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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-06-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - INCENTIVE GRANT APP TRANSIT (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: June 12, 1990 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION FOR RESOLUTION 90 - DEPARTMENT: Public Work: BACKGROUND AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: John E. Medina INCENTIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS The City is eligible to receive incentive. funds equal to 20% of its transit operational budget under the subregional grant category. The LACTC reviews the applications and awards funds based on the applicant's proposal on how it will improve the access to and the efficiency of public transportation. City staff believes that the City could meet all six of the necessary criteria to be awarded the full 20 percent. These criteria and what the City is doing to meet them are: consolidating service with the County, increasing capacity and mobility by increasing the paratransit hours of operation and establishing a general public dial -a -ride service, coordinating with local social service agencies through our contract operator (Committee on Aging), making use of excess carrying capacity with the dial -a -ride program and reporting to the LACTC. The City could receive as much as $287,725 in incentive funds. A grant application will be submitted for each of the following transit services: Local $193$00 Commuter 36,425 Paratransit/dial-a-ride 58.000 Total $287,725 The resolution attached is required by the LACTC for the three grant applications to the LACTC. The application has already been submitted. The City will administer the paratransit/dial-a-ride program and prepare the grant application. The County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works is currently administering the local and commuter bus services and prepared the grant applications for these services. RECOMMENDATION Approve Resolution 90-100 for the local/commuter paratransit/dial-a-ride incentive grant and direct staff to submit the Resolution to the LACTC. ATTACHMENT Resolution 90-100 Adopted: Agenda (tem:s�� ' 05/23/90 10:47 %2213 2700 � 1 tbm/RES44550 BN&S LA MAIN RESOLUTION NO. .94 - 100 • A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SUBREGIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LOCAL, COMMUTER AND PARATRANSIT/DIAL-A-RIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita operates the Santa Clarita Valley Dail -A -Ride, a demand -response service for the general public, senior citizens, and handicapped; and WHEREAS, the City and County of Los Angeles have been operating this Dial -A -Ride Service since December 17, 1987, and have executed an agreement to continue service through Fiscal Year 1990-1991; and WHEREAS, the City and/or the County of Los Angeles have been operating local and commuter service since December 15, 1987 and shall continue such service through Fiscal Year 1990-1991; and WHEREAS, fare revenues and local support, as required under the Los Angeles Transportation Commission's Transit Performance Measurement program, must amount to a minimum of 33 1/3 percent of the proposed program's total operating cost; and WHEREAS, Santa Clarita is applying for funds under the Subregional Paratransit Incentive Program equaling 20% of the non -formula funds in its Fiscal Year 1990-19.91 proposed Santa Clarita Valley Dial -A -Ride operating budget in conformance with the guidelines of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the.City Council of the City of Santa Clarita: SECTION 1, That the City support the filing of an application with the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission for Fiscal Year 1990-1991 Proposition A Discretionary funds under the Subregional Paratransit Incentive Program for twenty percent (20%) of the Fiscal Year 1990-1991 proposed Santa Clarita Valley Local, Commuter and Paratransit/Dial-A-Ride service budgets. ` 05/23/90 10:47 U213 j$ 2700 �F 4F tbm/RES44550 BW&S LA MAIN • SECTION 2� That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of June, 1990. �7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of , 19_ by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS NOES: CCUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS -2- CITY CLERK