HomeMy WebLinkAbout6640RESOLUTION NO. 6640
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, EXECUTING A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO
RECEIVE PROPOSITION C FUNDS FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATOR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on November 6, 1990, the voters of the County of Los Angeles
approved Proposition C, an ordinance establishing aone-half percent sales tax for
public transit purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
("LACMTA"), is the agency responsible for administering the tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2001, the LACMTA Board of Directors ("Board")
approved the creation of an ongoing municipal operator service improvement
program (MOSIP) beginning FY 2002 to improve service to the transit dependent
countywide by reducing overcrowding and expand services; and
WHEREAS, the Board approved $17.9 million in Proposition C 40%
Discretionary funds for the Municipal Operators Service Improvement Program
("MOSIP") for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is an eligible operator and desires to receive
the MOSIP funds in the amount of $57,352 for the Arcadia Transit dial-a-ride
system; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia City Council has adopted a budget for Arcadia
Transit for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 evidencing the need for financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, the project will further LACMTA's goal of improved transit
services and increased quality of life for its constituents.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves and authorizes the City
Manager to execute Memoranda of Understanding with the LACMTA, in the form
and substance as on file in the Office of the City Clerk and as approved by the City
Attorney, to accept Proposition C MOSIP funds for FY2007-2008.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes and directs the City
Manager or his/her designee to execute and file a claim with the LACMTA for
local transportation funds in the amounts allocated by the countywide formula
allocation process, and to take any and all necessary further actions and execute
any and all necessary documents in order to receive such funds.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this
ATTEST:
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ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
5th day of August 2008.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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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. 6640 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 5th day of August, 2008 and that said Resolution
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Kovacic and Wuo
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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