19960123 r-96-4RESOLUTION NO. R-96-4
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AN URBAN SYSTEM HIGHWAY
PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RELOCATED UNIVERSITY DRIVE
WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Department of
Transportation construction allocation procedures, it is necessary
that a request by Council resolution be made in order that the
Department program an urban highway project in the City of Fairfax;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Fairfax, Virginia, requests the Virginia Department of
Transportation to establish an urban system highway project for the
construction of a relocated University Drive between Armstrong
Street and Pohick Lane at George Mason University, a distance of
approximately 0.5 miles, and as described in the Point Paper, dated
January 19, 1996; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, hereby agrees to pay its share (derived from
Surface Transportation Program funding allocation) of the total
cost for preliminary engineering, right of way and construction of
this project in accordance with Section 33.1-44 of the Code of
Virqinia, and that, if the City of Fairfax subsequently elects to
cancel this project, the City of Fairfax hereby agrees to reimburse
the Virginia Department of Transportation for the total amount of
the costs expended by the Department through the date the
Department is notified of such cancellation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, designates the City Manager as a duly authorized
officer to execute an agreement between the Virginia Department of
Transportation and the City of Fairfax for development and
administration of the University Drive Relocation Project.
Adopted this 23rd day of January, 1996.
Mayor
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