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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) applied to The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a grant in the amount of $901,849 for SE Gladstone Street at Cesar Chavez Boulevard on 5/7/2018; and
2. ODOT has notified the City of Portland that it will award a grant for SE Gladstone Street at Cesar Chavez Boulevard to PBOT in the amount of $901,849;
3. The City of Portland wishes to exchange unspent federal funds for state funds, in order to fund installing left turn lanes and upgrading the signal with larger heads and backplates on SE Gladstone Street at Cesar Chavez Boulevard using state funding. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has determined that the City of Portland is eligible for state funds for the work to be performed under the attached agreement (Exhibit A) through the State Funded Local Project (SFLP) Program. The Parties enter into the attached Agreements to exchange these funds, identify the Projects that will be funded with the state funds, and describe the method State will use to reimburse Agency for work performed on the Projects using the state funds, including establishing invoicing requirements and the proportional reimbursement rate; and
4. The SFLP State funds for these for this project totals and are limited to $901,849.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Commissioner-in-Charge is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the City of Portland a grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation for SE Gladstone Street at Cesar Chavez Boulevard in the amount of $901,849.  Any increases to the Grant Amount must be approved by the City Council.
2. The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $901,849 in a form similar to the contract attached as Exhibit A.
3. The Commissioner-in-Charge is authorized to execute amendments, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to the scope of the services or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided the changes do not increase the City’s financial risk.
4. The OMF Grants Office is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required online grant documents on the Commissioner-in-Charge’s behalf.        

Section 2.  The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay would unnecessarily delay the City’s ability to perform the activities authorized by the grant; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.