RES-9174 Application of Funds for Transporation Enhancement Activity ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 9174
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDS
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY
TEA) PROGRAM UNDER THE 1998 TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY FOR THE SR-
55 INTERCHANGES-
LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS WHEREAS, the United States Congress in June 1998 enacted the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21" Century, replacing the expired Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 which makes funds available to the Orange County Transportation
Authority (OCTA)for transportation enhancement
activities; and WHEREAS, OCTA has established the procedures and criteria for
reviewing
proposals;and WHEREAS, the City of Orange possesses authority to
nominate transportation enhimcement activities and to finance, acquire and construct the proposed
project; and WHEREAS, by formal action the City Council of the City of Orange
authorizes the nomination of SR-55 Interchanges - Landscaping Enhancement Project
including all und,erstanding and assurances contained therein, and authorizes the person identified
as the official representative of the City of Orange to act in connection with the nomination
and to provide such additional information as may be
required; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange will maintain and operate the
property acquired,devdoped, rehabilitated or restored for the life of the resultant facility(ies) or
activity; and WHEREAS, with the approval of the Califomia Department
of Transportation Caltrans) and OCTA, the City of Orange or its successors in interest in the property
may transfer the responsibility to maintain and operate the
property; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange will give the Caltrans and OCTA'
s representatives access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers or documents related
to the transportation enhancement
activity; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange will cause work on the project to be
commenced within a f(,asonable time after receipt of notification from the State that funds have been
approved by the Federal Highway Administration and that the project will be carried to
completion with reasonable
WHEREAS, the City of Orange will comply where applicable with provisions of the
Califomia Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the American
with Disabilities Act, the Secretary of Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeological and
Historic Preservation, and any other federal, state, and/or local laws, rules and/or regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that City Council of the City of Orange
hereby authorizes the person identified as the official representative of the City of Orange to
apply for the Transportation Enhancement Activities Program under the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21" Century for the SR-55 Interchanges - Landscape Enhancement Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orange, agrees to
fund its share of the project costs and any additional costs over the identified programmed
amount. This action is in conformance with the OCT A TEA guidelines and does not exceed
sev(mty-five (75) percent of the total eligible
costs.ADOPTED this 14th day of September /}
999.
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l'~anne Coontz, Mayor ofthe of
Orange
ATTEST:t?Ettf./~) ~~
M).~1" Cassandr J. Cathcart, ity Clerk ofthe City 0 Or
ge 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 ~ day
of SeDtember, 1999, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS: Murphy, Slater, Mayor Coontz, Spurgeon,
Alvarez COUNCILMEMBERS:
None COUNCILMENBERS:
None COUNCILMEMBERS:
None l ~~) (;~LAdd~ ~;
tr ih Cassandi J. Cathcart, 'ty Clerk of the City 0
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