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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. Nonprofit community group SW Trails, Inc. applied to State of Oregon for a grant in the amount of $789,000 for improvements to SW Taylors Ferry Road and SW 17th Avenue in 2021; and
    
2. State of Oregon has notified the City of Portland that it will award a grant for the SW Taylors Ferry Road and SW 17th Avenue improvements to Bureau of Transportation in the amount of $789,000;
    
3. The project number for this is T01213.  The grant number is TR000347.

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 State of Oregon for the SW Taylors Ferry Road and SW 17th Avenue improvements in the amount of $789,000.
    
2. The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $789,000 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 FY 2022 / 2023 budget is hereby amended as follows:
   
   GRANTS FUND
   Fund: 217
   Business Area – TR00
   Bureau Program Expenses – 220,000
    
5. 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 meet the grant deadline; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.