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RESOLUTION NO. 2-22-2007-2a
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE BEE CREEK CROSSING BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION CANDIDATE
PROJECT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY, AND SYSTEM
PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU); and,
WHEREAS, Section 1117 of the SAFETEA-LU provides for the Transportation,
Community, and System Preservation (TCSP) Program; and,
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2007, all TCSP Program grant applications are due to the
Federal Highway Administration; and,
WHEREAS, all TCSP Program projects nominated by the City of College Station must
be endorsed by the City Council with a commitment to fund 20 percent of the project
total cost as the required local match if the project is selected; and,
WHEREAS, the required 20 percent local match can be provided from funds made
available from the 2003 bond authorization for Hike and Bike Trails in the Streets Capital
Project Fund; and,
WHEREAS, the Bee Creek Crossing Bike and Pedestrian Improvements project was
designated a hig!) priority project by the College Station Bike and Hike Task Force; and,
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2006, the Bee Creek Crossing Bike and Pedestrian
Improvements project was presented to and endorsed by the College Station Council
Transportation Committee; and,
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2006, the Bee Creek Crossing Bike and Pedestrian
Improvements project was presented to and endorsed by the College Station Planning and
Zoning Commission; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1.
That the City Council finds that the Bee Creek Crossing Bike and
Pedestrian Improvements project meets the eligibility requirements for
funding through the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Program.
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PART 2:
That the City Council hereby authorizes and designates the City Manager
to sign the Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program
application form on behalf of the City of College Station.
PART 3:
That the City Council hereby acknowledges its requirement to enter into
an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration upon acceptance
of the Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program.
That the City Council hereby acknowledges its requirement to provide a
local funding match not to exceed $200,000, to be financially responsible
for all non-federal participating funding items including 100 percent of all
overruns.
PART 4:
PART 5:
That the funding for this Proj ect shall be as budgeted from the Streets
Capital Project Fund, not to exceed $200,000.
That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
PART 6:
ADOPTED this twenty-second day of February A.D. 2007.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
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APPROVED:
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