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<br />October 11. 2011 <br /> <br />Next Steps Following Council Action: <br />. Submit the completed Standard Project Administration Agreement to VDOT for <br />execution. <br /> <br />Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />11-415(a): <br /> <br />"ORDINANCE ACCEPTING $120,000 IN FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION <br />FUNDS FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND <br />APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2011-12 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS <br />FUND FOR A NEW URBAN SYSTEM HIGHWAY PROJECT TO PROVIDE CITYWIDE <br />SIGNAL TIMING OF THE CITY'S TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM." <br /> <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following <br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />11 -415( b) : <br /> <br />"RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) TO ESTABLISH AN URBAN SYSTEM HIGHWAY <br />PROJECT TO PROVIDE CITYWIDE SIGNAL TIMING OF THE CITY'S TRAFFIC <br />SIGNAL SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN <br />AGREEMENT WITH VDOT FOR THE PROJECT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration's Congestion Mitigation and Air <br />Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) is intended to support surface transportation <br />projects and other related efforts that contribute air quality improvements and provide <br />congestion relief; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CMAQ funds have been made available to the City for such projects <br />by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Department of Transportation <br />construction allocation procedures, it is necessary that a request by council resolution <br />be made in order that the Department program Urban Highway projects in the City of <br />Portsmouth. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish an <br />urban system highway project to provide citywide signal timing of the City's traffic signal <br />system. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his designee is <br />authorized to execute an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation and <br />such other documents as may be required to fulfill the purposes of this resolution." <br /> <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- New Business - <br /> <br />11 - 416 - Boards and Commissions <br /> <br />There were no appointments. <br />