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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) applied to ODOT for a grant in the amount of $568,887.66 and
    
2. ODOT has notified the City of Portland that it will award a grant for the West Burnside and St. Clair Pedestrian Safety project to PBOT in the amount of $568,887.66;
    
3. PBOT will match these grant dollars with $414,112.34 in local funds;
    
4. The project number for this is T01099.  The grant number is TR000345.

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 the West Burnside and St. Clair Pedestrian Safety project in the amount of $568,887.66.
2. The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $568,887.66 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.