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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7214 RESOLUTION NO. 7214 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSIT OPERATORS WHEREAS, SCAG is a Joint Powers Agency formed pursuant to Section 6502 of the California Government Code; and WHEREAS, SCAG is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization ("MPO") for the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura, pursuant to Title 23, United States Code Section 134(d); and WHEREAS, SCAG is responsible for maintaining a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process which involves preparation, adoption and update of a Regional Transportation Plan ("RTP") pursuant to Title 23, United States Code Section 134 et seq., Title 49, United States Code Section 5303 et seq., and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") Section 450 et seq.; and WHEREAS, SCAG is the multicounty designated transportation planning agency pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130004 and California Government Code Section 29532, and is responsible for preparation, adoption and update of the RTP every four years pursuant to California Government Code Section 65080 et seq.; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Senate Bill ("SB") 375 (Steinberg, 2008) as codified in Government Code Section 65080(b) et seq., SCAG is also required to prepare a Sustainable Communities Strategy ("SCS") for incorporation into the RTP that demonstrates how the region will meet its greenhouse gas ("GHG") reduction targets as set forth by the California Air Resources Board ("ARB"); and 1 WHEREAS, the SCAG Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy ("RTP/SCS") sets forth the long-range regional plans and strategies for transportation improvements and regional growth throughout the SCAG region; and WHEREAS, the RTP/SCS consists of a financially constrained plan and strategic plan. The constrained plan includes projects that have committed, available or reasonably available revenue sources, and are thus probable for implementation. The strategic plan is for information purposes only and identifies potential projects that require additional study, consensus building, and identification of funding sources before making the decision as to whether to include these projects in a future RTP/SCS constrained plan; and WHEREAS, SCAG is further responsible for preparing and adopting the Federal Transportation Improvement Program ("FTIP") (known as the regional transportation improvement program under state law) every two years pursuant to Government Code Sections 14527 and 65082, and Public Utilities Code Section 130301 et seq.; and WHEREAS, in non-attainment and maintenance areas for transportation-related criteria pollutants, the MPO, as well as the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA") and Federal Transit Administration ("ETA"), must make a conformity determination on any updated or amended RTP in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act to ensure that federally supported highway and transit project activities conform to the purpose of the State Implementation Plan (SIP); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65080(b)(2)(F) and federal public participation requirements including 23 CFR Section 450.316(b)(1)(iv), SCAG must prepare the RTP/SCS by providing adequate public notice of public involvement 2 activities and time for public review. The SCAG Public Participation Plan serves as a guide for SCAG's public involvement process, including the public involvement process to be used for the RTP/SCS and an enhanced outreach program that incorporates the public participation requirements under SB 375 and adds strategies to better serve the underrepresented segments of the region; and WHEREAS, in 2007, to coordinate metropolitan transportation planning in accordance with federal law, SCAG entered into Memoranda of Understanding with providers of public transportation in the region, including County Transportation Commissions ("CTCs") and Transit Operators (referred to herein as "2007 MOUS"); and WHEREAS, SCAG now seeks to update and enter into a new Memoranda of Understanding to supersede and replace the 2007 MOU. This MOU reflects the most recent metropolitan transportation planning regulations as set forth under 23 CFR Section 450.314, which requires SCAG, the State and providers of public transportation to cooperatively determine their mutual responsibilities in carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process, including specific provisions for the development of financial plans that support the RTP and FTIP and development of the annual listing of obligated projects; and WHEREAS, SCAG has entered into a separate Memorandum of Understanding with the State of California Department of Transportation, updated and effective July 7, 2017, in accordance with 23 CFR Regulations Section 450.314; and WHEREAS, Metro 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 3 is responsible for transportation programming and long and short range transportation planning in Los Angeles County; and WHEREAS, Metro is the regional transit operator for Los Angeles County, created pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 130050; and the undersigned Transit Operators set forth in Exhibit "A," provide transit service within Los Angeles County; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to utilize this MOU to specify cooperative procedures for carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process as required by 23 CFR 450.314 and any successors thereto, and as may be subject to any final rulemaking. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, 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. [SIGNATURE ON THE NEXT PAGE] 4 Passed, approved and adopted this 1st day of May , 2018. �/ ayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: -41/----ec-e-e."-------- lerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: --r- N., C? 6- ,Ti--.,Cei Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 7214 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 1st day of May, 2018 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Chandler, Verlato, Tay, and Amundson NOES: None ABSENT: Beck /111111 City Clerk of the City of Arcadia 6