Resolution No. 05-45 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
RESOLUTION NO. 05- 4,46-
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(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.
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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
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