HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 21-83 ' RESOLUTION NO. 21-83
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
' APPROVING A COOPERATIVE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING PROJECT
PRIORITIES FOR FEDERAL AID URBAN FUNDING
The Atascadero City Council resolves as follows:
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has, in the Surface Trans-
portation Assistance Act of 1982 declared it to be in the national interest
for Federal funds to be expended for highway projects on the Federal Aid
Urban System or to be "traded" for General Funds for capital improvements
for rail or bus mass transit systems in urbanized areas: and
WHEREAS, before Federal Aid will be made available for Urban System
projects within these Urban Areas, a cooperative process for determining
project priorities must be submitted to the State Department of Transportation
' for approval; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Act requires that the cooperative process involve
' Cities, the County, the State, and any Transit' Agency existing in any
designated Urban Area; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aid Urban Project Review and Selection Committee
developed a cooperative process for determining projects; and
WHEREAS, the proposed cooperative process is in keeping with State and
' Federal guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Atascadero adopts the
' following cooperative process for establishing a four-year program of Federal
Aid for Urban Systems.
1. The Federal Aid Urban Project Review and Selection Committee
shall consist of one representative each of
City of E1 Paso de Robles - Municipal Services Dept.
City of Morro Bay - Public Works Department
City of San Luis Obispo - Community Development Dept.
' City of Arroyo Grande - Public Works Department
City of Grover City - Public Works Department
County of San Luis Obispo - Engineering Department
City of Atascadero - Public Works Department
City of Pismo Beach - Public Works Department
2. Submission of requests for funds for a project on the Urban System
will be made to the Federal Aid Urban Project Review and Selection
Committee. The requests may be submitted by any of the participating
agencies.
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3. The Committee will prepare a four-year program identifying State,
Regional and Local Transportation Projects based on the following
' criteria where applicable:
a. Compatability with adopted Circulation Elements of Local General
Plans or Comprehensive Transportation Plans
' b. Volume capacity ratio
c. Accident-history
' d. Traffic relief to other streets or roads
e. Funding capabilities (are agency matching funds available?)
' f. State of readiness (status of Plans and Specifications, availability
of Right of Way, Environmental Review)
g. Community desire and other political factors
' h. Consideration of the needs for projects on the State Highway system.
i. Consideration of. Regional and Local Transit Needs
' 4. The Committee will submit the recommended four-year program to each of
the participating agencies for formal review and comments.
' 5. Upon program approval by each participating agency, San Luis Obispo
County Engineering Department will submit the four-year program to
the State Department of Transportation for approval.
' On motion by Councilman Wilkins and seconded by Councilman Stover
the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety on the following vote:
' AYES: Councilmen Mackey, Molina, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Nelson
' NOES: None d
ADOPTED:May 9 , 1983 ,
' ATTEST: ROLFE NELSON Mayor
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PATSY Al HESTER, Dep y City Clerk
' APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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' ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
RRA WARDEN, City pager
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