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RESOLUTION NO. 6581
RESOLUTIOh OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITr OF PALO ALTO
AUTHORU;:JNG THE FILING OF A CLAIM WITH Ttrn METRO-
FOLI'l'AN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF
TRANSPORTAEION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS FOR FISCAL
YEh.R 1987-88
WbEREAS, the Transportation Development Act (•TnA•), as amended
(Public Utilities Code section 99200 et seq.), provides for the
disbursement of funds from the !.ocal Transportation Fund of the Ccunty
of Santa Clara for use by eligible claiman~s fo~ the purpose of
providing ped~strian ~nd bicycle f3cilities1 and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the TOA, as amended, and
pursuant to the applicable rule$ and regulations thereunder \21
Cal. Admin. Code se~tion 6600 ct seq.), a prospective claimant wishing
to receive an allocation fro• the Local Transportation Fund shall fil•
its claim with the Metropolitan T~~nsportation Com•ission7 and
WHEREAS; the City of Palo Alto i& an eligible claimant for TOA
funds, pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 99234 as expressed in
the City of Palo Alto's opinion of counsel, dated December 18, 1986:
and
WHEREAS, TD~ funds from the Local Transpo~tatio~ Fund of Santa
Clara County will be required in fiscal year 1987-88 for the purpose of
improving pedestrian &nd bic~cle facilities in Pa~o Alto: and
WHEREAS, this claim is i.. accordance with the policy in th.e Palo
Alto Comprehensive Plan to promote bicycle use.
NOW, TBERBJi'ORB, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE
as follows:
Section l. The Council hereby approves and authorizes the City
Manager to e~ecute and file an appropriate claia, together with all
necessary supporting documents, with the Metropolitan Transportation
Com•ission for an allocation of One Hundred Porty-Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($145,500) in TDA funds in fiscal y~ar 1987-88 for the
purpose of providing the following pedestrian and bicycle projects in
Palo Alto: (ll Bicycle Traffic School program ($1,500)1 (2) Bicycle
Sensitive Traffic Loop in~t&llations ($3,000)1 (3) Middlefield Road
sidewalk at San Francisquito Creek ($10,~00); (4) Adobe creek Bikeway
at u.s. 101 ($28,000); (5) Bryant/Embarcadero Traffic Signal ($75,000)J
an~ (6) ~mbarcadero/El Camino Island Reccnstruction ($28,000).
section·2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to trensait a
copy of this resolution to the Metropolitan Transportation Commiseion
in conjunction with the filing of the claim, ~nd the Metropolitan
T-:-ansportation Cooaioaion is raquested to concur in these findings ar1d
grant the allocations of ~unds as specified herein.
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Sec~ion 3. This request for funds is not considered a project
under the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore, no
environmental assessment is needed.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 22. 1986
AYES:
NOES:
Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Woolley
None
ABSTENTIONS: Nune
ABSENT: Bechtel, Sutorius
Attorney
Chief Transportation 1eial
~~'owt. rrectOiOPanilL'lg ¥rid
Comaunity EnvirontNnt
Mayor
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CITY OF P.41,Q AL10
TO:
FROM:
RE:
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Dece~~er 18, 1986
250 >iAMUON AVE...uE
PALO ALTO. C~IFON.llA !M301
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
City of Palo Alto
BLIGIBILITY fo'OR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT 2'UNDS
This communication will serve as the requisite opi~ion ~f Counsel
in connection with the ap~lication of the City of Palo Alto for an
ellocation of Transportation Development Act (TOA) funds.
l. The City of Palo Allo is authoLi~ed to provide and assi&; public
transportation by acquisiti~~, construction and operation of
existing or additional tra1 .t facilit~es, including facilities
provided !:·Jr exclusive use by pedestrians and bicycles. This
assistance may be provided directly or by contractual a~rangements
with other parties.
2. T~e City of Palo Alto is an eligible claimant for TOA funds
pursuant to Pablic Utilities C~de section 99234.
3. I have r&viewed the pertinent State and local laws, and I am of
the opini~n that there is no \egal i•pediment to the City of Palo
Alto aaking application for TDA fundd. Furthermore, as a result
of •Y examinations, I find that there is no pending or threatened
litigation which ~ight in any way adversely af f~ct the proposed
9rojects, or the ability of the City of Palo Alto to carry out
such projects.
ely,
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;-~NETTI s~~nt City Attorney