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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2014-080 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF TWO METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC) -REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM(ATP) GRANT APPLICATIONS COMMITTING TO LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS AND ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS FOR TWO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL(SRTS)PROJECTS NEAR JAMES MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,AND GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL WHEREAS,the City of San Leandro (hereinafter referred to as "APPLICANT") is submitting two applications to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC) for $801,000 and $341,000 in funding assigned to MTC for programming discretion, which includes federal funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) and federal or state funding administered by the California Transportation Commission(CTC) such as Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding, Transportation Alternatives (TA)/Active Transportation Program(ATP) funding, and Regional Transportation Improvement Program(RTIP) funding (herein collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the Safe Routes to School Project at James Monroe Elementary School and the Safe Routes to School Project at Garfield Elementary School and Lincoln High School (hereinafter referred to as PROJECT) for the MTC Active Transportation Program (hereinafter referred to as PROGRAM); and, WHEREAS,the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act(Public Law 112- 141, July 6, 2012)and any extensions or successor legislation for continued funding (collectively, MAP 21) authorize various federal funding programs including,but not limited to, the Surface Transportation Program (STP) (23 U.S.C. § 133),the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) (23 U.S.C. § 149) and the Transportation Alternatives Program(TA) (23 U.S.C. § 213); and WHEREAS, state statutes, including California Streets and Highways Code §182.6, §182.7, and §2381(a)(1), and California Government Code §14527, provide various funding programs for the programming discretion of the Metropolitan Planning Organization(MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency(RTPA); and WHEREAS,pursuant to MAP-21, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive federal or state funds for a regionally-significant project shall submit an application first with the appropriate MPO, or RTPA, as applicable, for review and inclusion in the federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, MTC is the MPO and RTPA for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay, region; and WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy(MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised)that sets out procedures governing the application and use of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and