF SUBMITTING A GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING
PROGRAM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby
find, determine and declare that:
A. The California Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as
"Caltrans" has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Transportation
Planning Grants for Community Based Transportation Planning to provide grant funds
for coordinated transportation and land use planning that promotes public engagement,
' livable communities, and a sustainable transportation system which includes mobility,
access, and safety.
B. The City of Temecula will be submitting a proposal to the California
Department of Transportation for Transportation Planning Grant Funds for Fiscal Year
2010 -2011 under the category of Community -Based Transportation Planning to conduct
a Multijurisdictional Corridor Planning Study.
C. The Western Riverside Council of Governments ( WRCOG), a Joint
Powers Authority, hereinafter sometimes to as WRCOG, will be identified as the sub -
recipient for the purposes of submitting a proposal to the California Department of
Transportation for Community -Based Transportation Planning to conduct a
Multijurisdictional Corridor Planning Study.
D. The stakeholders for this program includes, but is not limited to the
following entities: the City of Temecula, acting as the lead agency and recipient for
Community Based Transportation Planning Funds with Caltrans, the Western Riverside
Council of Governments ( WRCOG), serving in the capacity of sub - recipient, and the
participating (letters currently being sought) Cities of Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, and
Wildomar.
E. Upon award of the grant funds, WRCOG and the City of Temecula will
' enter into a formal MOU in order to fund and administer the grant program.
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F. The City of Temecula is authorized to act as the lead agency for the
' purposes of applying for and administering Caltrans the Community Based
Transportation Planning Program Grant, and the City Manager or his representative is
authorized and empowered to execute all contracts and agreements necessary to enter
into a contract with Caltrans for the purposes of submitting this proposal.
G. The City of Temecula shall submit to Caltrans Headquarters through
Caltrans District 8 a Community Based Transportation Planning Grant Application for
$249,000 to initiate the "Making the Connection: Exploring Multi- Jurisdictional Corridor
Planning" program with the WRCOG for the tasks and deliverables to be outlined in the
scope of work.
Section 2. Environmental Findings
A. Staff has determined that this Resolution is exempt from the requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations, Section 15262 — Feasibility and Planning Studies.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 23 day of March, 2010.
' Jeff Comerchero, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan W Jone
i Cle
[SEAL]
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' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10 -26 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 23 day of March, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Naggar, Roberts, Washington,
Comerchero
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Susan W Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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