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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-160 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-160 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001 BUDGET FOR THE PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO APPROPRIATE $157,500 FROM THE AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR TRANSIT PLANNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WHEREAS, focused planning studies are needed to advance critical transit projects in the City of Chula Vista and the South Bay area; and WHEREAS, these studies are needed to identify specific routes, station locations, service characteristics and appropriate technologies; and WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is embarking on a comprehensive General Plan Update that will address the important connections between transit and land use density and intensity, and identify opportunities for transit-supportive development; and WHEREAS, working together with the Metropolitan Transit Development Board and other key interests will expand available resources and enhance the potential for success; and WHEREAS, this effort will also benefit from specialized expertise to advise the City regarding altemative transit approaches and technologies that are responsive to market conditions and can be implemented more quickly and at a lower cost than conventional systems; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approves an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 budget to hereby appropriate $157,500 from the available fund balance of the General Fund to fund a joint transit planning program with the Metropolitan Transit Development Board and to fund expert policy and technical advisory service for transit. Presented by Approved as to form by Robert A. Leiter Jo M. eny Planning and Building Director ttorn Resolution 2001 - 160 -- Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 29th day of May, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: Cotmcilmembers: Davis, Padilia, Rindone, Salas and Horton NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Shirley H~n', Mayor ATTEST: Susan Bigelow, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2001-160 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 29th day of May, 2001. Executed this 29th day of May, 2001. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk