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RESOLUTION 84- 127
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR A SECTION 5 AND 9
GRANT UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION
ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED
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 give
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
enterprise 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 businesses 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 Seven Thousand Eighty-Two Dollars ($307 ,082) and local
in-kind match of Four Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($4,600) , a federal
grant for operating assistance in the amount of Six Hundred Forteen Thou-
sand One Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars ($614,164) , and a planning grant for
the 5-year Transportation Development Program and a Park and Ride Study in
the amount of Twenty Three Thousand Dollars ($23,000) 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 Six Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand One Hundred
Sixty-Four dollars ($637,164) pursuant to Section 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 US 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 Transporta-
tion 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 City Council held this
4th day of September A.D. 1984.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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