HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-057RESOLUTION NO. 2009-057
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT
FUNDS THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PALOMAR GATEWAY
DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLANNING PROCESS, CONFIRMING
THE LOCAL NECESSARY MATCH FUNDS FOR THE
PROJECT, STATING THE CITY'S ASSURANCE TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT SHOULD GRANT FUNDING BE
AWARDED, AND AUTHORIZING DEPUTY CITY MANAGER,
OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY TO SECURE THE GRANT FUNDING SHOULD
THE GRANT BE AWARDED
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released acall-for-
projects for competitive grant funding through its Transportation Planning Grant Program for
fiscal years 2009 and 2010, with an application deadline of April 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, a total of approximately $3.0 million in Transportation Planning grant funds
aze available to local jurisdictions in fiscal yeazs 2009 and 2010 to fund the adoption, initiation,
and programming of transportation improvements; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Caltrans Transportation Planning grant application
guidelines, the City of Chula Vista has prepazed a Transportation Planning grant application
requesting $300,000 in funds for the Palomaz Gateway District Specific Planning process;
and
WHEREAS, in order to be awarded the requested Transportation grant funds, the City of
Chula Vista must first confirm that any local matching funds identified in the grant
application will be available and provided; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is committed to completing the project identified in the
grant application should the grant be awazded; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista understands that the Caltrans funding is fixed at the
programmed amount, and that any cost increases in the project beyond the costs identified in the
application, cannot be expected to be funded through the Caltrans program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby authorizes the submittal of the Transportation Planning grant application to Caltrans
requesting $300,000 for the Palomaz Gateway Specific Planning process, confirms that local
match funds will be available, and provides the City's assurance to complete the project, should
a grant be awazded.
Resolution No. 2009-057
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
authorizes Deputy City Manager, or his designee,
grant funding should the grant be awazded.
City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby
to execute all documents necessary to secure the
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Caltrans
along with the required grant application package.
by
Gar}~'Halbeif, P.'E:, AICP ~
Deputy Ci Manager /Development
Services Director
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
Califomia, this 24th day of March 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, and Cox
None
None
Ramirez
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Cheryl Cox, ayor
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2009-057 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 24th day of March 2009.
Executed this 24th day of March 2009.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form by