HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 029-1999RESOLUTION NO. 29-1999
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
APPROVING FIRST BURLINGAME AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY
OF REDWOOD CITY, CITIES OF MENLO PARK, BURLINGAME, AND SAN MATEO,
AND THE PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD REGARDING
RESPONSIBILITIES INHERENT WITH A PROJECT TO DESIGN AND INSTALL
RUBBERIZED GRADE CROSSINGS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE
CALTRAIN COMMUTER RAILROAD TRACKS WITHIN SAN MATEO COUNTY
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1996, in Resolution No. 43-96, the City Council approved funding of
improvements to railroad crossings in the City under the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act (ISTEA) that were managed by the City of Redwood City, and the Agreement
regarding that funding was executed on January 17, 1997 ("Agreement'); and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame has contributed approximately $96,000 to the project,
which affects four railroad crossings in Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, in order to complete the crossing project in Burlingame, and an additional
$300,000 is required, and the monies will come from a TEA -21 grant in the amount of $150,000,
and the matching $150,000 from the City of Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, the improvement of these 4 crossings will greatly enhance traffic safety and
convenience for the citizens of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1, The Mayor is authorized and requested to execute the First Burlingame Amendment to
the Agreement as contained in Exhibit A hereto.
2. The Clerk is directed to attest to the signature of the Mayor.
MAYOR
I, JUDTTH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City ofBurlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1-g t h day of APRIL
1999, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCH MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
GALLIGAN, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
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