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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09_031 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 09-31 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, Department of Transportation for Transportation Planning Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 under the category of Community-Based Transportation Planning to conduct a Multijurisdictional Corridor Planning Study. access, B. and The safety. City of Temecula will be submitting a proposal to the California 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 Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG), and participating jurisdictions of Murrieta and Lake Elsinore, and there is agreement that the City of Temecula may act as the lead agency or recipient and may file as the recipient for Community Based Transportation Planning Funds with Caltrans. 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. R:/Resos 2009/Resos 09-31 ' 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 24th day of March, 2009. ATTEST: [SEAL] Maryann Edwards, Mayor R:/Resos 2009/Resos 09-31 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. 09-31 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 24th day of March, 2009, 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 \ Susan . Jones, MMC \ City Clerk I~ R:/Resos 2009/Resos09-31 3