RES-2024-002RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 0 0 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE ACTIONS OF
THE ANAHEIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, OR
DESIGNEE, IN SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) FOR
THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT FOR THE
UPDATE TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM TRANSIT MASTER
PLAN AND, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH
GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AMENDING THE
BUDGET ACCORDINGLY; AND, DETERMINE THAT THESE
ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO
GUIDELINE SECTION 15306
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2017, the Governor of the State of California signed into
law Senate Bill 1 (SB 1)- The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation
funding bill that provides a reliable source of funds to maintain and integrate the State's
multimodal transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the SB 1 grant funding is intended to support and implement Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) and to ultimately achieve
the State's greenhouse gas (GSG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030
and 2050; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") has
allocated funds, the Sustainable Communities Grant, for projects that promote multi -modal
transportation systems (the "Grant"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim ("City") has proposed to update the City's Transit
Master Plan (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has evaluated, ranked and awarded proposals submitted for
Sustainable Communities Grant Award funding and awarded the City of Anaheim grant funds to
be used for the preparation of the Anaheim Transit Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Communities Grant Award requires a resolution
certifying the approval of the application by the applicant's governing body before receipt of
awards; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director, through his designee, and on behalf of the
City of Anaheim, submitted an application to Grantor for said Grant; and
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WHEREAS, the City received approval for funding by Grantor for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing and able to conform to each of the terms, conditions
and limitations imposed upon any such Grant awarded to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept any such Grant which may be awarded to
the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
1. Approves the actions of the Director of Public Works or designee in filing
of an application for the Sustainable Communities Grant.
2. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby agrees to, and by this
resolution, does accept any such Grant so awarded to the City of Anaheim without further action
of the City Council being required therefore and further agrees to commit $51,824.00, as match to
the requested $400,000.00 in Caltrans Grant funds, for a total of $451,824.00.
3. The City of Anaheim hereby affirms its compliance and agreement to
comply with each and all of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed by the Grantor upon
said Grant, and the City Council hereby ratifies actions taken by and approves actions to be taken
on behalf of the City, by Anaheim Director of Public Works or his/her designee, including but not
limited to, execution of any agreements, assurances, or other documents as may be necessary in
connection with completion of the Project(s) and in furtherance of said Grant.
4. Contingent upon the acceptance of said Grant, the annual budget of the City
of Anaheim is hereby amended by increasing revenue and expenditures in an amount equal to the
amount of the Grant funds awarded.
5. The receipt of the Sustainable Communities Grant Award is exempt from
CEQA under guideline section 15306, which pertains to information gathering purposes leading
to an action that a public agency has not yet approved, adopted or funded.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 9 day of January, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz,
Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Leon
ABSTAIN: None
CITY ANA EIM
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2024-002 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 9th day of January. 2024 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Council Member Leon
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th-day of January, 2024.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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