2024R-16 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT), MUNICIPAL BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR THE PARK DRIVE BRIDGE.
WHEREAS, the Municipal Bridge Program provides Federal funds to municipal corporations for roadway bridge replacement or bridge rehabilitation projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vermilion is planning to make improvements to the Park Drive Bridge over the Vermilion River; and
WHEREAS, the infrastructure improvement herein above described is a priority need for the community and is a qualified project under the Ohio Department of Transportation Municipal Bridge Program,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Vermilion, Counties of Erie and Lorain, State of Ohio:
SECTION 1: That the Mayor of the City of Vermilion, Ohio is hereby authorized and directed to file an application for grant assistance from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Municipal Bridge Program for the Park Drive Bridge over the Vermilion River.
SECTION 2: That if the Grant is awarded to the city, the mayor is authorized to accept the grant and complete all documentation necessary for the implementation and administration of the grant.
THAT, this City of Vermilion hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board; and that all deliberations of this Board and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were taken in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
WHEREFORE, this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare for the further reason that the City needs to apply and pursue all grants available; wherefore this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately after its passage and approval by the mayor.