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Resolution No. 05-45 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON RESOLUTION NO. 05- 4,46- A (5A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDING FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND THE WASHINGTON SQUARE REGIONAL CENTER TRAIL PROJECTS. WHEREAS, City Council by Resolution No. 05-23 approved use of$250,671 MSTIP 3 (Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program)Bike/Ped funds for the Tualatin River Pedestrian/Bike Bridge Project,which will install a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the Tualatin River; and WHEREAS, the City has obtained$430,020 in federal MTIP (Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program) funds for the Washington Square Regional Center Trail Project; and WHEREAS,the Washington Square Trail Project requires a pre-design plamling phase,which could be funded through a redistribution of MTIP funds available to the project; and WHEREAS, to eliminate the need to redistribute the MTIP allocations and to reduce costs by following local contracting procedures, ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation), Metro and Washington County staff support replacement of MTIP funding on the trail project with the MSTIP funding from the pedestrian bridge project and the application of an equivalent amount of MTIP funding from that trail project to the pedestrian bridge project; and WHEREAS, Washington County's Coordinating Committee has approved the use the City's allocation of the MSTIP 3 Bike/Ped funds for the pedestrian bridge project; and WHEREAS, the County's Coordinating Committee has also approved the proposed substitution of funds contingent upon City Council approval and subsequent action by both Metro and ODOT to approve and execute the transfers; and WHEREAS, if the transfer of funds does not occur for whatever reason,the status quo would be maintained. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: SECTION 1: Council authorizes the City of Tigard's allocation of$250,671 in MSTIP 3 Bike/Ped funding approved for the Tualatin River Ped/Bike Bridge Project to be applied to the Washington Square Regional Center Trail Project. SECTION 2: Council further approves the application of an equivalent amount in MTIP funding from the trail project to replace the MSTIP funding on the pedestrian bridge project. SECTION 3: Council authorizes City staff to pursue approval from ODOT and Metro for the substitution of fiends. RESOLUTION NO.--05-jI 5 Page 1 SECTION 4: Council authorizes the City Manager to execute any documents necessary in the process. SECTION 5: In the event that the transfer of funds does not occur for whatever reason, the status quo shall be maintained. SECTION 6: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage. PASSED: This day of ` 2005. Mayor-tity of Tigard ATTEST: City Recorder- City of Tigard I:lengigusVeso1ulions562&05 rssolulionta authorize substitution of funding for two bike-ped projects res.doo RESOLUTION NO.—05 LIS Page 2