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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-088-05/17/1983-AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES OF AME RESOLUTION 83- 88 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 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 this project, and that definitive 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 Two Hundred Forty-one Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($241,326 00) , a Federal grant for operating assistance in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-three Dollars ($482,653 00) 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 Eighty-two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-three Dollars (E482,653 00) , pursuant to Section 5 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 an application for operating assistance for the year 1983, pursuant to Section 5 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, requesting the sum of Four Thousand Eighty-two Six Hundred Fifty-three Dollars ($482,653 00) 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 pur- poses 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 Transpor- tation 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 Manger be, and hereby is, authorized to execute grant agreements with the U S Department of Transportation for aid in the financing of the operating assistance projects Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 17th day of May, A D 1983 e < 0 ATTEST City Clerk -2-