SR-506-001-04 (2)
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Santa Monica, California
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Council Meeting: January 24, 1989
TO:
Mayor and city council
FROM:
city staff
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the city Engineer to Execute
Right-of-way Certifications for Federally Funded
Projects
Introduction
This report requests that the city Council adopt a resolution
authorizing
the
city
Engineer
to
execute
right-of-way
certifications for federally funded projects on behalf of the
City of Santa Monica.
Background
The City receives federal funds to construct street improvements,
traffic signals, and other public works improvements which
require rights-of-way.
A right-of-way is the legal right to
property through either ownership or easement on which
improvements are constructed for transportation purposes. The
Federal Highway Administration has initiated a pOlicy that
requires a responsible City official to submit a certification
form assuring that all rights-of-way necessary to accommodate the
pavement, median, borders, parkways, sidewalks, access roads,
side slopes, retaining walls, etc., .on a federally funded proj ect
will be acquired in accordance with
applicable federal
procedures.
To insure compliance with the new requirement,
Caltrans is requesting that the city council adopt a resolution
giving a responsible City official the authority to execute
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right-of-way certifications for all federally funded projects.
If such a resolution is not adopted, Caltrans will not review or
approve
any
federally
funded projects.
staff therefore
recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing
the city Engineer to execute right-of-way certifications on
behalf of the City of Santa Monica.
BUdget/Financial Impact
There is no budget/financial impact if the City Council adopts
the attached resolution.
If the resolution is not adopted,
Caltrans will not review or approve plans for any federally
funded projects and as a result the City will be ineligible for
federal reimbursement of applicable project costs.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council of the City of Santa
Monica adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Engineer to execute right-of-way certifications for federally
funded projects on behalf of the City of Santa Monica.
Prepared by:
stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Desi Alvarez, City Engineer
Jean stanley Higbee, Administrative Analyst
Resolution
Attachment:
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RESOLUTION NO.
(City council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO EXECUTE
RIGHT-OF-WAY CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration requires
that the City submit a Right-of-Way certification providing
assurance that all rights-of-way necessary for the project have
been or will be acquired and that such rights-of-way were
acquired in accordance with the app1 icab1e federal procedures
before federal-aid construction proj ects may be advertised for
construction~ and
WHEREAS, the Local Agencies Program Manual provides
that the City Council adopt a resolution giving responsible City
officials authority to execute right-of-way certifications on
behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has the experience and
information necessary to provide the required certifications,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to
execute Right-of-Way Certifications on behalf of the city of
Santa Monica on federal-aid projects.
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SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS ~
CITY ATTORNEY
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