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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-002 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 14 -02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA IN SUPPORT OF RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY'S SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT PROPOSAL APPLICATION. FOR THE CALTRANS TRANSIT PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, The City of Temecula is pleased to support the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) in their submittal of a grant proposal application for the Caltrans Transit Planning for Sustainable Communities grant program; and WHEREAS, The proposed First/Last Mile Transit Mobility Assessment's goal is to evaluate multi -modal connectivity at critical transit facilities such as park and rides, train stations, and transportation centers and will develop recommendations for addressing first -and last -mile barriers to transit usage; and WHEREAS, a public participation plan will also be developed that will reach out to commuters enrolled in the Commuter Assistance Program, large employers, non - riders, and commuters on express routes; and WHEREAS, the recommendations derived from this study will enhance transit options in the RTA's service area including the City of Temecula, and provide riders with greater mobility to major trip generators and transit hubs; and WHEREAS, the Assessment is intended to take cars off the road and improve air quality; and is also in alignment with the goals and objectives outlined in the 2012 -2035 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy developed by the Southern California Association of Governments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Temecula supports Riverside Transit Agency in their submittal of a grant proposal application for the Caltrans Transit Planning for Sustainable Communities grant program. Resos14 -02 1 1 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 14th day of January, 2014. ATTEST: Gwyn R. Flo s, CMC Acting City Clerk [SEAL] Resos 14 -02 Maryann Edwards, Mayor 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Gwyn R. Flores, CMC, Acting City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 14 -02 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 14th day of January, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Naggar, Roberts, Washington, Edwards NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Resos 14 -02 3 Gwyn R. Flores, CMC Acting City Clerk