City Council Meeting: March 25,
2008
Agenda Item: 1-D
To: Mayor and City Council
From:
Subject:
Recommended
Action
Staff recommends the City
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to file the FY 2008-2010
Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro).
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Manager to file grant applications; to provide the City Manager the authority
to apply for and to execute grant agreements, and to execute related
Certifications and Assurances with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),
Metro, or other federal, regional or local entities; and to enter into agreements
for transit funds for the pass-through of funds; and agreements for planning,
programming and implementing transit services and capital projects over FY
2007-2008 through FY 2009-2010.
Executive
Summary
City Council
authorization is requested to file the FY 2008-2010 Short Range Transit Plan
with Metro. Filing of this report is
required by Metro and allows
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Discussion
Filing
of
The
proposed SRTP financial forecast is based on a combination of the share of
Metro countywide formula-based allocation of transit funds and the projected
operational needs. For FY 2007-2008, the
formula allocation of operating funds is $32.2 million, including the use of
Proposition C Security funds for services provided by the City of
Both
the FY 2007-2008 operating budget and capital program were adopted by the City
Council in the current year budget and will be addressed annually in subsequent
budget cycles.
Authorization
The report also
requests that Council authorize the City Manager to file grant applications as
funding opportunities become available. If funds are approved, the City Manager
has the authority to execute grant agreements to accept federal, state,
regional and local transit assistance (or other related) funds, as approved or
programmed. Authority is also given to
the City Manager to execute and file certifications and assurances as they
relate to grant programs, compliance, and project implementation. These
authorities allow the City to expedite its annual grant applications and
participate in unanticipated one-time grant opportunities. BBB funding agencies include, but are not
limited to the FTA and other federal agencies, Metro, the South Coast Air
Quality Management District (SCAQMD), State Department of Homeland Security,
and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and other state or
regional agencies.
The City Manager is also authorized to enter into
agreements including but not limited to Memorandums
of Understanding (MOU), Letter of Agreements (LOA), Cooperative Procurement
Agreements, sub-grantee agreements for transit funds and for the pass-through
of funds. Agreements may include, but are not limited to agreements by and
between the City of Santa Monica and Metro, SCAQMD, FTA, the Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG), non-profits, schools and colleges
such as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Santa Monica
College, and other federal, state, local and regional entities for the
purposes of planning, programming funds and implementing transit services and
capital projects for the residents of the City of Santa Monica and greater Los
Angeles area.
Financial Impacts &
Budget Actions
The SRTP is a planning document and does not
obligate the City to any specific levels of funding. Provision for the proposed capital
improvements and recommended service changes will be made each budget year with
available allocations of transit revenues. The FY 2007-2008 improvements are fully
funded in the City budget with local operating and transit subsidy funds.
Prepared by:
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Approved: |
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Forwarded to Council: |
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Stephanie Negriff Director
of Transit Services |
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P. City Manager |