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Home My WebLink About3581_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 3581 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS SUPPORTING THE SAFER OFF-SYSTEM ROADS PROGRAM AND REQUESTING CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE THE REMAINING FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR THE 1978 FISCAL YEAR AND APPROPRIATE THE FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 1979 FISCAL YEAR WHEREAS , Congress in 1976 established the Safer Off-System Roads (SOS) program and made $200 million per year available to local agencies in fiscal years 1977 and 1978 for projects on local roads which are not on any Federal-aid highway system with special emphasis to be given to projects which improve safety; and WHEREAS, Congress appropriated the full $200 million authorization for 1977 but appropriated only $105 million of the $200 million autho- rized for 1978; and WHEREAS, we have been informed that all SOS funds available nation- ally have been exhausted; and WHEREAS, Congress has not appropriated SOS funds for 1979 despite the fact they continued the program through 1982 under the 1978 Federal- aid Highway Act at a $200 million per year authorized funding level; and WHEREAS, the SOS program has been one of the more successful Federal-aid programs with a minimum of red tape measured by the fact that in over two years all the funds appropriated by Congress have already been obligated; and WHEREAS, there is a continuing need for safety improvements and the SOS program is one of the few Federal programs which provides local government with Federal financial assistance for streets and roads not on any Federal-aid system; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Redlands , that Congress be requested to appropriate the remaining funds authorized for the 1978 fiscal year and appropriate the full authoriza- tion for the 1979 fiscal year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be directed to forward copies of this action to the President of -]'--,he United States, the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees, United States Senators Cranston and Hayakawa, Representative Jerry R. Lewis , and the Secretary of Transportation. ATTEST: Mayor of the City Pf Red iAftat -C i�KWe Fk—' Adopted 5/15/79 May 18, 1979 Enclosed is a copy of Resolution No. 3581, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands supporting the Safer Off-System Roads Program and requesting Congress to appropriate the remaining funds authorized for the 1978 fiscal year and appropriate the full authorization for the 1979 fiscal year, which was unanimously adopted by the City Council of the City of Redlands at its regular meeting held on May 15, 1979. Sincere1w, Peggy A. Moseley City Clerk PAN.I cp Enclosure x County of Sats Bernardino T iAINISPORTAT ON DEPARTMENT PUBUC WORKS AMU SAN bv.XNAQV�o 325 East'Third Strut • San Bernardino,CA 92415 (714) 363-1365 � ' JOHN R.SHON2 Director of Transportatican May 10, 1979 Mr. John Donnelly 7 City Engineer = =� € � City of Redlands �; � Post Office Box 280 .` Redlands, California 92373 z Dear Mr. Donnelly: Enclosed is a letter from Glenn Weaver, Vice Chairman of M.T.E.B. , requesting that all public agencies encourage congress to provide funds for the SOS Grant Program. As you know, funds for the Safer Off System program have run out and no additional projects can be constructed until congress appropriates additional Funds. In addition to Glenn's letter and sample resolution, I have enclosed a resolution adapted by the County Board of Supervisors for the same purpose. Very truly yours, John R. Shone Director of Transportation JPS:ch Enclosures NIETt OPOLiTAN TBANSPUBTATIVI ENGINEERMG 80ABB LYa:N++wN :: fGGLr+hR wt'AV YW �.C[ ENwinYA+. aF,.a+FG v,Cg Ca+afz r F.s CNA AI'%' L PLC1' BUILDING--SUITE 1 000 Rv t. n&'.':G03.•3 60£1 S. CC) 1 1L3ti�°'I'ALTH AV[-'NUE LCIS ANGELES, C.AL[FC)RNIA 90005 Gan»Gf[.J i/»rY 385-1000 5+»rfwMwwOs»O 4Nrr 1 :SF it lil [ PI�F4,"Jf� -... • rw4 EpW"•Yv All rHUR a G n�c,ef May 7, 1979 acs w»i=Yt(5 cov>rrr LtO4G:.w5 4wG wYfttf wE:sGN a,RGfw Rf Y6�ihM oCLS+h rrY,a[R 5w r+C'S riSM a.H i w.::3r4 f[ FEGtON ' CT.CVT,yE COMINRTTec GaE'wrt w.f wvYM; Cww;w MnM uEaaaw»H tl..�wwi.,5.4 wr I.YSGM >awh».rwG ° iSwS -v,p .-rRia.EpW John R. Shone Ora. rJia.,G -Q w«tb C,Tr Ca GAwxw Ri4tA County Engineer [. a.syce,aN w3wK� 825 East Third Street Crr Of Ca,[»Aw 4L ��coaK San Bernardino Ca 92410 OIw ww/[4.G wpwxi / s.ty+Yf4 Lear 1V1re 471Ao .e. O.E'1'A.sCY OrH Etraw, OxSr, r a{fir D. Taw»SH]R'lwrwp» [,tM Csf G'C GwR 44r9 clrY cNctN[Efw SAFER OFF-SYS'zEM (SOS) ROADS cwTr o. &f VC.LY ww.448 .D• yt�Y•.w ar6Y w.Cr pwPf CTf}w. DIST, r[ 0,_ Or T»w»S•a>+rwTID» At the April MTEB meeting , it was decided that the Regional Vice Chairmen should contact their cities to nzr wa:acG>s>..sa.oMfw COtih+r ar 4Ps w»GtLtS w»s .p.aEf enlist support for the SOS program• a>A. •vf4=e rwow+ay Clrw pf 5hN Lw[wf[R;4 Attached is a sample resolution which you may wish o>w ca��r u».r:pev to forward toy our cities in enlisting their. support !r4sC»ir wM �.w: •4[�•c .marcs for this program. The resolution requests Congress 6rry G. Ft Sf GJt+pO to appropriate the remaining SOS funds authorized fo.- Yf,•'iJaw Gpu»*r' the 1978 fiscal year and to appropriate the full SOS authorization for the 1979 fiscal year. [ITv G• w TYtt» vir( .,.w awtSYG» Your cooperation in obtainingsupport support for the SOS pro-- .YY Of aOf w»C.YG[a gram is appreciated. �.a e4.e +wa wwxs :,rr or •w5 oat».. - Sincerely, h.4.r r.of PµErw eG x�M Ij t ��.-ti,..�..,,�� ..-x.✓ N. Glenn Weaver , Cha i rman Executive Committee •r::;,r .S:w:L` CswfCYCt P. ':�5Y f r•-= �, r..h„��Y,-.�:,. JCB :a.pf A Attach . t° ' 5a. c v,s:ahrr /A i w» k.'.'r owa. :nD COa:w.Tr ..t L,w aOwv'+Cr r. -.fi wi•w.-. ,�r �• ..a»r,we* •wwr [7 .re r,• cAa ah, afs •. .0 e;.•c .nw wx w. C. ...v.rY.C. w Lex sort S A M P L E &' L. SOLUTION A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUPPORTING THE SAFER OFF-SYSTEM ROADS PROGRA!4 AND TO APPiRIOPRIATE THE RL�MIAINJING FUNID,", AUTHORIZED FOR THR 1978 FISCAL YEA-R' AND APPROPRIATE THE FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 19'79 FISCAL YEAR WHEREAS, Congress in 1976 established the Safer Off-System Roads ( SOS) program and made $200 million per year available to local agencies in fiscal years 1977 and 1978 for projects on • local roads which are not on any Federal-aid highway system with special emphasis to be given to projects which improve safety; and WHEREAS, Congress appropriated the full $200 million authori- zation for 1977 but appropriated only $105 million of the $200 million authorized for 1978; and WHEREAS, we have been informed that all SOS funds available nationally have been exhausted; and WHEREAS, Congress has not appropriated SOS funds for 1979 despite the fact they continued the program through 1982 under the 1978 Federal-aid Highway Act at a $200 million per year authorized funding level ; and WHEREAS, the SOS program has been one of the more successful Federal-aid programs with a minimum of red tape measured by the fact that in over two years all the funds appropriated by Congress have already been obligated; and -2- WITEREAS, there is a continuing need for safety improvemnents, and the SOS program is one of the few Federal 'programs which provides local governments with Federal financial assistance for streets and roads not on any Federal-aid system: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of that Congress be requested to appropriate the remaining funds authorized for the 1978 fiscal year and appropriate the full authorization for the 1979 fiscal year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDO that the City Clerk be directed to forward copies of this action to the President of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees, United States Senators Cranston and Hayakawa (appropriate Congressmen) and the Secretary of Transportation. INUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPEF )vRS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RE: TRANSP. : GENIL. ; URGE MIGRESS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR SAFER OFF-SYSTEM -ROADS PROGRAM On motion of Supervisor Townsend duly seconded by Supervisor - -Hanimock and carried, the following resolu- tion of the Boar-cf-of Superostirsof the County of San Bernardino, State of California is hereby adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 79-71 WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Act of 1976 authorized a $200 million per year Safer Off-System Roads improvement program for Fiscal Years 1977 and 1978 and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 authorized a similar funding level for Fiscal Years 1979, 80, 81 , and 82; and I-MEREAS, San Bernardino County, which is the largest County In the United States, has been apportioned over $809,000 per year for construction of much needed safety and traffic improvements; and WHEREAS, Congress has, to this date, appropriated a total of only $290 million of the $1 .2 billion six-year authorized program and all of the currently appropriated funds nationwide have been depleted resulting in delay of all SOS projects now ready for construction and placing In limbo the status of all SOS projects currently in the planning, design, and right-of-way phases; and IIIEREAS, San Bernardino County and thousands of Cities and Counties throughout the nation have diligently and successfully constructed many high priority Safer Off- System projects and now require imediate appropriation of additional funds for construction of projects on which they have performed preliminary engineering and acquired rights-of-way in the expectation that the authorized funds would be appropriated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County strongly urges the Congress to meet its commitment to local agencies by appropriating additional SOS funds in accordance with current authorizations; and BE IT FURT14ER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors respectfully requests Senators Cranston and flayakawa and Congressmen Lloyd, Grown, and Lewis to introduce and support legislation to appropriate additional SOS funds that are so greatly needed for safety improvements on Off-System roads. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino, State of California by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS: r-IcElwain , 11'ansberger, Tournsend , Ilan nock, Mayfield NOES: SUPERVISORS: None ABSENT: SUPERVISORS: None (MI) From the desk of LINDA. EMMERSON City Manager's office TO: John Donnelly DATE: May 16, 1974 Secretary of Transportation . .` Brock .Adams Department of Transportation ::4007th Street S.W. - Washington, D.C. 20590 senator Warren Magnuson, Chairman Appropriations Committee for the Senate Room 127 Russell Building Washington, D.C. 20511 Congressman Jamie L. Whitten, Chairman Appropriations Committee for the House 2314 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 pg3 g