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~ESOLUTION NO. 6241
RESOLUTION OP THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A CLAIM WITH THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMSNT ACT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1984-85
The Counci 1 of the City of Palo Al to does RESOLVE as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, the Transportation Development Act (~TDA"), as
amended (Public Utilities Code Sect ion 99 200 et. seq.), prov ides
for the disbursement of funds from the Local Transportation Fund
of the County of Santa Clara for use by eligible claimants for the
purpose of providing community transit services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the TOA, as amended,
and pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations thereunder
(21 Cal. Adrnin. Code section 6600 et. seq.), a prospective claim-
ant wishing to receive an allocation from the Local Transportation
Fund sha 11 file its claim with the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission; and
WHEREAS~ the City of Palo Alto is an eligible claimant for
TDA funds, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 99275 as ex-
pressed in the City of Palo Alto's opinion of counsel dated March
19, 1984; and
WHEREAS, TOA funds from the Local Transportation Fund of
Santa Clara County will be required in fiscal year 1984-85 to pro-
vide subsidized taxi service for low income, elderly, and handi-
capped persons who are unable to uRe public transit and cannot
drive automobiles:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereb1· approves and a ut.hor i zes the
City Manager to execute and file an appropriate claim together
with all necessary supporting documents, with the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission for an allocation of TDA funds in fiscal
year 1984-85 to continue the existing paratransit program known as
Project Mobility.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to tra~~mit a
copy of this resolution to the Metropolitan Transportation Commis-
sion in conjunction with the filing of the claim; and the Metropo-
litan Transportation commission is requested to concur in these
findings and grant the allocations of funds as specified herein.
SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption ot this reso-
lution does not constitute a project as defined by the California
Environmental Quality Act or Title II of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 26, 1984
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, ~evy, Renzel, Sutorius,
Witherspoon, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSE;NT: None
APPROVED:
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~·~ Mayor:
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sr. ASs~ty At~orney
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Director
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