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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 16-2010RESOLUTION NO. 16-2010 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2010 (ARRA-2) FUNDING AND PROVIDE ASSURANCE OF PROJECT COMPLETION WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for approximately $2,630,191 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2010 (ARRA-2) funding for the City's 2010 Street Resurfacing Project for the MTC Regional ARRA Program (MTC Resolution No. 3885); and WHEREAS, pursuant to ARRA, and any regulations and/or guidance promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive Regional ARRA funds for a proj ect shall submit an application first with the appropriate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, the MTC is the MPO for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, the MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) applicable to federal ARRA fund delivery and has adopted (or is scheduled to adopt) in MTC Resolution No. 3885 such additional requirements as are necessary or appropriate to meet obligations/award deadlines in the ARRA; and WHEREAS, this resolution will authorize the City Engineer to act as the City Manager's designee to execute and file an application with MTC for ARRA funding for the project; and WHEREAS, if the application is successful, proceeds for the Project will be funded by ARRA and the City shall complete the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby: 1. Provides the City's statement of assurance that it will complete the project. 2. Provides the City's statement of assurance that it understands that the ARRA funding for the project is fixed at the MTC approved programmed amount, and that any cost increases must be funded by the City from other funds, and that the City does not expect any cost increases to be funded with additional ARRA or MTC-programmed funds. 3. Resolves that it understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds and will comply with the applicable provisions and requirements of the Regional ARRA Program (MTC Resolution No. 3885) and Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, as revised). 4. Resolves that the Project will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution and, if approved, for the amount programmed in the MTC federal TIP. 5. Resolves that the Project will comply with all the project-specific requirements as set forth in the ARRA and appropriate applicable regulations or guidance. 6. Resolves that there is no legal impediment to the City making applications for funds. 7. Resolves that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed Project or the ability of the City to deliver such Project. 8. Authorizes the City Engineer to execute and file an application with MTC for ARRA funding for the Project as referenced in this resolution. 9. Resolves that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. 10. Resolves that the MTC is requested to support the application for the Project described in the resolution and to include the Project, if approved, in MTC's TIP. * * * * ~ I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of February, 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Richard A. Garbarino, and Karyl Matsumoto, Vice Mayor Kevin Mullin and Mayor Mark Addie~o NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: `---~ City Clerk