1972/10/30 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 72 -143
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ROHNERT PARR
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A CLAIM TO THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1971
WHEREAS, the Transportation Development Act of 1971
provides for allocation of funds to cities, counties, and transit
districts for the purpose of providing public transportation
services, highways, and facilities for the exclusive use of
pedestrians and bicycles, and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
has been designated as the regional transportation planning
agency for the region comprising the City and County of San
Francisco, Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma, and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
has adopted rules and regulations relative to the administration
of the Transportation Development Act of 1971, Chapter 1400,
Statutes 1971, and
WHEREAS, the two public agencies which provide public
transportation services within Sonoma County, the Golden Gate
Bridge Highway and Transportation District and the City of Santa
Rosa, plan to file claims under Article 4 of the Transportation
Development Act of 1971, and
WHEREAS, the County of Sonoma plans to file a claim
under Article 8 of the Transportation Development Act of 1971 for
a Balanced Transportation Plan for Sonoma County, including all
of the incorporated cities in the County, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this City Council of
Rohnert Park acknowledges these claims under Article 4 of the
Transportation Development Act of 1971, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council of
Rohnert Park concurs and supports the County of Sonoma °s claim
for a Balanced Transportation Plan under Article 8, Section 99400(a)
of the Transportation Development Act of 1971, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council does and
hereby declares that the City of Rohnert Park does not at this
time need financial assistance under Article 4 of the Transportation
Development Act since it does not own, operate, or maintain a
public transportation system, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council does and
it hereby submits a claim for a portion of any funds which may
be available to cities and counties under Article 8 of the
Transportation Development Act of 1971, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be and
he is hereby directed to prepare and forward a Transportation
Claim for said funds along with certified copies of this resolution
to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission prior to November 1,
1972.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 30th day of October, 1972.
Mayor
AYES: (5) Councilmen Beary, Flores, Hopkins, Smith, and Roberts
NOES® (0) None
ABSENT: (0) None
ATTEST:
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