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Resolution No. 47 of 2013
Authorizing the Approval of a
Program and Funding Interlocal Cooperation Agreement
For Wasatch Summit Phase I
WHEREAS, Title 11, Chapter 13, Utah Code Ann., 1953, allows public entities to enter into cooperative agreements to provide joint undertakings and services; and
WHEREAS, Utah Department of Transportation (“UDOT”), Utah Transit Authority (“UTA”), Salt Lake City (“SLC”), Sandy City (“Sandy”), Cottonwood Heights (“Cottonwood Heights”), Town of Alta (“Alta”), Park City Municipal Corporation (“Park City”), Salt Lake County (“Salt Lake County”), Summit County (“Summit County”) and Wasatch County (“Wasatch County”) are all public entities that desire to enter into such a cooperative agreement; and
WHEREAS, UDOT is a Utah state agency with the general responsibility for planning, research, design, construction, maintenance, security, and safety of state transportation systems, and implementing the transportation policies of the state; and
WHEREAS, UTA is a public transit district organized pursuant to Utah law, and provides transit services in and around the Wasatch Front; and
WHEREAS, SLC, Sandy, Cottonwood Heights, Alta and Park City are Utah municipal corporations, and have various responsibilities and legal authorities related to land use, transportation, watershed and water resources, economic, and environmental issues; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake County, Summit County and Wasatch Counties are Utah counties, and have various responsibilities and legal authorities relating to land use, economic, health, and environmental issues; and
WHEREAS, increasing uses of the Wasatch Mountains, population growth, vehicular traffic, economic and development pressures, and potential climate change impacts are combining in a way that is increasingly difficult to manage and that threatens the economy, water resources, environment, and quality of life for more than a million residents and visitors to the region; and
WHEREAS, transportation issues associated with recreational access in the Wasatch Mountains are among the more noticeable problems, and solving transportation problems as they relate to land use and watershed protection is a high priority for the Parties, largely due to safety, quality of life, and environmental concerns; and
WHEREAS, previous studies have been conducted that support this work, including the recent Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow and the Mountain Transportation Studies; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to build upon previous and certain ongoing efforts and conduct a comprehensive regional, long-term review of various transportation solutions in the central Wasatch Mountains that recognizes and incorporates the interdependent transportation, land use, recreation, wilderness, watershed and economic issues and opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City has particular interest in the process because of its water resources, wildlife and other natural resource values related to the Central Wasatch Mountains and would benefit from a robust regional planning and decision-making process concerning various potential transportation solutions; and
WHEREAS, the attached agreement has been prepared to accomplish said purposes;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follows:
1. It does hereby approve the execution and delivery of the following:
Program and Funding Agreement –
Wasatch Summit Phase I.
2. The effective date of the agreement shall be the date it is signed by all parties to the agreement.
3. Ralph E. Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, or his designee, is hereby authorized to approve said agreement on behalf of Salt Lake City Corporation, subject to such minor changes which do not materially affect the rights and obligations of the City thereunder and as shall be approved by the Mayor, his execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of such approval.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 1st day of October, 2013.