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RESOLUTION NO. 4491
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE
CITY OF ARCADIA'APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AUTHORIZING TilE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND DESIGNATING
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Memorandum of Understanding between
the City of Arcadia and the Southern California Association of
Governments relating to coordination of planning activities in
the field of transit systems is hereby approved and the Mayor
is authorized to execute such Agreement.
SECTION 2. George J. Watts, City Manager Pro-tem of
the City of Arcadia, is hereby designated as the City's represen-
tative on the Transit Advisory Committee and Chester N. Howard,
Director of Public Works of the City of Arcadia, is hereby
designated as the alternate.
SECTION 3. 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 6th
day of
May
, 1975, by the
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affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Helms, Lauber, Saelid, Scott and Glib
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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( Mayor of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 75.
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C1ty Clerk
(SEAL)
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MJ::HOHANDU/1 OF UNDEHSTANDING
PUBLICLY OWNED TRANSIT OPERATORS
TillS HEHORANDUM OF UNI)ERSTANDING is entered into this 6th day
of May , 1975, between SOUTHERN CALIFOHNIA ASSOCIA'.l'ION OF
GOVEHUI.lliNTS (hereinafter referred to as SCAG), and the CITY OF
ARCADIA (hereinafter referred to as City), a public
transit operator as defined in the State of California Transportation
DevelopmenD Act of 1971, for the purpose of assurinq a cooperative
and mutually beneficial working relationship between the Regional
Transportation Planning Agency and the transit system operators
within the region to provide comprehensive, effective and coordinated
transit services~
RECITALS.:
1. The Transit Advisory Committee, a technical advisory
committee to the ,Comprehensive Transportation Planning Committee of
SCAG, serves the following purposes:
'(a) providing a regular and continuing means for the
coordination of the pianning, improvement and operation of
mass transportation systems consistent with the comprehensive
plan for the development of the region.
(b) Establishing a means of regular communication between
local transit operators and SCAG's <;:omprehensive Transportation
Planning Committee relating to the needs, opportunities and
status of mass transportation in the region.
(c) Coordinat.ing the dissemination of information concerning
mass transportation services in the region.
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(d) Assist'ing, upon request, in the voluntary resolution
of problems relating to the coordination of schedules, routes,
fares and levels of service affecting one or ~ore transit
operators.
(e) To allow private transit operators full committee
participation for expressing and coordinating their interest
in public transportation.
(f) To work together in an e~fort to meet all provisions
required by Federal and State laws and administrative directives
and guidelines for coordinated transportation planning and
operations in order to assure the region's ability to meet
Federal and State requirements for continued financial
support for mass transit.
2. Every operator of a public transit system is invited to
designate a representative to serve on SCAG's Transit Advisory
Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefit to the
parties hereto and to mass transportation within the region:
1. City agrees to designate a representative of the City's
transit system to serve as a regular member of the Transit Advisory
Committee.
2. Regarding transit problems that are not able to be resolved
through the usual voluntary processes, the City agrees to use the
Transit Advisory Committee as a forum for the discussion of such
problems, requesting a recommendation for resolving said problem.
This recommendation would then be. referred for consideration and
final resolution to the policy bodies of the concerned parties,
respecting each party's authority to ultimately make their o~m
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operational decisions.
3. City agrees to cooperate in any planning efforts necessary
to assure the incorporation or full coordination of its transit
system with any existing or future proposed transit systems in its
area.
4. SCAG agrees to assist the City with continued financial
support through endorsement of applications for mass transportation
funding, so long as those applications have been developed through
cooperative local and regional planning efforts and are consistent
with local and regional plans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Memorandum of Under-
standing have executed the same as of the date first above written.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FOIW
AND LEGAL ADEQUACY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIl\'rION
OF GOVERNMENTS
BY
President
Attorney for Southern Califor-
nia Association of Governments