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HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-72RESOLUTION NO. 75-72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH IN THE MATTER OF REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVE PRO- CEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING A 3-YEAR PROGRAM AND PROJECT PRIORITIES FOR THE UKIAH AREA FEDERAL AID URBAN SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 declared it to be in the national interest for federal funds to be expended for highway projects on the Federal-Aid Urban System and transit projects in the Ukiah Urban Area in Mendocino County; and WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has enacted legislation creating Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Street and Highways Code, by which federal funds may be made available for use on county highway, city streets, and State highways and transit projects in accordance with the intent of the federal act; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 3941, enacted by the Legislature in 1974, further implements provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973; and WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation has required that a 3-year program be established for the expenditures of Federal-Aid Urban System Funds; and WHEREAS, before Federal Aid will be made available for Urban System Projects within the Ukiah Urban Area of Mendocino County, procedures and criteria for determining project priorities of the 3-year program must be submitted to the State Department of Transportation for approval thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ukiah requests that the following procedures and criteria for determining Federal Aid for Urban System Projects be approved by the State Department of Transportation for utilization of 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 Fiscal Years' Federal Aid Urban apportionments. 1. The City Council hereby recognizes the Ukiah Federal Aid Urban Area Selection Committee, hereinafter called the Selection Committee, which consists of the Mendocino County Director of Public Works, the Director of Public Works of the City of Ukiah, and the District Director of the State Department of Transportation, or their authorized representatives. In the event that a transit agency is formed in Mendocino County, a representative from the transit agency shall be appointed to the Selection Committee. -1- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 Members of said committee are charged with the responsibility of preparing a list of projects arranged in order of priority 2. Project priority recommendations shall be reviewed by the Selection Committee for the preparation of a recommended 3-year program with priorities based upon the following criteria: a. Urban area-wide significance and benefit to the total urban transportation system. b. Transportation corridor benefit. c. Traffic needs on the route proposed for improvement as compared to other submitted projects. d. Continuity of the proposed improvements related to other segments of the system. e. Potential for accident reduction. f. Geometric and structural conditions to be improved by the proposed project. g. Benefit to proposed bus service of bus routes. h.~ Ability of the responsible agency to program and finance the project within the deadlines established for the use of Federal Aid Urban Funds. i. Environmental considerations. 3. Said 3-year program shall be subject to review by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and subject to the approval of the Ukiah City Council and forwarded to the State Director of the Department of Transportation for approval. 4. Said 3-year program, and the procedures and criteria utilized to develop said program, shall be reviewed and revised annually, as needed, to include additional and/or revised projects or revised procedures, as may be submitted by eligible agencies or required by the Federal Highway Administration. 5. In the event that the preliminary project cost is increased by more than 10% for any of the following reasons: - a. Cost Update - Increased total cost due to price changes caused by inflation or by mistakes in preliminary estimate. b. Quantity Increases - Changes in quantity due to mistakes in preliminary estimate or by changes in scope of project. c. High Bids - Bid price which exceeds total of Engineer's Estimate, or right of Way purchase price which exceeds appraised value. - the responsible agency shall notify the Selection Committee. The Committee shall review the increase and forward to the City Council with recommendations to either: Approve the increase, disapprove the increase and revise the program, or take other appropriate action. 32 -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the District Director of the Department of Transportation for approval of the above procedure. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of June , 1975 by the following roll call vote: AYES' NOES: ABSENT: attest; ~ ~:~ ~-' r-% CITY CLERK -3-