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Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litten, <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2 023 - 3 9 BY: Marx, Rader, Shachner <br />A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative <br />vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in <br />force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor or her designee to <br />apply for a grant through the Northeast Areawide Coordinating Agency ("NOACA") for <br />the purchase of a new van through the Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with <br />Disabilities Program. <br />WHEREAS, NOACA is a designated recipient of the Enhanced Mobility for <br />Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program for the Cleveland Urbanized Area <br />authorized to make grants to public bodies, private non-profit organizations and other <br />eligible entities; and <br />WHEREAS, the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities <br />Program provides eighty percent (80%) federal funds for capital projects to support <br />alternatives to public transportation projects that assist seniors and individuals with <br />disabilities beyond the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities <br />Program provides funds on a reimbursement basis, requiring the applicant to first expend <br />funds then request reimbursement from NOACA; and <br />WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City <br />of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that <br />this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that <br />it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and <br />to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that applications for <br />this grant program are due September 1, 2023; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: <br />Section 1. The Mayor or designee is hereby authorized to submit an application to <br />NOACA for funds under the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with <br />Disabilities Program. <br />Section 2. The Mayor or designee is hereby authorized to execute an agreement <br />with NOACA if selected for the funds under the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and <br />Individuals with Disabilities program. <br />