HomeMy WebLinkAbout6678RESOLUTION N0.6678
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 40% DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO BACKFILL
STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE (STA) FUND REDUCTION
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 Januazy 22,2009, the LACMTA Board of Directors ("Boazd") approved
funds by amending the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget by adding $18.5 million of Proposition C
40% Discretionary funds for municipal operators' subsidies to replace State Transit Assistance
(STA) funds that were eliminated in the state budget adopted in September 2008; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is an eligible operator and desires to receive the
Proposition C 40% Discretionazy funds in the amount of $64,809 for FY 2008-09 for the Arcadia
Transit dial-a-ride system; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia City Council has adopted a budget for Arcadia Transit for FY
2008-09 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 C[TY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves and authorizes the City Manager to execute
Memorandum of Understanding with 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 40%
Discretionary funds for Fiscal Year 2008-09.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager or his/her
designee to execute and file a claim with LACMTA for local transportation funds in the amounts
allocated by the countywide formula allocation process, and to take any and all necessazy 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.
Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of May 2009.
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
APPROVED AS TO FORM: '
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City Attorney of the City of Arcadia
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. 6678 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 19th day of May, 2009 and that said Resolution
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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