2007-01 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-01
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE SUPPORTING THE
CITY'S SUBMITTAL OF AN SB 821 APPLICATION TO SANBAG TO FUND
ROAD AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON MT. VERNON AVENUE
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace is committed to provide its residents
with bicycle and pedestrian facilities that are.safe and efficient; and
WHEREAS, SANDBAG administers on behalf of the State of California a
program know as SB 821 to assist local jurisdictions in funding bicycle and pedestrian
facilities, and
WHEREAS, the SB 821 evaluation criteria award extra points for projects
that commit up to a fifty (50%) local funding match, and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace desires to improve bicycle and
pedestrian safe routes by constructing sidewalk and pavement improvements on that
portion of Mt. Vernon Avenue between Raven Way and Pico Street within the City of
, Grand Terrace,-and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace expects to receive funds from
development projects known as Spring Brooke Estate to mitigate traffic impacts from
these projects to streets within the City, and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the proposed improvements to
Mt. Vernon Avenue represent an appropriate utilization of these traffic mitigation funds,
and
WHEREAS, the City has also determined that the proposed improvements
to Mt. Vernon Avenue qualify for the SANDBAG SB 821 program,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are '
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City authorizes staff to prepare and submit an SB 821
grant application to SANDBAG for improvements to Mt. Vernon Avenue between Raven
Way and Pico Street.
�- Section 3. The City commits to the utilization of Spring Mountain Ranch
mitigation funds to provide a fifty percent (50%) local match for the SB 821 grant
application.
Section 4. The findings and determination herein shall be final and
conclusive.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9' day of January 2007
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Maryetta Fi¢rre
Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Mesa
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
Resolution 2007-01
ADOPTED this 91h day of January, 2007.
I,BRENDA MESA, CITY CLERK of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Grand Terrace held on the 9 h day of January, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Cortes,Miller;Mayor Pro Tern Garcia,and Mayor
Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk
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