Res 2018-122/approving an Advance Funding Agreement with the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation (CSI No. 0914-33-077), for the Downtown Accessible Traffic Signal Pedestrian Improvement Project, with an estimated cost of

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_ sa T x T: Federal Highway Administration: CSJ# 0914-33-077 CFDA No. 20.205 District# 14-Austin CFDA Title Highway Planning and Construction Code Chart 64# 37950-City of San Marcos San Marcos—Downtown Project Name Accessible Pedestrian Traffic AFA Not Used For Research 8 Development Signal Improvements STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TRAVIS § ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET-ASIDE (TASA) PROGRAM PROJECT State-Selected On-System This Advance Funding Agreement for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program Project("Agreement") is made between the State of Texas (State), acting through the Texas Department of Transportation, and the City of San Marcos (Local Government), acting through its duly authorized officials. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, federal law establishes federally funded programs for transportation improvements to implement its public purposes, and WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Section 201.103 establishes that the State shall design, construct and operate a system of highways in cooperation with local governments, and Section 222.052 authorizes the Texas Transportation Commission to accept contributions from political subdivisions for development and construction of public roads and the state highway system within the political subdivision, and WHEREAS, Federal law, 23 USC §134 and 49 USC §5303, requires that State and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) develop transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of Texas, and WHEREAS, Federal and state laws require local governments to meet certain contract standards relating to the management and administration of State and federal funds, and WHEREAS, the rules and procedures for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TASA) are established in 23 USC §133(h), and 43 Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 11, Subchapter G, §§11.400— 11.418, and WHEREAS, the Local Government prepared and submitted to the State or Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) a project nomination package for TASA funding consideration, which is briefly described as San Marcos— Downtown Accessible Pedestrian Traffic Signal Improvements (Project), and WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Commission (Commission) passed Minute Order Number 115076 (MO) dated October 26, 2017 awarding funding for TASA projects in the 2017 TASA Program Call of the State, including Project, and Page 1 of 18 AFA-AFA_TASA_LF Rev 03/16/18