Res 1907 1/4/1977r
RESOLUTION NO. /p7
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERFOR-
MANCE OF A TECHNICAL TRANSIT STUDY WHICH HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINIS-
TRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORT-
ATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED.
WHEREAS, on May 18, 1976, the Board of Aldermen authorized the filing of an
application for a Technical Transit Study Grant with the Urban Mass Transportation Admin-
istration; and,
WHEREAS, on September 1, 1976, the city received official notification from the
Urban Mass Transportation Administration that the application for the Technical. Transit
Study Grant had been approved; and,
WHEREAS, this Technical Transit Study Grant (Project TX-09-0046) will provide
the City with $20,000.00 in Section 9 Urban Mass Transportation Administration funds; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita. Falls will provide $5,000.00 in contributed in-kind
services br.ing.ing the total project cost to $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the completion of this project will enable the City to identify the trans-
portation needs of its elderly and handicapped citizens and develop programs to meet those
needs in accordance with regulations established by the Department of Transportation, Urban
Mass Transportat.ion Administration; and,
WHEREAS, this project will further identify programs to be implemented under the
Transit Development Program for the Wichita Falls Urbanized Area.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute for the City of Wichita Falls a
contract with the Department of Transportation, United States of America, to perform an
Urban Mass Transportat.ion Technical Transit Study with Federal Government financial assis-
tance to the City of Wichita Falls in the form of a. technical study grant, under Section 9
of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of January , 1977.
C M;
A Y O R
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK