RES-9319 Acquisition of Right-of-Way for La Veta Avenue Widening ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 9319
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE REQUESTING THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE
COMBINED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-
WAY FOR THE LA VETA AVENUE WIDENING
PROJECT NO. 97-0RNG-1124)
BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND
BATAVIA STREET.WHEREAS, on September 24, 1996, the then City Council of the
City of Orange authorized the submittal of an application to the Orange
County Transportation Authority ("aCTA") under the aCTA's Combined Transportation Funding
Program (the Program") for cooperative funding of certain transportation public works
projects for Fiscal Years 1997-98
through 2001-02; and WHEREAS, concurrently with its authorization of the
submittal of an application to aCTA for such funding, the then City Council of the
City of Orange adopted Resolution No. 8697 requesting OCT A to allocate funds from
the Program in the amounts and for the transportation public works projects specified
in the
City's application; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of right-of-way for
the widening of La Veta Avenue from Main Street to Batavia Street in the City of
Orange (the "Project") was included in the City's application
made to aCTA in 1996; and WHEREAS, aCTA approved the
Program for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 and allocated the sum of $447,000.00 for
the Project for that fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange
has adopted a General Plan Circulation Element which does not preclude implementation of
the Master Plan
of
Arterial Highways within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange has (
1) prepared all right-of-way documents for tht;: Project; (2)
designed the Project improvements; and (3) completed required preparatory work in accordance with the
standards required by the City and
WHEREAS, this City Council now desires to request OCT A to allocate and
make available for the City's use for the Project the sum of $229,435 from Program
funds, which amount the City Council hereby finds and determines is in conformance
with the Program allocation process and does not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the -.programmed
amount or ninety percent (90%) ofthe right-of-way expenditures incurred
as of July 31,
2000;NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Orange resolves
as
follows:1. That the City of Orange hereby requests OCT A to allocate and
make available to the City the sum of $229,435 in Program funds for the
Project.2. That the City of Orange shall fund its share of the costs for the Project in
a matching amount and any additional costs over the identified programmed
amount.3. The City of Orange shall submit a Final Report to the OCTA within
one hundred twenty (120) days after the City's finalization of right-of-way
acquisition for the Project, at which time OCTA will transfer the remaining ten percent (
10%) of the programmed funds, or approved expenditures as determined from the
items of work eligible for reimbursement under the Program guidelines to the
City of Orange.4. That the City's Public Works Director is hereby authorized
and directed to take all steps and sign all documents and instruments he deems
necessary and appropriate to (;arry out this Resolution on
behalf ofthe City.ADOPTED this 8th day
of
August,
2000.rprotem ATTEST:AI/~-/"'
A:r Cassandra J. Cathc , CIty Clerk of the CIty
of Orange RESONO.9319
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of
August, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY, SLATER, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
COUNCIL MEMBERS: COONTZ
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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