RES NO 06-06-1978 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION 6 --6 1978
BF, IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
1., That, the Mayor is hereby authorized'and directed to execute
an agreement of Understanding between the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas nad'the'Arkansas Highway and Transportation
Department, and the City Clerk is authorized and directed to
attest the same and-to 'impress the seal of the City of.
Van Buren, Arkansas, thereto.
2. That a:cupy of said agreement of Understanding between the
City`of Van Buren; Arkansas and the Arkansas Highway and
Ti iisportation Department is attached hereto and made a part
hereof:
Passed and approved this 19th day of June, 1978.
f• OR
ATTESTED:
City Clerk
AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VAN RUREN ARKANSAS
AND
THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND
x TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
In Cooperation with the
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
RELATIVE TO
The improvement and maintenance of Urban Arterial and Collector
Routes on the Federal Aid Urban System.
WHEREAS, the 1973 Federal Aid Highway Act provides 70o Federal
Aid funds to be matched with 30% local funds for improvements
to facilities on the Federal`Aid Urban System, and
WHEREAS, the City has expressed its desire to participate in
the Federal Aid Urban System Program,
IT IS HEREBY AGREED that the City of Van Buren and the
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, in cooperation
with the Federal Highway Administration, will participate in a
cooperative program for implementation, and
HEREBY, accept the responsibilities and assigned duties as
described hereafter.
THE CITY WILL:
1. Be responsible for the maintenance and operation of all
improvements on that portion of the Federal Aid Urban
System not on the Arkansas Highway System and all traffic
signals on the Arkansas Highway System.
2. Be responsible for 30% of the total project cost, which will
include construction engineering services, appraisal and
acquisition of right -of -way, relocation services (when
required), and adjustment of all man -made improvements,
including utilities, for urban system projects not on the
Arkansas Highway System.
3. Be responsible for any and all expenditures,which may
declared non participating, including right -of -way and
utilities as discussed in Item 2 above, where sufficient
federal aid funds are not available to the City. This is
to be a joint agreement developed between the Department
and the City after preliminary project investigations have
been completed and the magnitude of the project determined'.
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4. Submit a letter to the Right -of -Way Division of the Arkansas
Highway and Transportation Department stipulating the services
relative to right -of -way acquisition, appraisal, relocation
and utilities that the City will assume or request that the
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department handle some or
all of these services.
5. Submit to the Department the local matching share of the final
estimated cost before the project is advertised for construc-
tion letting.
6. Transmit to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
a copy of a resolution from the City Council or Board of
Directors which authorizes the Mayor or City Manager to execute
contracts with-the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Depart-
ment for projects on city streets. This resolution must be
received by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
prior to advertising for construction'letting.
7. Make no alterations to the improvements constructed under
the Urban System Program without first consulting with the
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.
8. Maintain or adopt regulations and ordinances as necessary
for proper operation of the improvements.
9 Be responsible for the necessary enforcement of operations
as required by improvements on the Arkansas State Highway
System and the Urban System.
10. Hereby attest that the employment policies and practices
with regard to its employees, any part of .whose compensation
is reimbursed from federal funds, will be. without regard to
race, color, creed, or national origin.
THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WILL:
1. Be responsible for administering Federal Aid Urban System funds
and for supervision of improvement projects funded through
the Federal Aid Urban System Program.
2. Provide technical assistance to the City upon request for
continuing the Federal Aid Urban System Program.
3. Provide technical assistance upon request for developing
the necessary plans and specifications for all Federal Aid
Urban projects.
4. Provide a continuing traffic engineering function for those
urban areas where a continuing transportation planning pro-
cess is not established.
5. When requested, provide the necessary services relative to
right -of -way acquisition, appraisal, relocation, and utility
adjustments and will be reimbursed for costs involved in
performing these services.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED that should the City fail to fulfill its
responsibilities and assigned duties as related in the Agreement,
such failure will disqualify the City from future participation
in the Federal Aid Urban System Program.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties thereto have executed this
Agreement this day of 19
ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND CITY OF
`i'RANSP02TATI0.1 DEPARTMENT
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Director of Highways Mayor /C•
and Transportation