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HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-420RESOLUTION NO. 24-420 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY 2024 SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized and appropriated $ 1 billion to be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the FY 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, and WHEREAS, the USDOT opened the FY 2024 SS4A grant program application on February 21, 2024, for planning projects that will improve roadway safety by reducing and eliminating roadway fatalities and injuries through safety action plan development; and WHEREAS, the City of Denton is eligible to apply as a political subdivision of a State defined as a unit of government under the authority of State law including cities; and WHEREAS, the SS4A grant program requires a 20 percent local matching share of eligible project costs and the city’s matching costs are estimated at $120,000, and WHEREAS, the City has developed the necessary application materials and desires to make an application to the FY 2024 SS4A grant program; and WHEREAS, grant applications are due on April 4, 2024; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION 1. The recitals are hereby incorporated and made part of this resolution for all purposes. SECTION 2. The application for the FY 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program is hereby authorized. SECTION 3. The City Manager, or designee, is designated, delegated, and authorized to request grant funding under the USDOT FY 2024 SS4A grant program, including the submission of USDOT’s application information and materials, and act on behalf of the City of Denton in all matters related to the grant application and any subsequent grant contracts and grant projects that may result. SECTION 4. Should the project be funded, then the City of Denton shall comply with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. SECTION 5. The City of Denton shall certify that the matching share for this program is readily available upon completion of the grant agreement. SECTION 6. The project funds and any project-funded equipment and facilities will be used solely for the purposes for which they are intended under the grant. SECTION 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. The motion to approve this Resolution was made by B, I,,., i{euR and seconded by jb, b- a._. CL„bk Fl,6,' . Thi, R„,1„ti,„ w„ p„„d ,„d ,pp„,,d by the following vote n - A : Aye Nay Abstain Absent Mayor Gerard Hudspeth: Vicki Byrd, District 1 : Brian Beck. District 2: Paul Meltzer. District 3 : Joe Holland. District 4: Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 : Chris Watts, At Large Place 6: J J -J- I -L J ,/ /1 nJPASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, a day of 2024 SPETH, MAYOR ATTEST: JESUS SALAZAR, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: MACK RErNWAND, CITY ATTORNEY Djgjtaljy sjgned by Susan Keller S Keller, email=Susan.Keller@cityofdenton.com BY• Ute:2024D3.18 16D3]845'OO Iusan Ke , DN: dc=com, dc=cityofdenton, dc=cc>dad,ler iiiii:it;Eg:{iii;:iEE:::::-"