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RESOLUTION NO. 4421
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
AN ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATION OF
1973 HIGHWAY ACT FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 extended
the permissable usage of Federal Aid Urban Systems (FAUS) funds
beyond simply street and highway projects and now allows for the
purchase of buses; the construction, reconstruction and improve-
ment of fixed rail facilities, including rolling stock for fixed
rail; and the construction of exclusive or preferential bus, truck
and emergency vehicle routes or lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 provides that
responsible local officials of an urbanized area can determine
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whether a percentage of FAUS-funds in their area should be expended
on nonhighway, public mass transit or on streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation, in
its guidelines on the local involvement required to determine the
appropriate procedures for expenditure of FAUS funds clearly calls
for a cooperative process involving cities, the county, the state,
and transit agencies; and
WHEREAS, there is a great deal of confusion as to the
meaning and interpretation of the proposed Urban Systems Procedures
distributed to cities in the Los Angeles County Division of the
League; and
WHEREAS, the cities in, Los Angeles County should immediately
take initiative along with the County to establish acceptable
procedures to protect the flow of funds amounting to approximately
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$22 million prior to June 30, 1974, into Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the League of
California Cities has taken a strong position in support of the
direct involvement of cities in the process,of apportioning
FA US funds, rather than simply having cities consulted in the
process, thereby giving cities more control over how those funds
will be spent in their own communities as well as in their region;
and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of
California has proposed a joint committee comprised of nine
representatives (three each) appointed by the Division (one from
Long Beach and two from cities other than Los Angeles and Long
Beach), the City of Los Angeles, and the County of Los Angeles,
thereby assuring .that cities do have a direct involvement in
establishing procedures to be approved by the respective cities
and the County; additionally three ex-officio, nonvoting positions
would be filled by the District Director of CALTRANS, the General
Manager of SCRTD and SCAG;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Arcadia
supports the active involvement of cities ih the process of
apportionment of FADS funds within the County by means of a joint
representative body as proposed by the Los Angeles County Division
of the League of California Cities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee be con-
vened immediately so that a report can be distributed to the cities
and to Los Angeles County for final consideration of multi-model
transportation alternatives; and
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of the Resolution
be forwarded to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors,. the
Los Angeles County Division of the League, the Director of District 7
CALTRANS, and the Director of the Department of Transportation of
the State of California.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia held on the 16th day of April, 1974, by the affirmative
vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Gilb, Helms, Lauber, Saelid and
Scott
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
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C1ty Clerk of the C1ty of Arcad1a '
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16th day of April ,1974.
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