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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION N0.2011 - 82 <br />By: Mayor Kennedy <br />A RESOL UTION A UTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND <br />DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE OHIO <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MUNICIPAL LOAD RATING <br />PROGRAM FUNDING; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO <br />ACCEPT FUNDING IF AWARDED AND TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS IF <br />NECESSARY, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) seeks the <br />involvement of Local Public Agencies (LPA), such as the City of North Olmsted, to participate <br />in their Municipal Load Rating Program, which is a state funded program to conduct inspection <br />of bridges owned by local government entities; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted qualifies as an LPA under the ODOT Municipal <br />Load Rating Program and the City has five (5) bridges that may further qualify for state funding <br />of bridge inspection costs at the rate of 100% without local matching requirement; and <br />WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to authorize the Director of <br />Planning and Development to make application for said program funding, and to authorize the <br />Mayor to accept the funding if awarded and execute any necessary contract documents. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That this Council does hereby authorize the Director of Planning and <br />Development to prepare, sign and submit an application to the Director of the Ohio Department <br />of Transportation (ODOT) for the Municipal Load Rating Program on behalf of the City of <br />North Olmsted in order to participate in state funding for inspection of bridges in the City of <br />North Olmsted, as a Local Public Agency (LPA); does further authorize the Project Description <br />of the Bridge Inspection Program Services, including but not limited to, bridge load rating <br />calculations, assessments, bridge inspections and fracture critical plan development; and does <br />authorize the Mayor to accept any such state funding that may be granted by ODOT and to <br />execute a contract and any and all other necessary papers, if a grant is awarded. <br />SECTION 2: Consent Statement: That this Council acknowledges said Municipal <br />Load Rating Program, being in the public interest, and does hereby grant consent to the Director <br />of ODOT, upon such application forms initiated by the Director of Planning and Development, <br />to complete the Projects so described. <br />SECTION 3: Cooperation Statement: That the City of North Olmsted, as LPA, is <br />hereby authorized to and shall cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the Project so <br />described based upon the following conditions: <br />The State of Ohio shall assume and bear 100% of all of the cost for Bridge <br />Inspection Program Services requested by the City of North Olmsted and as agreed <br />