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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. In June 2019 the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) applied for federal aid Regional Flexible Funds administered by Metro regional government (Metro) for a grant in the amount of $4,456,000 for the N Willamette Blvd Active Transportation Corridor project on 6/21/2019; and
    
2. In March 2020, Metro notified PBOT that it will award a grant for the N Willamette Blvd Active Transportation Corridor project to PBOT in the amount of $4,456,000;
    
3. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), acting as the disbursement agency for the grant, prepared the final grant agreement in January 2022; and
    
4. The Portland Bureau of Transportation will over match the grant with an additional $1,641,000 from the Transportation System Development Charge fund.
    
5. The project number is T01036.  The grant number is TR000335.

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 ODOT for the N Willamette Blvd Active Transportation Corridor project in the amount of $4,456,000. 
    
2. The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $4,456,000 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 total project cost by twenty percent (20%) or greater. 
    
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.