HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-15 Ordinance 4903ORDINANCE NO. 4903
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 TO ACCEPT
GRANT FUNDING FROM STATE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT
PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $229,725 AND AMEND THE
DESCRIPTION AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) PROJECT NUMBER PE-
86070, STREET MAINTENANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BIKE
LANES ALONG HANOVER STREET AND PORTER AVENUE
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The City 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, 2005
did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2005-06 (the "Budget"); and
B. In December 2005, Palo Alto received a grant allocation
from the State Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) Program in the
amount of $229,725 for the construction of bike lanes along Hanover
Street and Porter Avenue; and
C. The Budget includes a description of CIP Project Number PE-
86070, Street Maintenance, and an appropriation of $2,146,965 for
that Project. However, the project scope as described in the
Budget does not include construction of bike lanes along Hanover
Street and Porter Avenue; and
D. It is advantageous to include the bike lanes on Hanover
Street and Porter Avenue in the Street Maintenance Project so they
can be completed in an economic and timely fashion; and
E. These transactions will have no impact on the Capital
Project Fund Infrastructure Reserve; and
F. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2005-06
budget to include the bike lanes on Hanover Street and Porter Avenue
in the Street Maintenance Project, recognize the grant from BTA of
$229,725 and appropriate the same amount to the Street Maintenance
project.
SECTION 2. The description of the scope of work for CIP
Project Number PE-86070, Street Maintenance included in the Budget,
at page 87, is amended to include the bike lanes on Hanover Street
and Porter Avenue as shown in Exhibit A to this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Revenue in the Capital Proj ect Fund is hereby
increased by Two Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty
Five Dollars ($229,725).
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SECTION 4. The sum of Two Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Seven
Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($229,725) is hereby appropriated to CIP
Project PE-86070, Street Maintenance.
SECTION 5. 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 6. The Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) adopted by
the City Council in November 2003 included the proposed bike lanes
on Hanover Street and Porter Avenue. The BTP was analyzed pursuant
to CEQA by the Comprehensive Plan Update Final Environmental Impact
Report ("EIR") and Addendum to the EIR which were certified by the
City Council as the environmental document for the BTP on November
24, 2003 in Council Resolution No. 8372.
Further, this project to reintroduce bike lanes on these two
streets is a minor alteration to existing facilities and is
categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act
section 15301(c) of the CEQA guidelines
SECTION 7. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 15, 2006
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
BARTON, BEECHAM, DREKMEIER,
KLEINBERG, MORTON, MOSSAR
CORDELL
APPROVED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Director
Services
KISHIMOTO, KLEIN,
Works
Administrative