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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2025-159 Resolution authorizing acceptance of YVCOG Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) award for the Yakima Alley Paving Project 2859RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-159 A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance and execution of a federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) award with Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) for the Yakima Alley Paving Project 2859. WHEREAS, the City is improving the functionality and safety of alleys located in the City of Yakima, and improving the air quality; and WHEREAS, improvements consist of paving alleys between Folsom Ave and Lincoln Ave, and from Pierce Ave to Lewis Ave; and WHEREAS, the City of Yakima was selected to receive $525,000, in federal CMAQ funding from YVCOG; and WHEREAS, the CMAQ award requires the City to provide 13.5% local match for the project; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City of Yakima and its residents to accept and execute the grant award with YVCOG for the Yakima Alley Paving project 2859, and authorize the City Manager to take all necessary steps to execute the grant award, necessary contracts, and administer the funds received from YVCOG; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments CMAQ federal grant award, not to exceed Five Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000.00) as described in the award, and directed to take all necessary steps to secure the funding for the Yakima Alley Paving project 2859. Section 2. The appropriate administrative officials of the City are hereby authorized to receive monies and to expend the same as authorized by the YVCOG award. Section 3. The City Manager, or his designee, shall have responsibility for the administration of said funds and expenditure of said funds received pursuant to the YVCOG award and the budget submitted therewith for the grant. Section 4. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute any and all contracts necessary and not to exceed the budgeted amounts outlined in the award, and enter into any other necessary agreements or documents to accomplish the Yakima Alley Paving project 2859 funded through the YVCOG award. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this resolution is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of the resolution. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21st day of October, 2025. ATTEST: * a SEAL osalinda Ibarra, City Clerk