RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION BY THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S FY 2007-2008 CALTRANS COMMUNITY–BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $108,834 AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, OR DESIGNEE, TO 1) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UPON RECEIPT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT FROM THAT AGENCY; 2) TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO SECURE THE GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT; 3) CONDUCT ALL NEGOTIATIONS, EXECUTE AND SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS, APPLICATIONS, AGREEMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, PAYMENT REQUESTS, AND AMENDMENTS OF FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT; AND 4) ACCEPT, APPROPRIATE, EXPEND, AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT FUNDS, IF SECURED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE APPROVED GRANT FOR THE PROJECT

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo (County) has produced the Midcoast Action Plan for Parks and Recreation (Plan); and

 

WHEREAS, the County has developed a proposed project, “Improving Safety and Mobility along Highway 1 on the Unincorporated Midcoast of San Mateo County Project (Project),” which will help implement goals identified in the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the Project will develop strategies, measures, and recommendations to promote a network of transportation links throughout the County; and

 

WHEREAS, the County proposes to apply for $108,834 in grant funds and the County will be providing $27,210 in local matching funds, half of which will be in-kind for staff time and other administrative costs; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors’ approval is now being requested to submit the grant application, accept and administer the grant funds if awarded, and authorize the Director of Parks, or designee, to execute the agreement between the County of San Mateo and the State of California Department of Transportation.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors approves the submittal of an application by the County of San Mateo to the State of California Department of Transportation’s FY 2007-2008 Caltrans Community–Based Transportation Planning Grant Program for a grant in the amount of $108,834 and authorizes the Director of the Department of Parks, or designee, to 1) enter into a contract with the State of California Department of Transportation upon receipt of a Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant from that agency; 2) take all necessary steps to secure the grant funds from the State of California Department of Transportation to provide funds for the project; 3) conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to contracts, subcontracts, applications, agreements, extensions, renewals, payment requests, and amendments of funding provided by the Federal Highway Administration and California Department of Transportation, which may be necessary for the completion of the project; and 4) accept, appropriate, expend, and administer the grant funds, if secured, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the approved grant for the project.

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