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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-099-06/18/1985-AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF AN UMTA SECTIONS 5 AND 9 OPERATING ASSISTANCE, PLANNING AND RESOLUTION 85- 99 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF AN UMTA SECTIONS 5 AND 9 OPERATING ASSISTANCE, PLANNING AND CAPITAL GRANT FOR TRANSFORT WHEREAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants for mass transportation projects; and WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obligations upon the applicant, including the funding of the local share of projects ' costs; and WHEREAS, it is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation in accord with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, the applicant gives an assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1966 and the U.S. Department of Transportation requirements thereunder; and WHEREAS, it is the goal of the applicant that minority business enterprises be utilized to the fullest extent possible in connection with these projects , and that definite procedures shall be established and administered to ensure that minority business shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts when procuring construction contracts, supplies, equipment contracts, or consultant and other services; and WHEREAS, upon the commitment of local matching funds in the amount of Three Hundred Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine Dollars ($306,839) and a local match of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($10,400) , a federal grant for operating assistance in the amount of Three Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Two Hundred and Three Dollars ($365,203) , a planning grant of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($9,600) for development of a feasible plan for blending a specialized and standard transportation fleet, and a capital grant of Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000) for a spare power plant and improvements in turning radii at four intersections could be approved; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that it is in the best interest of the City that a grant application requesting funding in the amount of Four Hundred and Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Dollars ($406,803) pursuant to Sections 5 and 9 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, be executed by the City Manager and submitted to the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to execute and file applications on behalf of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, with the U.S. Department of Transportation to aid in the financing of planning, capital and/or operating assistance projects pursuant to Section 9 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. Section 2. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to execute and file with such application, an assurance or any other document required by the U.S. Department of Transportation effectuating the purposes of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section 3. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to furnish such additional information as the U . S . Department of Transportation may require in connection with the application or the project. Section 4. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to set forth and execute affirmative minority business policies in connection with the project 's procurement needs. Section 5. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to execute grant agreements on behalf of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado with the U.S. Department of Transportation for aid in the financing of the planning, capital and/or operating assistance program of projects. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this 18th day of June, A.D. 1985. M>fyor ATTEST: C,ty C�- - i