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RESOLUTION NO. R21-523
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW
TEXAS SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A GRANT
APPLICATION FOR FUNDS WITH THE REBUILDING AMERICAN
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY (RAISE)
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PROGRAM FOR THE MESA DRIVE
EXTENSION PROJECT; DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL
AND AUTHORIZING SUCH OFFICIAL TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY; AND PLEDGING COMPLIANCE TO THE AWARDED
GRANTS PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, up to $1 Billion was made available for obligation through the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 for the United States Department of
Transportation's Office of the Secretary of Transportation to make grants on a competitive
basis for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure projects that will have
a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region; and
WHEREAS, the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
(RAISE) Discretionary Grants program was made available under the December 27, 2020
Federal Register; and
WHEREAS, projects eligible for funding under this program include highway or bridge
and public transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, transportation agencies, cities, and counties can submit projects
directly to the Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Mesa Drive Extension Project is eligible for funding under the
RAISE program and is included in the City of Plainview Comprehensive Plan and Capital
Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest of the citizens of Plainview that the City apply in conjunction with Hale County
for RAISE Funds to be used for a capital investment in surface transportation
infrastructure for the Mesa Drive Extension project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees that if funded and in the event of loss or
misuse of the RAISE Funds, the City Council assures that the Funds will be returned to
the Department of Transportation in full; and
WHEREAS, the City Council designates City Manager Jeffrey Snyder as the
grantee's authorized official. The authorized official is given the power to apply for, reject,
alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the City, applicant agency.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas that:
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The City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas hereby supports and authorizes
the City's submittal of a joint City of Plainview/Hale County application to the Office of the
Secretary of Transportation for funds under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grants program for the Mesa Drive
Extension Project.
This Resolution's public purpose is to submit a grant application to the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation for the Department of Transportation for the City's Mesa
Drive Extension project.
The City Council hereby designates City Manager Jeffrey Snyder as the grantee's
authorized official to act in behalf of the City. Jeffrey Snyder is authorized to execute on
behalf of the City of Plainview all necessary documents to apply for, accept, reject, alter
or terminate the grant on behalf of the City, applicant agency, for the capital investment
in Mesa Drive in the City of Plainview, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22"d day of June, 2021.
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Belinda Hino' sa City Secretary
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