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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 213 - Grant Application - DOT - Section 8 Technical Studies, UTMA - 07_26_1979GV:hw RESO #213 - 7/26/79 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT _g �4 TRANSPORTATION".UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR A GRANT UNDER THE URBAN MASS �. -.. 'tkANSPORTATION ACT`OF 1964; AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the ;Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants for ass transportation projects; WHEREAS, the contract for._financial assistance will impose certain obli- gations upon the applicant, including the provision by it of the local share of project costs; 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 con- nection 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 1964 and the U.S. Department of Transportation requirements thereunder; and WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Applicant that minority business enter- prise 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 con- tracts, or consultant and other services; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best interest to authorize the City of Lubbock to participate with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the update and revision of past Transit Studies, and to apply for assistance for such study from UMTA; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT the Mayor is hereby authorized to make application for a Technical Studies Grant from UMTA with the Steering Committee (Metro- politan Planning Organization) of Lubbock Urban Transportation Study, being the designated planning agency; and THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, BE and is hereby authorized and directed to execute an Agreement with the United States of America, acting through the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, in the event the Grant is approved; and THE City of Lubbock does hereby agree to provide matching funds for such Technical Studies which shall be in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00). Such matching funds shall be in cash or in -kind services. UMTA funds will not exceed TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00). r AGV :hw SECTION 2. THAT the Mayor 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 Mayor 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 Mayor is authorized to set forth and execute af- firmative minority business policies in connection with the project's pro- curement needs. Passed by the City Council this 26th day of July , 1979. WEST, MAYOR ATTEST: _ �- Evelyn Gafitga, City STreasurer APPROVED' AS TO FORM: Donald G. Vandiver First Assistant City Attorney UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION NOTIFICATION OF GRANT APPROVAL 49 U.S.C. S 1607a (SECTION 8 - TECHNICAL STUDIES) Project No. TX-09-0124 i GRANTEE: City of Lubbock, Texas ESTIMATED PROJECT COST: Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE: Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Work to be accomplished will be in accordance with planning activities as described in the September 1, 1979 - August 31, 1980 Unified Work Program for the Lubbock, Texas urbanized area, as approved by.the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. AUG 2 9 1979 DATE 16k J04,4- REGIONAL DIRECTOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION AMDINISTRATION GRANT 49 U.S.C. 51607a (Section 8) PART I THIS GRANT, effective on the date specified in the Notification of Grant Approval by and between the United States of America ("Government"), and the Grantee named in the Notification of Grant, WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual convenants, promises, and representations herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: Sec. 1. Purpose of Grant - The purpose of this Grant is to provide for the undertaking of an urban mass transportation technical study project ("Project"), with Government financial assistance to the Grantee in the form of a technical study grant ("Grant"), under Section 8 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, ("Act") to state the terms and conditions upon which such assistance will be provided and the understandings as to the manner in which the Project will be undertaken and completed. Sec. 2. The Project - The Grantee agrees to undertake, carry out, and complete the technical study comprising the Project substantially as described in its Application filed with and approved by the Government, which Application is incorporated herein by reference, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Grant. The "Project Description" in the Notification of Grant Approval describes the Project to be funded under this Grant. Sec. 3. The Grant - In order to assist the Grantee in financing the cost of the Project, which cost is estimated to be that amount stated in the Notification of Grant Approval, the Government will make a Grant in an amount equal to eighty percent (80€) of the actual cost of the Project as determined by the Department of Transportation upon completion of the project or in the amount specified as Maximum Federal Share in the Notification of Grant Approval, whichever is the lesser. The obligation of the Government to make Federal Grant payments in any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount provided in the Project Budget for the fiscal year in which requisitions therefor are submitted. Form UMTA F 2003 Rev. 1/2/79 6 , ` Sec. 4. Planning Requirements - The transporation plans and programs which are developed as part of this Project shall be formulated on the basis of transportation needs with due consideration to comprehensive long-range land use plans, development objectives, and overall social, economic, environmental, system performance, and energy conservation goals and objectives, and with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of the urban area described in the Application. The planning process shall include an analysis of alternative transportation system management and investment strategies to make more efficient use of existing transporation resources and to meet needs for new transporation facilities. The process shall consider all modes of transporation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate based on the complexity of the transporation problems. Furthermore, the plans and programs that are developed as part of this Project shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the partici- pation of private enterprise. Where facilities and equipment are to be acquired which are already being used in mass transporation service in the urban area, the program must provide that they shall be so improved that they will better serve the transporation needs of the area. Sec. 5. The Grant - This Grant consists of the Notification of Grant Approval; this Part I, Form UMTF F 2003, Rev. 1/2/79 entitled Grant; and Part II, Form UMTA F 5C, dated 1/2/79, entitled Urban Mass Transporation Agreement, Terms and Conditions. Should the grant award letter include special conditions for this project, that letter is incorporated herein by reference. The latest approved Project Budget is incorporated herein by reference. Amendments to any of these documents shall require a formal amendment to this Grant, except that reallocations of funds among budget items or fiscal years which do not increase the total amount of the Federal Grant shall only require prior authorization.from UMTA and the issuance of a new Project Budget. Sec 6. Execution of Grant - This Grant may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts,.each of which shall be deemed to be an original having identical legal effect. When dated and signed by the Government, this Grant should be executed by the Grantee within sixty (60) days of such date. The Government may withdraw its obligation hereunder if the Grant is not executed within the above sixty-day period. The effective date of the Grant shall be the date of Notification of Grant Approval. Page 2 The Grantee does hereby ratify and adopt all statements, representations, warranties, convenants, materials submitted by it, and does hereby accept the Government's award of financial assistance and agrees to all of the terms and conditions of this Grant. Executed this 11 th ATTEST Evelyn Gaffga TITLE AND ORGANIZATION City Secretary day of September' -1'9-79, r5 t, d) L i i BY Dirk West TITLE AND ORGAI3I ZATION Mayor Certificate of Grantee's Attorney I, Donald G. Vandiver , acting as Attorney for the Grantee, do hereby certify that I have examined this Grant and the proceedings taken by the Grantee relating thereto, and find that the execution of the Grant by the Grantee has been duly authorized by the Grantee's action dated 'July 26, 1979' (a cop-v of which has been submitted to U'-7TA) and is in all respects due and proper and in accordance with applicable Stole and local lay, and further that, in my opinion, said Grant constitutes.a legal and binding obligation of the Grantee in accordance �-itb the terns thereof. I.further certify that to the best of my knowledge there is no legislation o'r litigation pending or threatened which might affect the performance of the Project in accordance with the terms of this Grant. Dated this 11th day of September 1979 Donald G. Vandiver TITLE AND ORGANIZATION First Assistant City Attorney Page 3 (�50� 213