SR-1000-001-01 (8)
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Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa, March 11, 1981
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Mayor and Clty Councll
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MAR 2 4 1981
FROM.
Clty Staff
SUBJECT
A Motlon to Authorlze the Clty Manager to Flle an Appllcatlon
Wl th the Southern Cal1forn:La Associatlon of Governments (SCAG)
and the Los Angeles County Transportatlon Commlsslon(L~CIC)
for funds made avallable by the Callfornla Transportatlon
Development Act and the State Translt AssIstance Program
Introductlon
In order for the Transportatlon Department to apply for a portlon of the
sales tax proceeds to whIch the CIty IS entltled under the TransportatIon
Development Act (SB 325) and the State Iranslt Assistance Program (5B 620),
the Clty CouncIl must authorIze the CIty Manager to flIe an appllcatlon
for the funds w~th the Southern CalIfornia Assoclatlon of Governments [SCAG)
and the Los Angeles County Transportatlon Commlsslon(LACTC).
Background
The CalIfornIa TransportatIon Development Act of 1971 (SB 325) provlded for
the establlshment of local county transportatlon funds to be supported by
sales tax proceeds
In addltlon, durlng the 1979 leglslatlve seSSlon, the
LegIslature adopted a State TranSIt ASSIstance Program (5B 620) WhlCh lS also
supported by sales tax proceeds. Subject to varlOUS Ilmltat~ons, port~ons of
these funds may be used for transportatIon capltal and operational expendl-
tures. In order to obtaIn thIS asslstance, the Clty Councll must authorIze
the Clty Manager to file an appllcatlon and necessary supportIng data with
SCAG and LACTC. In fIscal 1981-82, It 1S antIc~pated that Santa MonIca's
allocatIon wlll be approxlmately $5.2 mllllon.
SCAG urges all tranSIt operators to submlt thelr PublIC TransportatIon Clalm
app1lcatlons by April I, 1981, and has IndIcated It w~ll process the appll-
cat10ns In the order in WhlCh they are recelved. However, they wlll not
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To. Mayor and Clty CouncIl
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March 11, 1981
dIstrIbute the InstructIons for preparIng thIS year's claIm untIl after the
March meetIng of the SCAG ExecutIve Commlttee. SCAG explaIns that th15 de-
lay was due to the fact that the State dId not adopt Its gUIdelInes, modl-
fled by recent legIslatIon, untIl very late In February. Santa MonIca's
applIcatIon WIll be prepared and submItted to the CIty Manager for approval
as soon as pOSSIble after the lnstructlons from SCAG are receIved.
AlternatIves
1. The CIty can refuse to authorIze the CIty Manager to fIle the
applIcatIon. thIS would force the TransportatIon Department
to seek alternate sources, IncludIng City funds, to aSSIst In
capital purchases, and would also lead to severe cutbacks In
serVIce.
2 The CIty can authorIze the City Manager to fIle the applIcatIon.
ThIS WIll allow the CIty to obtaln f1nanclal aSSIstance to help
In purchaSIng capItal equipment and maIntaInIng operatIng levels
RecommendatIon
It LS recommended that the CIty Manager be authorIzed to fIle an applIcatIon
for funds made avaIlable by the CalifornIa TransportatIon Development Act
(SB 325) and the State TranSIt ASSIstance Program (5B 620) for use by the
Santa MODlca MunICIpal Bus Lines.
Prepared by: Jack HutchIson
Bob Ayer
JFH/RLA/dag