SR-506-001-01 (17)
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July 30. 1980
Santa Monica, California
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Mayor and Clty Councll
City Staff
Federal Aid Urban Highway Fund Status
Introduction
This report provides information regarding the status of Santa ~'1onica FAU
funds, and makes recommendatlons regardlng.projects.
Background
The 1973, 1976 and 1978 Highway Acts have provided a total of $325 million
for nine years of a program extending to 1983 to the various agencies in Los
Angel es County. Twenty percent of these funds are for II translt rel atedll
projects and the remainlng eighty percent of the funds are allocated to local
jurisdictions on a population basis. All FAU proJects requlre 14% local
participation.
Santa Monica has been allocated approxlmately $3.37 mil110n for the entire
program and 53% has been spent to date (for the 4th/5th Street Off~Ramp). The
remaining $1.547 million is available for use at this time on any eligible
project if approved by the Federal Highway Adminlstration prlor to
October 1, 1980.
FAU funds may be used only on projects which are on major arterial highways
and only on projects which are included in the Transportation Improvement
Plan (TIP). In addltion, the proJect must be approved by the Federal Hlghway
Administratlon. Regulatlons for the use of FAU funds are locally established
by both the Transportatlon Commisslon and the FAU Commlttee.
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Projects which the staff has noted which are elig1ble, each of which require
all of the remalning funds, are as follows:
1. Improvements to Wilshire Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 21st Street.
ThlS would include reconstruction of the portion of the street from
the curb to a distance 20 feet from the curb on each slde. ThlS
portion has been badly damaged by the heavy truck and bus traffic.
This proJect would include assessments for concrete gutters for the
1 oca 1 portlOn.
2. Construction of a new on-ramp to the Santa Monica Freeway between
Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard (probably at 4th Street). This
project is cons1dered to be lIregionally sigmficant" by SCAG.
Additlonal projects which could be eligible are the reconstruction of 4th Street
from Wilshire Boulevard to Colorado Avenue and a number of similar proJects on
arterial hlghways.
A staff report from the Los Angeles Transportation Commisslon to the Commissioners
(dated May 14, 1980) 11Sts cities and the amounts which have not been obligated
for each Clty. The report addresses the matter of unexpended funds and the
fact that inflation is reducing the value of these funds. It also is concerned
with a number of problems WhlCh have resulted in a number of reg10nally
significant projects to go unfunded or to be financed in part or in total by
other funds (local gas tax or general funds).
The Transportation Commission Report has several recommendatlons lncluding:
1. Beglnn1ng October 1,1980, unobligated funds authorized by the 1973
Act or the flrst year of the 1976 Act (Santa Monica has no such funds)
would be made available for dlstrlbution to othe~ agencies.
2. Once proJects have been approved const~uction should beg1n wlthln one
year. Failure to begin within this period should cause reallocation
of funds to other agencles with1n L.A. County.
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3. The City of Los Angeles (because of its very large unobl1gated
balance) shall prepare a report showing abillty to meet deadl1nes
establ1shed by the orlginal program.
4. Provide addltional funding for Commuter Computer and other rlde
sharing programs.
5. Provlde alternative funding for uregionally significant" projects
WhlCh are unfunded.
Recommendation:
Authorlze Staff to seek final approval from the Federal Highway Adminlstration
and prepare plans for the reconstruction of Wllshire Boulevard from Ocean
Avenue to 21st Street.
Prepared by:
Stan Scholl