HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-27; City Council; Resolution 2021-180RESOLUTION NO. 2021-180
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
AVENIDA ENCINAS COASTAL RAIL TRAIL AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) PROJECT NO. 6004, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY GRANT
DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has been awarded $1,776,000 through the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant funding for the
Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and Pedestrian Improvements project to promote biking and walking
throughout the city, enhance safety along the project corridor and provide value to the region; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature and Governor of the State of California have provided funds for the
ATP under Senate Bill 99, Chapter 359, and Assembly Bill 101; and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has statutory authority for the
administration of the ATP and established necessary procedures; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, under Public Resources Code
Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or
a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and therefore does not require
environmental review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the above-referenced construction of the Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and
Pedestrian Improvements project is authorized in compliance with the grant.
3.That the City of Carlsbad commits to providing $5,177,000 in matching CIP funds or from
sources other than the ATP grant.
4.That the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate the funds and execute all
necessary grant documents with the CTC and Caltrans.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council in the City of
Carlsbad on the 27th day of July, 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Acosta, Bhat-Patel.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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