HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 85-092 R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to file an application
with the Department of Transportation, United States of America,
and the Texas State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation for a grant under the Urban Mass Transportation Act
of 1964, as amended; and,
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
make grants for mass transportation projects; and,
WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose
certain obligations upon the applicant, including the provision by
it of the local share of project costs; and,
WHEREAS, it is required by the U. S. Department of
Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the applicant give an
assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 and the U. S . Department of Transportation requirements
thereunder; and,
WHEREAS, it. is the goal of the applicant that disadvantaged
and women-owned bu43iness entel...prises are utilized to the fullest
extent possible in connection with this project, and that
definitive procedures shall be established and administered to
ensure that disadvantaged and women-owned businesses shall have the
maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts when
procuring construction contracts, supplies, equipment contracts or
consultant and other services;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute and
file an application on behalf of the City of Beaumont, Texas, with
the U. S . Department of Transportation and the Texas State
Department of Highways and Public Transportation, for capital
assistance funds for the design and construction of an off-street
transfer terminal for the transit system in the amount of $320,000
pursuant to Section 5 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
as amended; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized
to execute and file with such application an assurance or any other
document required by the U. S. Department of Transportation
effectuating the purposes of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 ; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized
to set forth and execute affirmative disadvantaged and women-owned
business policies in connection with the project' s procurement
needs.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
day of _ l/ // .k��� - 1985.
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