HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-23 Ordinance 5139ORDINANCE NO.5139
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide an additional appropriation
of $13,600 to Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project PO-11000,
sign reflectivity upgrade
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the
Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 20, 2011 did
adopt a budget for fiscal year 2012; and
B. In fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Council appropriated a total
of $150,000 for CIP project PO-11000, Sign Reflectivity Upgrade, to
inventory, upgrade, and maintain all City-owned traffic signs in
compliance with federal regulations for sign reflectivity
standards; and
C. TJKM Transportation Consultants was selected to perform the
inventory and reflectivity analysis for traffic signs within the
City limits at a cost of $148,700; and
D. Additional funding of $13,600 from the Infrastructure Reserve is
needed to provide the standard ten percent contingency amount for
additional services that may be necessary; and
E. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2012 budget as
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. The sum of Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Dollars
($13,600) is hereby appropriated to CIP Project Number PO-11000,
Sign Reflectivity Upgrade.
SECTION 3. Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($13,600) is
hereby transferred from the Capital Fund Infrastructure Reserve,
leaving a balance of $3,055,567.
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required
to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Sign inventory and reflectivity analysis do not meet the
California Environmental Quality Act's definition of a proj ect
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, and therefore, no
environmental review is required.