HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-272RESOLUTION NO. 2010-272
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF FEDERAL
FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 HIGHWAY SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE 4 GRANT
APPLICATIONS AND COMMITTING MATCHING FUNDS
THEREFOR
WHEREAS, Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation,
and Equity Act -Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) amended Section 148 of Title 23 to create a
new, core Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP); and
WHEREAS, on September 3, 2010, Caltrans announced a call for HSIP projects based
upon anticipated Federal safety funding in the 2010/11 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) which began
October 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, this call for projects is through its competitive Highway Safety
Improvement Program (HSIP) grant program; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans expects the HSIP Cycle 4 funding apportioned to local agencies to
be approximately $70 million; and
WHEREAS, for a project to be eligible a specific problem must be identified for
correction and the proposed countermeasure must correct or substantially improve the condition;
and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends applying for HSIP grant funds and has identified the
following two different types of projects:
• Install missing infrastructure, such as sidewalks, curbs, gutters and pedestrian ramps
• Modify an existing traffic signal at an intersection to reduce the accident rate; and
WHEREAS, these projects are:
1. Construction of Missing Infrastructure along Moss Street between Broadway
and Third Avenue.
2. Construction of Missing Infrastructure along Oxford Street between
Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
3. Traffic Signal Modification at the intersection of Third Avenue and "K"
Street.
Resolution No. 2010-272
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby authorize submittal of Federal Fiscal Yeaz 2010/2011 Highway Safety
Improvement Program grant applications and committing matching funds therefor.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Richard . Hopki B C. Mie ]d
Director of Publ' Works City Atto~y
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City /Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 23rd day of November 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Cox, M
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-272 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of November 2010.
Executed this 23rd day of November 2010.
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Donna R. Noms, CMC, City Clerk