Resolution 244-2010
RESOLUTION NO.
244- 2010
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING APPROVAL TO
APPLY FOR GRANTS TO FUND BRIDGE REPAIR AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACT AS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE ON GRANT FORMS.
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure
Investments Under the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for 2010 (FY 2010 Appropriations Act) has authorized the
use of federal dollars to, inter alia, support surface transportation and transportation
infrastnlcture throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys is a chain of islands at the southernmost tip of the
state of Florida and comprises one hundred and twenty miles of linear county, connected
together and to the Florida mainland by a series of 42 bridges; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the roads and bridges for which the State of Florida is
responsible in the Florida Keys, the government of unincorporated Monroe County is
responsible for maintaining approximately 400 miles of roadways and 26 public bridges;
and
WHEREAS, 23 of the 26 public bridges in unincorporated Monroe County were
constructed in the 1960' s or earlier and are in need of repair and rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the roads and bridges of the Florida Keys are traveled by tourists as
well as the approximate 79,000 residents of the Keys; and
WHEREAS, as a community comprised of a number of islands it is understood
that the bridges that form part of the road system are vital to the community's well being;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners on May 20, 2009 imposed an
additional Motor Fuel Gas Tax to increase funding for road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners on August 19, 2009 approved
Resolution 241-2009 indicating strong support for bridge repair and rehabilitation
projects as part of the 2009 TIGER Discretionary Grant application; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MOJSROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
1. Staff is authorized to apply for the TIGER II Discretionary Grant, and is also
authorized to apply in the future for any other grant to fund repair and
rehabilitation of bridges that are part of the Monroe County road system and for
which the Office of Management and Budget has identified matching funds.
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2. The Mayor is authorized to act as authorized representative on grant documents.
PIASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 18th day of August, 2010.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers Yes
Commisioner Kim Wigington Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
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