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ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 15046 08/09/2010 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (STP) AND /OR CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CMAQ) FUNDING AND COMMITTING THE NECESSARY NON - FEDERAL MATCH AND STATING AND ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT WHEREAS, The City of Redwood City (herein referred to as APPLICANT) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for $593,770.00 in funding from the Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and /or Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program for the Bair Island Bay Trail Improvement Project and the Skyway /Shoreway Bike Route Improvement Project (herein referred to as PROJECT) for the MTC Resolution, No. 3925, New Federal Surface Transportation Act (FY 2009 -10, FY 2010 -11 and FY 2011- 12) Cycle 1 STP /CMAQ Program: Project Selection Criteria, Policy, Procedures and Programming (herein referred to as PROGRAM), and WHEREAS, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA) (Public Law 109 -59, August 10, 2005) authorized the Surface Transportation Program (23 U.S.C. § 133) and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) (23 U.S.C. § 149) through September 30, 2009; and WHEREAS, SAFETEA has been extended through December 31, 2010 pursuant to Public Law 111 -147, March 18, 2010 and may be subsequently extended pending enactment of successor legislation for continued funding; and WHEREAS, pursuant to SAFETEA, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive federal Surface Transportation Program and /or Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (STP /CMAQ) funds for a project shall submit an application first with the appropriate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the MPO for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) that sets out procedures governing the application and use of STP /CMAQ funds, and WHEREAS, APPLICANT is an eligible project sponsor for STP /CMAQ funds; and WHEREAS, as part of the application for STP /CMAQ funding, MTC requires a resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency stating the following: 1) the commitment of necessary local matching funds of at least 11.47 %; and 2) that the sponsor understands that the STP /CMAQ funding is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with additional STP /CMAQ funds; and 3) that the project will comply with the procedures specified in Regional Project Funding Delivery ATTY /RESO.2038 1 #15046 072710 MUFF # 613