HomeMy WebLinkAbout032699 RES - 03/22/2022Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application for five (5)
multimodal pedestrian safety and mobility -focused transportation projects
to the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization for TXDOT's
Category 9 Funding available under the Federal Surface Transportation
Block Grant Set -Aside program authorized under the FAST Act of 2015
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization ("CCMPO") has
access through the Texas Department of Transportation ("TXDOT") to $4,500,000 in federal
funding under the Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Set -Aside ("STBG-SA") authorized
under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015;
WHEREAS, TXDOT has identified the CCMPO as the local regional agency responsible
for conducting the competitive project selection process for regional surface transportation
projects with the primary mission of funding innovative local transportation projects via an
accelerated project delivery timeline;
WHEREAS, eligible projects under the FAST Act of 2015 include a variety of smaller -scale
transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails, safe routes to
school projects, community improvements such as historic preservation projects, vegetation
management and environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat maintenance;
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department seeks Council approval to submit an
application for reimbursement funding through CCMPO and TXDOT for five (5) multimodal
pedestrian safety and mobility -focused transportation projects, one project for each City Council
District;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council supports and approves the City's submission of an application for
funding to the CCMPO for TXDOT's Category 9 funding available under the Federal Surface
Transportation Block Grant Set -Aside program authorized under the FAST Act of 2015.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his designee is authorized to execute any and all documents
necessary to apply for the above -referenced transportation funding through CCMPO and TXDOT.
032699
SCANNED
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1-n"ttay of i 1 .(.-k , 2022:
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Paulette M. Guajardo
Mayor
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: March 22, 2022 Legistar Number: 22-0203
Agenda Item Caption:
Resolution ratifying the submission of a grant application for five (5) multimodal pedestrian safety
and mobility -focused transportation projects located citywide to the Corpus Christi Metropolitan
Planning Organization for TxDOT's Category 9 funding available under the federal Surface
Transportation Block Grant Set -Aside (STBG-SA) program authorized under the FAST Act of
2015.
Amount Required (Amount to be Certified): $ 0.00
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$0.00
Total
$0.00
Certification Not Required
'Heather Hurlbert, Director of Financial Services
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