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Council Meeting: March 23, 1993 Santa Monica, Calrfornia r
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and
Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Los
Angeles County Transportation Commission for the Receipt
of Proposition C Discretionary Grant Funding for the
Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension and North/South
Class II Bicycle Lane Projects
.Introduction:
This report requests that City Council adopt a resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Transportation
Commission (LACTC) for the receipt of Proposition C Discretionary
Grant funding.
Backqround:
In November of 1990, voters of L.A. County approved proposition C,
which established a one-half percent sales tax to be used for
public transit purposes. The Los Angeles County Transportation
Commission, at its September 23, 1992 board meeting, approved a one
time grant of Proposition C Discretionary funds to the city of
Santa Monica, for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension Project
($2,250,000) , and the North/South Class II Bike Lane Project
($131,000).
Oiscussion
The Smart Corridor Extension will upgrade and synchronize traffic
signals and fund other mobility upgrades along two of the City's
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principal east/west arterials, Olympic Boulevard and pico
Boulevard. The proj ect , which extends the existing Los Angeles
Smart Corridor Project approximately 3.3 miles, spans from the
easterly city limits (Centinela Avenue) to Fourth street: pico
Boulevard, Route 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) and Olympic Boulevard
are included within the corridor. Participating agencies include
the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Caltrans, Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission, California Highway Patrol, and
the Federal Highway Administration. other municipalities that
Santa Monica will coordinate with include the City of Los Angeles,
Beverly Hills and Culver city.
The purpose of the Santa Monica Smart corridor Extension project is
to address the problems of corridor mobility and, to some degree,
on-road mobile source air pollution. The Santa Monica Smart
Corridor system will address these problems by 1) monitoring and
controlling traffic flows, especially during conditions of heavy
congestion, 2) managing accident and other non-recurring
incidents, and 3) providing motorist information.
The monitoring and control of traffic flows will be accomplished
through the expanded use of existing systems for both freeway and
arterial traffic, under the coordinated management of the Smart
Corridor centralized computer system. Examples of typical
components of the Smart Corridor system used to monitor congestion,
accidents and provide motorist information include closed circuit
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television, changeable message signs (on the freeway) , arterial
directional signage, and radio and/or telephone messages advising
the pUblic of the traffic conditions.
The Bike Lane Project will provide Class II (i.e. striped, bicycles
only) lanes on both sides of Seventh street, Eleventh street and
Seventeenth street. This project will serve north/side bicycle
traffic throughout the mid-section of the City from Wilshire
Boulevard to Olympic Boulevard. The Class II bicycle lanes will be
implemented by removing the mid-block two-way left turn lanes and
restriping the street with the addition of the bicycle lanes. Each
segment is approximately 3/4 of a mile long. These bicycle lanes
will only be installed if and when the Draft Bicycle Master Plan is
adopted by Council.
Under the program guidelines, for projects approved for funding,
the city has the responsibility of executing a MOU with LACTC
stipulating the terms and conditions of the grant program. I f the
City does not execute the MOU by April 1, 1993, there is a
substantial risk that the LACTC will reallocate the funds to
another City's eligible programs.
Budqet/Financial Impact:
Approval of the attached resolution will result in the city
receiving Proposition C Discretionary revenues in the approximate
total amounts of $2,250,000 for the Smart Corridor Extension and
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$131,000 for the North/South Class II Bike Lane projects
respectively. New appropriations need to be made at Account No.
20-770-416-20093-8900-99149, "Santa Monica Smart Corridor," for
$2,250,000 and at Account No. 20-770-416-20093-8900-99216, "Bicycle
Lanes" for $131,000. All revenues received will be deposited into
Revenue Account No. 20-500-401-00000-0309-10000. Matching funds
for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension Project equaling
$750,000 are available at Account No. 20-130-224-00000-0477-10000,
"Prop. C Local Return."
Recommendation:
It is recommended that City council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a MOU with the LACTC
for the receipt of Proposition C Discretionary Grant
Funding for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension and
North/South Class II Bicycle Lane projects.
2. Approve new Capital Improvement Program appropriations as
set forth above and increase the revenue budget at the
revenue account specified above by $2,381,000.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Paul Berlant, Director of Land Use & Trans. Mgrot.
Anthony Antich, City Engineer
Attachment A: Resolution for Adoption
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RESOLUTION NO. 8559(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (LACTC) FOR THE RECEIPT OF
PROPOSITION C DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING FOR THE SANTA
MONICA SMART CORRIDOR EXTENSION AND NORTH/SOUTH CLASS II
BICYCLE LANE PROJECTS
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
(LACTC) , has approved a one time appropriation of Proposition C
Discretionary Funds for Fiscal Year 1993; and
WHEREAS, the LACTC conditions the use of said monies in
accordance with their policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
SECTION l. The City CounCl.l of the City of Santa Monica
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with the LACTC for the receipt of Proposition C
Discretionary Grant Funding for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor
Extension and North/south Class II Bicycle Lane projects.
SECTION 2. The city Engineer shall forward a certified copy
of this Resolution to the LACTC, for processing.
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SECTION 3. The city Clerk shall certify the adoptlon of this
Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in
full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SEPH LAWRENCE
Act~ng city Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of March, 1993.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8559 (CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 23, 1993 by the fol~owing
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo , Genser, Greenberg,
Holbrook, Rosenstein, Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: CouncilmeInbers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Olsen
ATTEST:
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