HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-018RESOLUTION NO. 96 ' lq
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION RELATED
GRANT APPLICATIONS.
WHEREAS,
it has been identified by Staff, Council and Citizen Advisory Groups that additional
improvements to various streets and transportation facilities, as identified in the 1996
Transportation Improvement Plan, are needed in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsend has limited financial resources with which to upgrade
streets within the City for motor vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic use; and
WHEREAS,
various State and Federal agencies have established programs for distributing
financial aid including ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act),
STP (Surface Transportation Program), Transportation Improvement Account, Urban
Arterial Trust Account, Student Pedestrian Safety Program and the 1997 Hazard
Elimination Program, and
WHEREAS, the agencies and programs named in this resolution may have funds available to the
City for use in the City's transportation projects;
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend that it authorizes the
Mayor to sign grant requests and proposals prepared by Staff seeking to fund transportation
projects.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and signed by the Mayor this 5th day of
February, 1996.
cCulloch, Mayor
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' ~~l~t, A[ting City Clerk