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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. Portland Bureau of Transportation applied to Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a grant in the amount of $1,882,112.80 for installing sidewalks and crossing improvements on 7/28/2022; and
    
2. Oregon Department of Transportation has notified the City of Portland that it will award a grant for the installing of sidewalks and crossing improvements on SE 174^th Ave between SE Kelly and SE Francis to Portland Bureau of Transportation in the amount of $1,882,112.80;
    
3. The SE 174^th Ave project will address the lack of sidewalks and crossings along SE 174^th, SE Kelly – Francis. Due to lack of sidewalks, students living a 5-minute walk from school are provided hazard busing service. SE 174^th is a key connection for three schools in the Centennial School District: Powell Butte Elementary, Centennial Middle, and Centennial High.
    
4. The purpose of the SRTS Infrastructure Program is to allow ODOT to distribute funds deposited into the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) fund in accordance with OAR 737-025. These funds are intended to build infrastructure projects that address the needs of students that walk and bicycle to school considering the unique perspectives and behavior of children. The fund receives $10 million state highway dollars annually increasing to $15 million annually this year.
    
5. ODOT’s Safe Routes to School programs are focused on providing grants to make it safer for Oregon’s children to walk or bike to school, providing opportunity and encouragement
    
6. The Bureau's level of confidence in the cost estimates for this project is low as project development is complete, yet survey and design have not begun.
    
7. The project number for this ordinance is T01244.  The grant number is TR000347.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. That 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 installing of sidewalks and crossing improvements on SE 174^th Ave between SE Kelly and SE Francis in the amount of $1,882,112.80. Any increases in the Grant Amount must be approved by the City Council.
2. The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $1,882,112.80 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.