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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-01-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - LACMTA SAN FERNANDO STAFF FUND (2)AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: January 23, 1996 Item to be presented by: Lynn M. Harris. SUBJECT: LACMTA SAN FERNANDO VALLEY/NORTH COUNTY CORRIDOR REQUEST TO FUND STAFF POSITION DEPARTMENT: Public Works BACKGROUND The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) presented the San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor cities with an agreement to cost share a staff person to act as liaison with the LACMTA, and provide staff assistance to the Board Director and Alternate. All 12 cities participated in the agreement during the previous year: The attached agreement provides for this position and includes the breakdown of the costs to the individual cities involved. The City of Santa Clarita's share is $12,276, and is budgeted from Public Works Transit Division account 55-7000-227. RECOMMENDATION Approve the attached agreement between the City and LACMTA and authorize the City Manager to sign on behalf of the City. ENCLOSURE Agreement H WONIEWWCCAGENDAWTAST .AGN Agenda Item: AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into this day of 19 _ , by and between the City of Glendale, a Municipal Corporation (hereafter "Glendale"), and the Cities of Agoura Hills, Burbank, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, La Canada Flintridge, Lancaster, Malibu, Palmdale, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Westlake Village, each a Municipal Corporation (hereafter "San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor Cities"). RECITALS WHEREAS, one member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is selected by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee and nominated by cities in the area identified as the San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor; and WHEREAS, the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor consists of the Cities of Agoura Hills, Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, Hidden Hills, La Canada Flintridge, Lancaster, Malibu, Palmdale, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Westlake Village; and WHEREAS, the cities in the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor have agreed to jointly fund a position to coordinate MTA activities and provide staff assistance to the MTA Corridor Board Director; and WHEREAS, the existing MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor Board Director is an elected official of the City of Glendale. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: A. Glendale shall provide services necessary to administer a full-time staff position that will serve the functions set forth above. These services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: coordination of recruitment and hiring processes, payroll, and administration of agreed upon benefits. B. Glendale shall provide office space and clerical support for the position. C. The individual retained for the staff position will be hired by and report directly to the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor Board Director; however, for purposes of administration and compensation, the staff position shall appear as an at -will unclassified hourly employee of the City of Glendale. D. Should the MTA Corridor Board Director for the San Fernando Valley/North County Cities be changed for whatever reason during the contract period, the terms of this Agreement shall remain, and be in full force and effect unless the parties hereto, in writing, amend this Agreement to provide alternative administration and support services for the staff position. E. The functions of said position shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1) Provide general staff support to the MTA Corridor Board Director and Alternate; 2) serve as a liaison to cities in the Corridor on ongoing MTA related activities and issues; 3) monitor MTA activities through attendance at meetings and communications with MTA staff and other Board Directors, 4) seek input and provide feedback on MTA issues of interest to individual cities in the Corridor; and 5) provide information to the MTA Corridor Board Director in response to the interests and/or requests of individual cities in the Corridor. 2 F. The total sums to be paid for said staff position, including all salary and benefits, shall not exceed Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000),_ annually. Other than the costs of salary and benefits as foresaid, all costs incurred by Glendale to perform the administrative tasks set forth in Paragraph.A of this Agreement shall be paid for by Glendale. G. Each City in the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor shall pay to Glendale an annual sum not to exceed the amount(s) as identified in the Cost Sharing Summary, which is attached hereto as Attachment A, and incorporated herein. H. Glendale shall invoice each city in the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor for the full amount no earlier than March 1, 1996 and payment shall be received within sixty (60) days of the date of the invoice. I. It is understood that the employee is not an agent or employee of any city in the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor and further no city in the MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor shall be responsible for any act or omission of said employee. J. This Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts or copies ("counterpart') by the parties hereto. When each party has signed and delivered at,least one counterpart to Glendale, each counterpart shall be deemed an original and, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement, which shall be binding and effective as to the parties hereto. 3 K This Agreement shall commence on the effective date set forth above and shall expire twelve (12) months following this date. In the event Glendale has not received executed counterparts from all MTA San Fernando Valley/North County Corridor Cities by March 1, 1996, Glendale may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement and thereafter shall refund any monies paid by the Cities to Glendale in furtherance of this Agreement. WHEREFORE, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written. CITY OF GLENDALE L -M City Manager CM OF AGOURA HILLS WE City Manager CITY OF BURBANK wo City Manager CITY OF CALABASAS By City Manager 4 as to Form: Attorney, Glendale Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Agoura Hills Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Burbank Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Calabasas CITY OF HIDDEN HILLS By City Manager CITY OF LA CANADA FL 'J=GE By . City Manager CITY OF LANCASTER Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Hidden Hills Approved as to Form: Approved as to Form: By City Manager City Attorney, Lancaster CTTY OF MALIBU Approved as to Form: By City Manager City Attorney, Malibu CITY OF PALMDALE Approved as to Form: By City Manager CITY OF SAN FERNANDO to City Manager City Attorney, Palmdale Approved as to Form: City Attorney, San Fernando CITY OF SANTA CLARrrA By City Manager CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE By City Manager r Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Santa Clarita Approved as to Form: City Attorney, Westlake Village Attachment A MITA SAN FERNANDOI NORTH COUNTY CORRIDOR COST SHARING SUMMARY Each amount is determined by calculating a percentage of the total costs of the position. The percentage for each city is equal to the percentage of overall population for all cities in the Corridor. Calculations are based upon 1994 State certified population figures. fily Population % Population Portion of Total Cost Agoura Hills 21,000 2.86% $2,001 Burbank 98,700 13.44% $9,407 Calabasas 17,700 2.41% $1,687 Glendale 190,200 25.90% $18,128 Hidden Hills 1,850 0.25% $176 La Canada Flintridge 19,700 2.68% $1,878 Lancaster 115,500 15.73% $11,008 Malibu 11,350 1.55% $1,082 Palmdale 98,300 13.38% $9,369 San Fernando 23,700 3.23% $2,259 Santa Clarita 128,800 17.54% $12,276 Westlake Village 77,650 1.04% 729 Total 734,450 100.00% $70,000