157-25 Resolution-Adopt Procedures - Administration and Inspection of Federal Aid Highway Projects.pdf

157-25 June 24, 2025 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 West Orange Township, 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 NJDOT Safe Routes to Schools Program (SRTS) for West Orange Township’s Gregory Avenue and Lowell Avenue Safe Routes to School project – 2024 SRTS; 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 April 2024. 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 Council of the Township of West Orange held this 24th day of June, 2025. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 24th day of June, 2025. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Joe Krakoviak Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: June 24, 2025