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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2023 —102 By: Mayor Jones A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR UP TO $1,570,000.00 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION (OPWQ IN GRANT FUNDING FOR THE CLAGUE ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, this Council has previously authorized participation in the Clague Road Resurfacing Project, which was initiated in partnership with Cuyahoga County (Res. No. 2020- 83), as well as other improvements of Clague Road (Res. No. 2023-6 and 2023-81); and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Director of Public Service have been invited by State and County partners to take the lead role on the grant funding applications to be submitted to the Ohio Public Works Commissions (OPWC) and to timely file application for up to $1,570,000.00 in financial assistance available from the State of Ohio; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to ratify and retroactively authorize the Mayor to make, sign and file grant funding applications and related forms, with the OPWC, to qualify for financial assistance on the Clague Road Resurfacing Project in the amount of up to $1,570,000.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTYOF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO. SECTION 1: That the Mayor be and she is hereby retroactively authorized to make, sign and file grant funding application forms and other related commitments, through the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), to request financial assistance up to One Million, Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars ($1,570,000.00), from the State of Ohio, by and through OPWC, in reference to the Clague Road Resurfacing Project. Further, as may be necessary to effectuate any such grant application procedure through the OPWC, the Mayor and her designees are hereby authorized to execute any documents required by the OPWC to fulfill the grant requirements. SECTION 2: That the Council of the City of North Olmsted, in order to meet OPWC deadlines, hereby ratifies and retroactively authorizes and approves any and all grant application forms signed and delivered by the Administration in anticipation of this Resolution. SECTION 3: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Resolution go into effect immediately to ratify the grant application already filed to meet OPWC requirements; and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: St 6-tFirst Reading: Second Reading. �rrSpcnCLiCj Third Reading: Committee: - tta ne-e,