134-25 Authorizing Submission-Application to NJ DOT Alternatives Set Aside Program 2025.pdf

134-25 May 6, 2025 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S: TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET-ASIDE PROGRAM 2025 FOR THE PLEASANTDALE STREETSCAPE PROJECT WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange, Essex County, State of New Jersey, desires to apply to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for funding under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000; and WHEREAS, the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program provides federal funds for community based “non-traditional” surface transportation projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the nation’s intermodal system; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange has designed the Pleasantdale Streetscape Project to meet all criteria necessary to receive funding under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, and to maximize accessibility of multiple modes of surface transportation within this project area in West Orange; and WHEREAS, the Pleasantdale Streetscape Project will encourage alternative modes of transportation, enhance travel, improve open space and smart growth, and positively impact the quality of life for the Township's residents; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange is applying for funding for a project directly related to surface transportation to improve and encourage pedestrian and safety for alternative modes of transportation for West Orange residents; and WHEREAS, this primary activity involves land that is owned by the County of Essex, and the Township of West Orange hereby commits to maintain the Project Area once developed; and WHEREAS, following the completion of the proposed project, the Township of West Orange certifies that it will be responsible for the continual maintenance for the useful life of the project after the construction is completed through its Department of Public Works; and WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange will assign Zayibeth Carballo, Municipal Engineer, to serve as the Township’s full-time employee designated as the “responsible charge” for this project; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Township of West Orange, hereby authorize the submission of a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program grant application identified as “TA-2025-Pleasantdale Streetscape

e Mayor and Council of the Township of West Orange, hereby authorize the submission of a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program grant application identified as “TA-2025-Pleasantdale Streetscape Project-00049” to the New Jersey Department of Transportation: Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Pleasantdale Streetscape Project; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor, Administrator, and Clerk are hereby authorized to sign the grant agreement on behalf of the Township of West Orange and that their signatures constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions of the grant agreement and approve the execution of the grant agreement. Certified as a true copy of the Resolution adopted by the Township Council On this 6th day of May, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Joseph Krakoviak Municipal Clerk Council President