HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-13; City Council; Resolution 2010-1813
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-181
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH SANDAG FOR TDA/TRANSNET FUNDING,
4 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
5 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN AND
COUNTDOWN PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AT TWENTY-ONE
6 SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS.
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WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 2009-116 on May 19, 2009,
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authorizing the City Engineer to file an application for Transportation Development Act/TransNet
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(TDA/TransNet) funding for the purchase and installation of audible pedestrian and countdown
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pedestrian signals at twenty-one existing signalized intersections; and
WHEREAS, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved the allocation of FY2010
TDA/TransNet funds on June 29, 2009 to the City of Carlsbad in the amount of $150,660 for the
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purchase and installation of audible pedestrian and countdown pedestrian signals at the twenty-
one intersections; and15
WHEREAS, the Grant Agreement with SANDAG for the $150,660 grant requires the city16
to pay for the materials and installation costs of the project upfront; and
. 0 WHEREAS, an appropriation of $150,660 is required to pay for the project costs upfront;1o
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2Q WHEREAS, all project costs are completely reimbursable; and
21 WHEREAS, the contract and specifications for furnishing of all labor, materials, tools,
22 equipment, transportation, and other expenses necessary to purchase and install audible
23 pedestrian and countdown pedestrian signals at twenty-one intersections, have been prepared
24 and are on file in the Transportation Department of the City of Carlsbad and are incorporated
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26 WHEREAS, the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
27 per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c); and
1 WHEREAS, upon City Council appropriation of the $150,660, sufficient funds will be
2 available for the purchase and installation of the audible pedestrian and countdown pedestrian
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4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
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6 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Grant Agreement between SANDAG and the City of Carlsbad for
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TDA/TransNet funding of the purchase and installation of audible pedestrian and
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countdown pedestrian signals at twenty-one existing signalized intersections is
hereby approved and the Mayor is authorized to execute said agreement.
11 Following the Mayor's execution of said agreement, the City Clerk is directed to
12 forward copies of this resolution and said agreement to Jim Murray in the Traffic
13 Division of the Transportation Department of the City of Carlsbad to forward to
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3. That the Finance Director is authorized to appropriate $150,660 to Project No.
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6321-1 for the installation of audible pedestrian and countdown pedestrian
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signals at twenty-one existing signalized intersections.
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4. That the specifications and contract documents for the Installation of Audible
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Pedestrian and Countdown Pedestrian Signals at Twenty-One Signalized
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Intersections, Project No. 6321-1, are on file in the Transportation Department of
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the City of Carlsbad and are hereby approved.
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5. The City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to
publish, in accordance with State law, a Notice to Contractors Inviting Bids for the
Installation of Audible Pedestrian and Countdown Pedestrian Signals at Twenty-25
-. One Signalized Intersections, Project No. 6321-1, in accordance with theZb
specifications and contract documents referred herein.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 13th day of July, 2010, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
>,'Mayor
ATTEST:
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