RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP) TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT (TE) PROGRAM FUNDING TO FINANCE THE INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN LIGHTED CROSSWALKS, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC COUNTDOWN SIGNALS, AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT 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 is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for $163,000 in funding from the 2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for the Installation of Pedestrian Lighted Crosswalks, Pedestrian Traffic Countdown Signals, and Sidewalk Improvement Project (herein referred to as “PROJECT”) for the MTC 2008 RTIP, as authorized by MTC by Resolution No. 3825 (herein referred to as “PROGRAM”); and

WHEREAS, SB 45 (Chapter 622, Statutes 1997) substantially revised the process for estimating the amount of state and federal funds available for transportation projects in the state and for appropriating and allocating the available funds to these projects; and

WHEREAS, as part of that process, MTC is responsible for programming projects eligible for Regional Improvement Program funds, pursuant to California Government Code Section 14527(b), for inclusion in the RTIP, and submission to the California Transportation Commission, for inclusion in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP); and

WHEREAS, MTC will review and include, if approved, 2008 RTIP projects in the federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and

WHEREAS, MTC has requested eligible transportation project sponsors to submit applications nominating projects to be programmed for Regional Improvement Program funds in the RTIP; and

WHEREAS, applications to MTC must be submitted consistent with procedures, conditions, and forms it provides transportation project sponsors; and

WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO is a sponsor of transportation projects eligible for Regional Improvement Program funds; and

WHEREAS, the RTIP project fact and fund sheet of the project application, attached hereto and incorporated herein as though set forth at length, lists the project, purpose, schedule and budget for which the County of San Mateo THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO is requesting that MTC program Regional Improvement Program funds for inclusion in the RTIP; and

WHEREAS, Part 2 of the project application, attached hereto and incorporated herein as though set forth at length, includes the certification by the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO of assurances required by SB 45 in order to qualify the project listed in the RTIP project nomination sheet of the project application for programming by MTC; and

WHEREAS, as part of the application for 2008 RTIP funding, MTC requires any resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency to state that the project will comply with the procedures specified in the “Timely Use of Funds Provisions and Deadlines” (MTC Resolution No. 3825, Attachment 1, Pages 14-15, and as may be further amended).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO approves the assurances set forth in Part 2 of the project application, attached to this resolution; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO will comply with the provisions and requirements of the “Timely Use of Funds Provisions and Deadlines” (MTC Resolution No. 3825, Attachment 1, Pages 14-15, and as may be further amended), that PROJECT will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution and, if approved, for the amount programmed in the MTC federal TIP, and that THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO and PROJECT will comply with the requirements as set forth in the 2008 RTIP Policies and Procedures (MTC Resolution No. 3825); and therefore be it further

RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO has reviewed the project and has adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the project within the schedule set forth in the RTIP project fact and fund sheet of the project application, attached to this resolution; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO is an eligible sponsor of projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO is authorized to submit an application for State Transportation Improvement Program funds for PROJECT; and be it further

RESOLVED, that there is no legal impediment to the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO making applications for Regional Improvement Program funds; and be it further

RESOLVED, that there is no pending or threatened litigation which might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO to deliver such PROJECT; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO authorizes the Director of Public Works, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC to program Regional Improvement Program funds into the RTIP, for the projects, purposes and amounts included in the project application attached to this resolution; and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to MTC in conjunction with the filing of the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO application referenced herein.

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