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RESOLUTION NO. 9377
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
• OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING THE ORANGE COUNTY
SAFER OFF - SYSTEM ROADS PROGRAM AND THE METHOD
OF DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 219 of Title 23,
United States Code (Safer Off - System Roads), and Section 2520
et seq., Chapter 12, of the California Streets and Highway
Code, certain Federal funds will become available to Orange
County for expenditure for safety improvements on roads not
on a Federal system within the County and the cities; and
WHEREAS, Section 2530, Chapter 12, of the Streets
and Highways Code specifies that the funds are to be
apportioned to the County and County shall enter into agreement
with the cities in the County concerning the distribution of
the funds among the cities and the County, said agreement to
be placed on file with the California Department of Transporta-
tion (Caltrans);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach hereby agrees as follows:
1. That any Federal funds that may become available
to Orange County for the Safer Off - System Roads Program
as described in Section 219 of Title 23, United States
Code shall be distributed among the cities and the
County based on the allocation formula of a base amount
of $2,500 to each eligible agency, the remaining funds
allocated on the ratio of the population of each agency
to the total County population.
• 2. That eligibility for participation shall be
based on the agreement of the distribution of the funds
described herein.
3. The population figures to be used shall be those
based on the most recent County -wide census or as may be
determined by the Board of Supervisors.
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4. If any of the local agencies decide not to
participate in this program for any of the following
reasons, agency and its population shall automatically
be excluded from the computations for distribution:
a. Failure to agree on distribution of funds;
b. Failure to claim funds in time specified;
C. Failure to submit plans, specifications
and estimate of costs to the California Department
of Transporation by September 15 of the Federal
Fiscal Year in which the funds expire.
5. By mutual agreement and with the approval of the
California Department of Transportation, the apportion-
ment formula of Safer Off - System Road Funds may be changed
to any other formula.
6. Each agency shall be responsible for the compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act or the
National Environmental Policy Act, whichever is applicable.
7. Each agency shall act independently in processing
projects under the Safer Off - System Roads Program and in
applying for reimbursement of Federal funds.
8. Each agency shall inform the Technical Staff of the
County's Arterial Highway Financing Program (AHFP) of the
status and progress of their projects on a semi - annual
basis or as may be required to insure progress of the Safer
Off - System Roads Program in Orange County.
ADOPTED this 12th day of
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ATTEST:
June , 1978.
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JUN 15 1978
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