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RESOLUTION 05-C21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5310 FUNDING
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 provides
capital grants for the purpose of meeting the transportation needs of elderly persons
and persons with disabilities where public mass transportation services are otherwise
unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa, through Azusa Transit, currently operates a
paratransit program providing transportation services for elderly and disabled seniors;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa / Azusa Transit is in need of replacing (4) bus units
for its transportation program, and approximately $8.5 million in Federal funds is
available for certain vehicles and equipment through the FTA Section 5310 program for
Fiscal Year 2005- 2006; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa / Azusa Transit proposes to use the (4) buses to
provide door-to-door paratransit services to elderly and disabled senior citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby find, determine
and resolve as follows:
1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to submit a grant application to the
California Department of Transportation for Federal Transit Administration
Section 5310 funds to obtain (4) replacement busses for the Azusa Transit
transportation program serving eligible elderly and disabled senior citizens;
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to sign the necessary agreement/s
and contract/s on behalf of the City;
3. The City of Azusa agrees to provide local matching funds of 20% to
purchase said vehicle/s; and .
4. The City Council certifies that there are no nonprofit corporations readily
available in the City of Azusa to provide door-to-door paratransit services to
elderly and disabled seniors.
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Resolution No. 05-C21
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and the same shall be in full force and effect.
RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of March, 2005.
MAYOR
I HERBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21St day of March
2005, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS: HARDISON, ROCHA, HANKS, CHAGNON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS: NONE
CITY CLERK