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
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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
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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
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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.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 1st day of May , 2018.
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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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
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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