HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-02-28 - RESOLUTIONS - LACMTA SECURE GRANT FUNDING (2)RESOLUTION NO. 17-18
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING THE CITY TO APPROVE AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS
WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY TO SECURE GRANT FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is a public entity eligible to receive local, state, and
federal funding for transportation and public works improvement projects through the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro); and
WHEREAS, a Funding Agreement, Letter of Agreement, Memorandum of
Understanding, and other such agreements to secure grant funding are required to be executed
between the City of Santa Clarita and Metro; and
WHEREAS, such agreements will demonstrate through Metro's Project Readiness
Criteria/Certification that each Metro grant -funded project is included in the City's Capital
Improvement Program, the local match requirement and commitment is identified and approved,
a staffing plan is in place, and a project schedule, as identified by Metro as a work program, is
included; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita wishes to delegate
authorization to execute Metro grant funding agreements and any amendments thereto to the City
Manager and City Attorney as described in Section 1 below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized and empowered to
execute in the name of the City of Santa Clarita Metro Funding Agreements and including, but
not limited to, Project Readiness Criteria/Certification, inclusion into the Capital Improvement
Program, and any amendments thereto; and pursuant to City Resolution 12-74, authorization to
execute additional grant documents between the City and Metro including, but not limited to,
Letter of Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, and each of their respective attachments,
as to be determined by Metro by the fund type.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution; shall cause
the same to be entered into the book of resolutions of the City, and shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of the City in
the minutes of the meeting at which the same is presented.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 281h day of February 2017.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do herby certify that foregoing
Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 28th day of February 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
McLean, Kellar, Weste, Miranda
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth
CITY CLERK
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