HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 512-19 07-08-2019RESOLUTION N0.512-19
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS/BIRDVILL ISD'S
APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 2019
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL-INFRASTRUCTURE (SRTS) CALL FOR PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued a call for projects
in February 2019 for communities to apply for funding assistance through the Transportation
Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) and/or Safe Routes to School-Infrastructure (SRTS) Programs;
and
WHEREAS, the SRTS funds may be used for development of plans, specifications, and
estimates; environmental documentation; and construction of pedestrian and/or bicycle
infrastructure. The SRTS funds do not require a local match. As the Project Sponsor, the City of
Richland Hills would be responsible for all non-reimbursable costs and 100°Io of overruns, if any,
for SRTS funds; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS: The City Council supports funding the Richland Hills/BISD
Elementary Sidewalks project, as described in the Local Government's 2019 TASA/SRTS
Detailed Application (including the construction budget, TxDOT's administrative cost, and the
required local match, if any) and is willing to commit to the project's development,
implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing. The City Council is
willing and able to authorize, by resolution or ordinance, the City of Richland Hills to enter into
an agreement with TxDOT should the project be selected for funding.
DULY PASSED by majority vote of all members of the City Council of the City of
Richland Hills on the 8~' day of July 2019.
Edward Lopez, Mayor
ATTEST TO:
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Cathy Bourg, City Secret
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