SR-506-001
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Council Meeting: March 23, 2004 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Act on Behalf of the City of Santa
Monica on Matters Associated with the Administration and Implementation of
the Various Federally-Funded Highway Programs
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing
the City Manager to act on behalf of the City of Santa Monica on matters associated with
the administration and implementation of various federally-funded highway programs.
Discussion
In 1977, the City of Santa Monica entered into a Local Agency-State Agreement for
Federal-Aid Projects agreement with the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
which calls for a resolution to be adopted authorizing the City Manager to execute Program
Supplement Agreements for each project receiving Federal funds. In 1996, the City
Council adopted a resolution which provided authority for the City Manager with blanket
authority to act on behalf of the City for all matters associated with Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). In 1998, ISTEA was re-authorized as the
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Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century (TEA 21) and is expected to continue as the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA).
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Since 1991, the City has received numerous grants under the ISTEA program and its
successor legislation including funding for the Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling
Facility, Phase II, Palisades Bluff stabilization, Gateway Improvement Project, and the Pier
Bridge and California Incline. In addition, the City receives local entitlement funds each
year under the Surface Transportation Program ? Local. Each of these grants is passed
through to Caltrans from the Federal Highway Administration and is therefore governed by
the 1977 master agreement.
The attached resolution updates language in the resolution approved by the City Council
on February 13, 1996 to specifically include the successor legislation to the ISTEA
program.
Budget/Financial Impact
There are no budget or financial impacts associated with this recommendation.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Manager to act on behalf of the City of Santa Monica on matters associated with the
administration and implementation of various federally-funded highway programs.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental and Public Works Management
Anthony Antich, P.E., City Engineer
Ruth Firestone, Engineering Support Services Supervisor
Donald Patterson, Sr. Administrative Analyst
See Adopted Resolution No. 9936 (CCS).
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