HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020-126 N.C.S. 08/03/2020Resolution No. 2020-126 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5307 CARES FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma (City) seeks to reduce vehicle miles travelled,
greenhouse gas emissions, and pollution by providing public transportation/transit to the
community; and
WHEREAS, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST) (Public Law 114-
94), continues the Federal Transit Administration Formula Programs (49 U.S.C. §53 Section
5307) and Buses and Bus Facilities Program (49 U.S.C. §53 Section 5339) to provide funding
towards capital and operations of public transit; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the regulations promulgated under FAST, eligible project
sponsors wishing to receive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 and 5339 grants
for a project shall submit an application with the appropriate metropolitan transportation
planning organization (MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP); and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the MPO for the
San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the City is an eligible project sponsor for FTA Section 5307 and 5339
funds; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to submit a grant application to MTC for funds from the FY
2019-20 FTA Section 5307 CARES Program to support Transit Operations affected by the
COVID-10 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, MTC requires a resolution with certain assurances as part of its
applications.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Petaluma that:
1. The City is an eligible sponsor of projects in the FTA Section 5307 Program.
2. The City Manager, on behalf of the City, is authorized to submit an application for FTA
Section 5307 for Transit Operations and accept said grant, subject to increase or decrease
of the total funded amount in the FTA/1VITC process.
3. There is no legal impediment to the City of Petaluma making applications for FTA
Section 5307.
4. 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.
5. The City Manager, on behalf of the City, is authorized to execute and file an application
for funding under FTA Section 5307 of the CARES Act in the determined amount for
communications equipment procurement and preventative maintenance.
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6. The Petaluma City Council, by adopting this resolution, does hereby state that the City of
Petaluma understands that the FTA Section 5307 funding for the project is fixed at the
amount determined by the MTC and that any cost increases must be funded by the City of
Petaluma from local matching funds, and that the City of Petaluma does not expect any
cost increases to be funded with FTA Section 5307 funds.
7. A copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC prior to MTC programming the
FTA Section 5307 funded projects in the TIP.
8. The MTC is requested to approve the application for the project described in the
resolution and to program the project, if approved, in MTC's TIP.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Appro d to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the Yd day of August 2020, orn
by the following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King: McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: yam"
City Clerk Mayor
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