264-22 Safe Routes To School.pdf

264-22 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides opportunities for Local Public Agencies (LPA), such as the Township of West Orange, to receive Federal Aid Highway Program (FAHP or federal-aid) funds through New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT); and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange is presently the recipient of federal-aid funds through a project awarded under the Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) for West Orange Safes Route to School Project; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange as an LPA, is responsible for administering federal-aid funded projects in compliance with all federal-aid requirements established by the FHWA; and WHEREAS, the NJDOT, through its Stewardship Agreement with FHWA, is responsible for ensuring that the Township of West Orange is adequately staffed and suitably equipped to undertake federal-aid projects, and ensure that federal requirements are met; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange, as required by the NJDOT, has developed a Policy outlining the required procedures for the Administration of Federally Funded Transportation Projects administered through the NJDOT; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Township of West Orange, County of Essex, State of New Jersey, that the Township of West Orange adopts the policy entitled, “Township of West Orange Procedure for Administration and Inspection of Federal Aid Highway Projects” dated March 2022. I, Karen J. Carnevale, RMC, Municipal Clerk of the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a Regular Meeting of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange held this 25th day of October, 2022. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 25th day of October, 2022. Karen J. Carnevale, RMC, MUNICIPAL CLERK Robert D. Parisi, MAYOR APPROVED: October 25, 2022