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CITY OF ELGIN, OREGON RESOLUTION 1396 (2016)

SPECIAL CITY ALLOTMENT GRANT

WHEREAS:  Under the provisions of ORS 366.800 and 366.805, there has been withdrawn from state highway funds appropriated for allocation to the several cities of the State of Oregon and the sum of Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($500,000.00) Dollars; AND

WHEREAS:  In addition there has been withdrawn from monies available to the Department of Transportation from the State Highway Fund the sum of Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($500,000.00) Dollars; AND

WHEREAS:  As provided in ORS 366.805, said sums have been set up in a separate account to be administered by the Oregon Transportation Commission and to be allotted each year by said commission to be spent, within cities of 5,000 or fewer persons, upon streets not part of the state highway system that are inadequate for the capacity they serve, or are in a condition detrimental to safety.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:  The City of Elgin is an incorporated city of the State of Oregon and has a population of less than 5,000 as given by the latest official federal census; AND

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The following streets of said city, North 15th Street, meet the conditions required in ORS 366.805.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:  The members of the City Council, in regular session assembled, do hereby find, declare, and resolve:

1. That the aforementioned named streets of Elgin are inadequate for the capacity they serve or are in a condition detrimental to safety.

2. That said streets of said City are in need of repair, reconstruction, or other major improvement.

3. That said streets are not part of the state highway system, and are under the jurisdiction and control of the City.

4. That the Oregon Transportation Commission hereby is respectfully requested to consider and declare said streets as qualified for reconstruction, repair, or other improvements out of funds allocated and made available by and through the said $1,000,000.00 appropriation of revenues which is to be administered and spent by the Transportation Commission.

5. That the City of Elgin does hereby offer to Transportation Commission and does hereby pledge complete cooperation and assistance to the end, that said City may share and participate in the use and benefit of said special fund and appropriation; and therefore does designate Dan Larman, Public Works Director and John Garlitz of JUB Engineering, City Engineer and Brock Eckstein, City Administrator as the official representatives of the City in all negotiations resulting from this request.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of August 2016.