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RESOLUTION NO. 6563
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,
AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSIT
OPERA TORS.
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
is a joint powers agency formed pursuant to Title I, Division 7, Chapter 5 of the
California Goyernment Code (Section 6500 et seq.) and is the Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO) organized under 23 U.S. C. 134 and 49 U.S.C.
5303; and
WHEREAS, SCAG is required pursuant to federal and state law to prepare,
adopt and submit a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and a multi-year Regional
Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5303 et seq.,
23 U.S.c. 134 et seq., Cal Gov. Code Section 65080 et seq., Cal. Pub. Util. Code
130300 et seq., and corresponding Federal and State regulations and guidance; and
WHEREAS, SCAG is required pursuant to state and federal law to
coordinate its planning activities with stakeholders pursuant to 23 Code of Federal
Regulation 450.31O(b) to enter into agreements with operators of publicly owned
transit services to specify cooperative procedures for carrying out transportation
planning (including corridor and sub-area studies) and programming; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTNMetro) is a County Transportation Commission created pursuant
to Public Utilities Code section 130050 and is charged pursuant thereto for
approval of all projects in Los Angeles County utilizing federal and state highway
and transit funds and is responsible for transportation programming and long and
short range planning in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, MTNMetro is the Regional Transportation Planning Agency
(RTPA) for Los Angeles County, the state counterpart to the federal MPO
designation; and
WHEREAS, Metro is the regional transit operator for Los Angeles County,
created pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 1300050; .and the undersigned
transit operators and the undersigned paratransit operator (collectively, "Transit
Operators") provide transit service within Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia - Arcadia Transit is a Transit Operators
and a member of the Bus Operators Subcommittee (BOS); and
WHEREAS, SCAG, MTNMetro, and Transit Operators desire to enter
into a certain Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to specify cooperative
procedures for carrying out transportation planning and programming as required
by 23 CFR 450.31 O(b) and any successors thereto.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The City Council hereby approves that certain
Memorandum of Understanding among the Southern California Association of
Governments, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and
Los Angeles County Transit Operators, a copy of which is on file with the Office
of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager or his/her designee,
on behalf of the City of Arcadia, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rdday of April, 2007.
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May fthe City of ArcadIa
ATTEST:
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ity Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies
that the foregoing Resolution No. 6563 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of April, 2007 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
A YES: Council Member Amundson, Harbicht, Segal, Wuo and Chandler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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