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14-B: FEDERAL BUDGET TRANSPORTATION BUDGET: Presented was the
request of Mayor Yannatta Goldway for discusslon of a resolutlon
opposing additional cutbacks in Federal Public Transportatlon
Budget for Fiscal Year 1982. Mayor Yan~a~t~ G~1~~?~ presented the
matter and moved to adopt Resolution No. 6400{CCS) entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA OPPOSING
ADDITIONAL REDUCTION OF FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 1981 FEDERAL PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET", reading by title only and waiving further
reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was
approved by the fOllowing vote:
Council Vote: Una~imou~!y__approved J-O
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CITY COUNCIL ~INUTES- NOVEMBER 24, 1981
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DATE: October 30. 1981
TO' Council Members
FROM: Mayor Ruth Vannatta Goldway
SUBJECT: Discussion of Resolution to Oppose Additlonal Cutback~
1n Federal Public Transportation Budget
It is requested that, at the November 24 (oune,l Meetlng, Council
dlSCUSS a resolution opposing any additional cuts in Fiscal Year 1982
Federal PubllC Transportation Budget.
Attached: Letter and Informatlon
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The Honorable Ruth Y. Goldway
Mayor, Clty of Santa Monlca
1685 Maln St.
Santa Monica, Ca. 90401
Dear Mayor Goldway:
The Southern Callforn~a Rapld Translt Dlstrlct (RTD)
currently faces a potent~ally serlOUS problem WhlCh wlll
dramatically affect the translt patrons In ltS serVlce area.
If enacted, recent budget proposals would reduce the FY 1982
Federal comm~tment to public translt by an additlonal 12
percent. This could amount to the reduction of 5 ffillllon
revenue mlles of serVlce affectlng people who ride buses to
work, shoPPlng, recreatlon centers; senior citlzens,
handlcapped cltlzens, and students throughout the county
wlll no longer have serVlce avallable. Wlth reduced federal
fundlng, If such occurs, we wlll be asklng the cltlzenry to
pay more money In fares for less serVlce. Enclosed you wl1l
flnd an RTD Board of Dlrectors Resolutlon opposlng these
cuts as well as a detailed report outllnlng some
repercussions If these cuts become law.
At lts meetlng on October 15, 1981, the Board resolved to
oppose any addlt~onal reduct~ons and to alert all public
offlclals and cornmunlty groups to thelr Opposltlon. On
behalf of the Board, we ask you to Jo~n us in opposlng any
further cuts of publlC transit.
Respectfully,
Enclosure
cc: City Manager
Southern California Rapid TranSit District 425 South Main Street Los Angeles Cai'forl1,a 90013 (213\ 972-6000
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JOItn A. Dye,
General Manager October 15,1991
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: John A. Dyer
SUBJECT: Federal Budget Reductions
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Board strongly oppose further Federal
budget reductions for mass transit for fiscal year 1982.
Because of the timing of Congressional consideration of these
cuts, it is recommended that the Board action be widely dis-
tributed to elected public officials and interested groups.
BACKGROUND
ThiS report, outlines the consequences for the District regarding
the current Federal budget reductions being discussed in Wash-
ington.
If there is a 12% reduction in Section 5 funds in FY 1982, the
District bus fares will have to be raised to $1 dollar with com-
mensurate increases in other fares. This fare increase would be
coupled with the elimination of selected local and express lines
or the cancellation of peak hour trippers. If the District's
current fare structure is to be maintained for the remainder of
this fiscal year, the elimination of Sunday and holiday service
from January 1 thru July 1, 1982 would have to be considered.
Other proJected Sectlon 5 bud~et cuts being considered call for 5
and 2 1/2% reductions respectively. The Board could cover the 5%
reduction by adopting a dollar fare, without accompanying service
cuts. The 2 1/2% budget cut also could probably best be met by
increasing some, but not all, SCRTD fare components.
Since March, 1981, the Distrlct, as well as other mass transit
properties throughout the nation, has been put on notice that
there would be substantial reductions in federal support for
transit both in terms of operating assistance and capital as-
sistance. Accordingly, our plans for fiscal year 1982 were
shaped to meet that challenge# However, since those original
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reductions were put in place, we have received information to th~
effect that substantial additional cuts would take place in the
present 1982 flscal year which began October 1, 1981. These
addItional cuts wIll lIkely have a magnifIed lmpact on the Board
because we already are in our fIscal year and have been operating
on the basis that the March announced cuts would remain in place
through fIscal year 1982.
The origInal reductions In operatIng dollars projected by Wash-
Ington a~ounted to a phase-out in operating assistance over the
three year perIod beginning in fIscal year 1983 with approximate-
ly one-third of the operating assistance being reduced each year.
ThIS Means to the District a reduction from approximately $SO
million in 1982 to $40 million in 1983 to $20 million in 1984 ta
zero In 1985. ThIS represents an aggregate reduction of about
17% per year in total operating revenue. While the effect of
thIS three-year phase-out of operating assistance would be most
severe, we at least had started the planning assignment which
would have accomplIshed It.
The effects of the proposed new cuts potentIally are even more
harsh, be~ause tley ~ay be thrust upon us in such a &udden manner
W~~l Into the year. On top of the one-thIrd per year reductIons
l~ federal aSSIstance described above, we have been recently
I~f~r-ej that the UnIted States OffIce of Management and Budget
ap~ t~e Urbar. Mass Transportation Administration may accelerate
the process of cuts by IncreaSIng the reduction in operatIng
assistance in flscal year 1982 by a range of 2 1/2 percent to
12 percent. We do not know which of the appropriations
alternatives ultimately will be adopted by the Congress and
signed by the President.
In addltlon to puttIng us on notice that operating assistance is
belng phased out, the federal government has also indicated it
expects to reduce the availabIlity of funds for capital assis-
tance in 1932. The Situation regardIng such cuts In capltal IS
somewhat clouded, dependIng on the actions taken by Congress.
Below is a chart which outlInes various funding scenarios cur-
rently under consideratIon in WashIngton. The chart also
reflects preVIously passed funding levels by the House of Repre-
sentatIves as well as the Carter AdminIstratIon's prOJected
budget for fIscal year 1982.
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TRANSIT BUDGET CUTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982
UMTA DISCRETIONARY CAPITAL PROGRAM
(all dollars in millions)
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2
3
4
5
6
SectIon 3
Bus
565
690
575
550
250
506
Rail
925
1040
923
920
722
837
SectIon 5
Ti e r IV
350
455
375
375
330
330
UMTA OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SectIon 5
THH I
850
Tier II
165
850
165
850
165
850
828
748
TIer III
90
90
90
165
90
160
145
88
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1. Fiscal Year 1981 Funding levels.
2. Certer AdministratIon FY 1982 budget request.
3. Initial Reagan Administration FY 1982 budget request.
4. FY 1982 budget levels incorporated in H.R. 4209, passed by
the House of Representatives by voice vote on September 10,
1981 .
5. UMTA proposal to cut 2 1/2% from operating aSslstance with
much deeper cuts in the capital program.
6. OMB proposal for an across-the-board cut of 12%.
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Present FIscal Condition
Our experience durIng the fIrst three budget perIods shows that
our fare revenue, based on a straight line projection, could be
off by as much as $14-16 mIllIon from our orIginal proJection due
to reductions in ridership.
As previously reported to you, we have set in motion cost econo-
mies which will net approximately $11 millIon in savings.
lncluded are the suspension of service on fIve bus lines and
schedule adjustments on as many as fifty other lines. These
adjustments are to take place in October and December.
Thus, there remains a shortfall of approximately $3-5 million
Nlthout consIderIng the possible reduction in federal operating
monIes thIS year. If the Office of Management and Budget re-
commendatlon 15 accepted, we WIll lose approximately $7.5 millIon
In federal operatIng assistance this year. Our prOJected deficit
thus becomes $10.5-12.5.
A Fare Increase
A fare Increase on January 1, 1982 could reduce thIS deficit. A
one dollar fare has been suggested. A one dollar fare and an
equal percentage increase In all other fares would raise approxl-
~ately-S9.5 mIlllo~ In the lasr-six months of FY 82 if ridership
patterr.s hold. We would lose 10-15 rnilllon boardlngs as a resu!t
of thIS Increase.
SERVICE REDUCTIONS
If It is necessary to recommend a fare increase to become effec-
tive January 1, 1982, where the base fare will be raised to $1,
wlth commensurate increases in other fares, it will still be
necessary to reduce service. To balance the remaining shortfall,
two optIons are offered In concept form at thIS time. Because of
the lack of time to properly plan for these service adJustments,
they are most severe, and some chaotic street condItIons may be
antIcipated.
1. Elimlnate selected local and express lines: 24 such
Ilnes WOuld have to be ellminated, affecting 10,500
w~ekddY boardIng passengers, or
2. Cancel peak-hour trlppers: Remove 170 buses operatin3
durIng peak periods on 85 lInes, impacting 22,000
weekday boarding passengers. Because these buses are
operated on demand, we may be removing full buses, or
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If it is decided to maintain the present fare structure with no
increase for the remainder of this fiscal year, another option
could be to eliminate Sunday and holiday service for the period
Janury 1 through July 1, 1982. This would eliminate such service
on 117 routes, operated by 748 buses, impacting an estimated
450,000 boarding passengers on an average Sunday.
Impacts on Capital
The District has for the past few years been in the process of
implementing a major program of upgrading its bus operating and
support facilities. For many years the District has had to con-
tend with very old facilities, some of which were constructed
prior to 1920. These upgrading efforts to date have consisted of
a combination of reconstruction on existing sites and the con-
struction of replacement facilities where it was not feasible to
utilize existing locations.
While we have made some important progress in this program there
remains significant work to be done to bring our bus facilities
up to an acceptable level. There continues to be overcrowding at
most of the operating divisions with the downtown facilities
being the most critical. The Central Maintenance activities at
Division 14 - South Park - have been able to keep up with demand
only as a result of innovative procedural changes including the
addition of a second ShIft, the implementation of an engine
overhaul assembly line, and the relocatIon of some activities to
other locations. These measures have resulted in only temporary
relief, it is therefore extremely important that implementation
of the new Central Maintenance Facility continue as planned.
A reductlon 1n fiscal year 1982 capital funding would severely
impact our ongoing facility upgrading/replacement program. The
specific proJects that could be affected are: the new Central
Maintenance Facility, the construction of the replacement of
Division 18 in Carson, the construction of the new Division 10 in
downtown Los Angeles, and the conversion of Division 4 in Downey
to an operating facility. A budget cut of 12% would permit these
projects to begin but there most certainly could be delays in
completion up to a year.
The effect of such reductions in capital funds, would be severe
in the short term and in the long run equally significant as cuts
in operating assistance. If such cuts were to be accomplished,
the District would be unable to replace 14-16 year old buses
which have more than one-half million miles on them and are worn
out.
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This, coupled with the inability to rebuild and replace facl-
litles, some of which are clearly inadequate to Meet the demands
of running a modern transit system, would surely increase the
DIstrict's operating costs.
This matter deserves your immediate ettention. The legislatlve
process In Washington IS likely to move very quickly at thIS
pOInt regarding any budget reductIons. It IS Imperative that you
gIve staff t~e necessary guidance today to implement its reco~-
mendatlons.
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RESOLUTION NO.
R-81-565
WHEREAS, it appears the federal government intends to
drastically reduce its Fiscal Year 1982 commitment to mass
transit through further budget reductions:
WHEREAS, any further budget cuts would result in
draMatic fare increases and sharp service reductions;
WHEREAS, the SCRTD fare structure is one of the highest
in the nation;
WHEREAS, the SCRTD has no additional subsidy funds
avallable;
WHEREAS, public transportation use reduces the total
community cost for transportation;
WHEREAS, the per capita tax support for the SCRTD is a
small fractlon of the tax support provided public transportation
in most other major urban areas;
WHEREAS, many benefIts of public transportation are
e~Joyed by all persons in the community including those who do
not dIrectly use publlC transportatIon;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of SCRTD apposes
any addltlonal proposed federal budget cuts for Fiscal Year 1982
for public transportation and authorIzes widespread dIstribution
of this policy position to public offlcials and affected interest
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October 15. 1981
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By DOUGLAS SHUIT. Tunes Staff Wnln
The manager of the SoutherT
CalifornIa RapId Tranglt DIstrICt
told a state legIslatIVe budget cor -
mittel' Wednesday that proposc~
Reagan AdmInIstratIOn cuts II"'
transIt subsI<iles could lead to a 15-
cent fare Increase by Jan 1 and
udrastlc" serVIce reductions
John A Dyer, testIfYing at an Af'.
sembly Ways and Means Commltlf"r
heanng at Santa Momca Clly Coi-
Jege, saId t."le RTD faces the loss of
S60 mIllion m federal transit sub~'-
dIes by 1985
Dependmg 0"" when federal offi-
Cials begm cuttl'1g trans,t subs]{j]('"
local bus nders face hlghe~ fart"
and the ellffil"a:lOn of some bt.:,
routes
Dyer said operating mbSldles fop
the RTD Wl'lIth operates 2.8(1('
buses and came, 13 mlli'op pa<;
sengers a day. would be rut fro'li
about $60 mllllon In 1982 to S40 m.!
lion In 1983 and 520 rraillOI' In 198~
The subsidIes would be ellmmated
m 1985. he saId
UTo compe'1sate for thIS loss of
operatmg assistance we WI]] havr
to fmd a ne\\- source of state or Jara'
funds raIse fares or substantIa'''.
rMUte servIce CombmatlOns of the
three may be posslb]( as well
Dye~ told meMber~ of the commit-
tee
He saId the worst effect would bf
aT' I "lcl"easE' In the basIC fare fro IT' 8-
ce1"Jt~ to II b. Jan 1 along wltl] ser
VIce cuts that could reduce the
number of passenger~ by as man:-
as 50,000 a da:-
Th~ brunt of the ~rvlce cut.'
wllI fall on thf' long. haul lmes and
on local lInes In densely urban am'
81Jburban areas U Dyer said Thr
general manager of the natIon <;
third largest translt agency saId at.
tempts wll! be made to reduce the
Impact of the cuts that are on the
drawmg board But he added "Our
13 rnllhon dall) nders Wl!J be re-
qUired to pay more but to 'receIve
less In serVice ..
Dyer saId proposed federal budg-
et cuts also threaten La stop a
planned fIXed- raIL transIt system
and the purchase of more buses
Dyer. apparently lookmg La the
state as a poSSIble source of future
fInanCIal aid, got no encouragement
The Ways and Means Comm1ltec
took testImony aU day from varlOU<;
cIty and county offICials but be-
cause of the state's staggenng fi-
nanCIal problems, gave no promIses
The heanng was called to assess
the Impact of Reagan Admlnlstra.
tlon budget cuts on local agencle::::
Except for the RTD testimony. the
state.s fmanClal problems oversha
-dowed local dJfflcultle8 "
Key DemocratIC leaders. facmg a
shortfall of $250 million to 5300 m'!-
lion In tax revenue appeared to be
close to reaching a consensus that
would convene the Legtslature
back In a special seSSIon In Novem-
ber
Assemblyman John Vasconcello~
CD-San Jose l. chamnan of the
Ways and Means Committee. saId
he does not thmk proposed budget
cuts of 5460 million announced last
Fnday by GOY Edmund G Browp
Jr Wl]] solve the state's problem
uI think we need to have a special
session qUIckly." VasconcelJos said
dunng the heanng
Vasconcellos was JOined by A~-
semblyman Leo T McCarthy (D
San FrancIsco), the Assembly pres-
ldent pro - tern who said "I thmk It <;
clear we need a specIal session I
think the LegISlature has to have
the courage to go back In and make
some Slgmflcant cuts In the budg-
et U
State ControlJer Kenneth Cory
also saJd a special legIslative sessIon
is needed, testlfymg that lf the Leg-
Islature walts unll! January. wher
lawmakers are scheduled to return
to Sacramento. It could cost th{'
state mlJlIons of dollars In lost sav-
lOgs
'1 thmk It would be a senous ml~
take to walt unlll January. whIch I~
halfway through the fiscal year
Cory told the conumttee
Corv however. saId he wIll gc
ahead- Nah mternal borrOWIng of a
btUe more than $900 million lat(~
thIS month to solve the state S lIT-
medIate cash flow problems
Cory had warned that the state
mIght not be able to repay monr::-
borrowed from mternal accoU'1b
such as the state hlghway fund, b'..;
he backed off after Brown made h;~
emergency budget cuts Fnday
In an updated. report. the state
Department of FInance said Reaga ~
AdmlmstratlOn cuts WIll affect ev
erythlng from SUbSIdIzed rent2'
hOUSIng umts to employment ben{
fits for military veterans
The department reported. thl'
PreSident Reagan.s budget cuts W'
have the followmg Impact
-Reduce bv 8.000 the number ~,'
subsidIzed rentaJ housmg umts
-Force the clOSIng of two Ca.
forma Conservallon Corps car"1r
and result In the loss of 300 ((,-
)Dbs
-Reduce or elJmmate In -hor-
IIerVlces to about 15.000 aged bilr
and dIsabled people
_Ehmmate 122000 people frorr
the Aid to Fromhes Wlth Depender:"
Chddren program and reduce be'1e~.,
fits to 200 000 more out of the taLa
1 5 mllbon recIpients
_Reduce food. stamp tJ{>neflt<; to
all 360.000 CalIfornIa household:::: rE
celvmg stamps and ehmmate bE",r
fits for 16500 household5 ..~
_ElImmate employment benef:-
to about 'Z1,ctYJ people leavmg mi,;
taTV serVice after July 1 1981 ,
in addItion about 32 000 JOb~ w'1.
be lost as a result of CuL~ 10 thr
ComprehenSIvE' Employment and
Trammg Act Program and reducPc
~te emplo~ment aSI;t~tant pro-
gram~ lO more than 30 000 peop1€'
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October 16, 1981
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R TD Chief Warns of
Bus Service Cuts on
Sundays, Holidays
By JANET CLAYTON. Tuna Staff Wnter
The Southern CalIforrna RapId
TransIt Thstnct may have to cut out
all Sunday and holiday bus 8emce
If' the Reagan Adnumstratlon steps
up the schedule for the proposed
ehmmatlon of a $60 mllllOn-a-year
federal subSIdy, the RTD board was
warned Thursday
As he said the prevlOus day to the
Assemblv Ways and Means Com-
rmttee. Inn manager John Dyer
told the board that nders face a pos-
SIble $.1 baSIC fare by next Jan 1 and
drastIc serVlce redUCtions because
of an unexpected acceleratlon of the
federal government's plans to WIth-
draW the SUbSIdy In $20 rrull10n
st.d.ges between the next fIScal year
and 1985 ·
However. Dyer noted for the
board on Thursday that proposals
now pendmg In WashmgtOn, n C.
mean a possIble unantlclpated $7 5
m:lhon cutback tJus f1sca.I year and
told them they mIght have to con-
slder eventual eJnmnal10n of Sun-
day and holrday serVIC:e
Reactmg to Dyer's dlsmal report.
IPe RTD board on a 6-1 vote (four
members were absent) approved a
resolution opposmg any addJtlonal
proposed federal budget cuts be-
CCluse, accordIng to the resolution,
, any further budget cuts would re-
sult m dramatIc fare mcreses and
sharp reductloru; (and) the RTD
fare structure (currently) 18 one of
the hIghest In the natlon ..
Dyer told the board that In adcb-
tlOn to the $1 fare, the dIstnct would
have to ehmmate 24 local and ex-
press hnes or remove 170 buses
opl'ratmg dUflng peak hours on 85
I1nes If the bus fare remaInS the
current 85 cents untIl the new flscal
vea~ next JulY. the board WIll have
to conslder ihe ellmmatlOn of all
Sunday and hohday servIces. Dyer
sald In all each day could mean
50,000 people can't nde the bUll be-
cause they wouldn't be on the street
. . people will pay more for less
semce ..
A $1 fare and an equal percentage
mcrea.<;e In all other fares could
ralse $9 5 mllhon 10 SIX months. but
the dlstnct would lose 10 to 15 mll-
Iton hoardmgs as a result of the 10-
crease, Dyer 88Jd The hardest rot
Wlll he the poor, the elderly and the
handIcapped, 8atd Dyer. addIng
"It's a cWemma every tran&1t board
In the U S faces"
RTD offICIals estlmate that by the
trme the S60 mIllion federal subsIdy
has entIrely been taken away In
1985, they WIll have to take 500
buses out of rush-hour sel'VlCe-;i
quarter of the fleet
Even WIthout the federal cut
backs. the RTD already had fman.
clal woes-the dlstnct last month
announced plans to suspend servrce
on fl VI' bus hnes and make servrce
adjustments on as many as 50 others
thIS month and In December These
changes were part of a program to
help compensate for a $14 rmlhon to
S16 million antIClpated shortfall be.
cause the RTD has been lOSIng
thousands of nders since the fare
Increased from 65 cents to 85 cen~
mJuly
RTD offICIalS have been hopmg
that a state propoSltlon approved by
voters last year might help them
out of thelr potential economtc
'8queeze Proposition A. whrch IS be-
mg evaluated by the Cal1fornra Su-
preme Court to detenmne If It
should be put Into effect, could pro-
vtde another S260 rmIllOn annually
and reduce the bus fare to 50 cents
But the court must deterrmne tf the
measure, which Increased the state
sales tax In Los Angeles County by
a half cent, needed a two-thtrds ap-
proval Instead of the 54% It reo
celved
The outcome of the proposed fed
eral budget cuts also lS cloudy. Dyer
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RTD chief warns of hike in
bus fare to $1 by Dee 31.
By BILL GILSON
va I. p.",~....s SI.:'lH W.'.f:r
The giU-."'1 prospect of a fare
hike that could raise the cost of
ndJpg a Southern CalIforma
Rap:d TranSlt D1stn('t bus to $1
bv year's end was outlmed
Thursday by RTD General Man-
ager John A Dyer
Dyer repeated for RTD wee- ,
tors the same warrung he gave
to the state Assembly Ways and
Means Comrnmee Wednesday,
a warmng based on the posSIbll-
It)' of further federal cuts m
transit subSIdies
Dyer told the board accept-'
ance by congress of Reagan Ad-
mInistration proposed cuts in
the magmtude of 12 percent
would force a 15-cent Increase
lJl the baslC bus fare - up from
85 cents to $1
There were a lot of quahflca-
lIons, however, m Dyer's report.
The cut could be as l1tUe as
21,7 perC'ent. or the SUbSlCbes
could be reduced In capital pro~
eeLs fund1ng and not operatIOnal
dollars
II that happens, he said, the
mcreased cost of ndrng a bus on
a lIne 10 the natIOn's thl1'd larg-
e51 translt dlstnct would be
staved off for a few months
Dyer saId If the 12 percent cut
comes In the operatlOnal subsI-
dy, about $7 5 rrullIon of the
agency's total $380 4 nullIon op-
eratlOn cost, then the fare jump
Wlll have to be ordered munedl-
ately, or the dIstnct will have to
seek supportIve fundIng from
state and local sources, both of
wluch already are plead1ng they
are broke
If the cuts are In the capital
projeCts subSidy. he said, then
planned buildmg programs -
two of them m the east and west
Congress to decide
soon on what funds
to be cut and where
San Fernando Valley - would
have to be abandoned
Dyer, hired by the RTD re-
cently from the Greater MIami
(Fla ) TransIt Agency, BaJd the
fund1ng problem was not pecu-
har to Los Angeles
It IS a problem. he said. that
besets the naUon Ul the opera.
Uon of pubhc transportation
systems
Congress is expected to de-.
clde by the end of November or
early December on what cuts,
and m what areas, \\'111 be made
"The effects of the proposed
new cuts potentially are even
more harsh," he said. "because
they may be thrust upon us In
such a sudden manner well mto
the year,"
He won board support for a
resolution urgmg congress to
delay cutting Bubsldles thiS
deeply mto the RTD fISCal year,
whlch began July 1
Th1a year, he scud. the RTD
already has budgeted $60 mll-
bon m federal dollars mto oper-
ation of the local system
It would be preferred If thf>
Reagan Adrrurnstrauon stayec
Wlth the proposed phase out of
funding announced earlier
WhlCh would subvent to the
R TD $40 nulbon m 1983, $20 In
1984 and zero dollars In 1985
"WhIle the effect of thl'>
three-year phase-out of opera-
tmg assLStance would be most
severe," sald Dyer. "we at lea8t
had staJ1.e.d the planning asmgn-
ment wruch would have accom-
phshed it "
Dyer said reductlons m capital
fundmg would cause probiems
m the short term and "m the
long run (Is) equally 81.gn1flcant
as cuts m operatmg aBSlStance ..
He noted 1f capltal funmng IS
cut as drastically as proposed.
the RTD would be unable to re-
place older buses whtch have
more than a half null10n IDJ1es ill
road service and "are worn
out"
Dyer 8aJd If the board decIdes
agaInst lukmg fares to $1 m
event the worst subSidy cuts be-
come reabty. the agency has the
optJon of ellmmatmg Sunday
and holiday 8e1'VlC'€ for the PHI-
od Jan 1 through July I, 1982
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Santa Monical Cal1fornia
RESOLUTION NO. 6400
(Clty Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA OPPOSING ADDITIONAL REDUCTION OF FUNDS
IN FISCAL YEAR 1982 FEDERAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET
WHEREAS, it appears the federal government intends to drastically
reduce its Fiscal Year 1982 commitment to mass trans1t through further
budget reductions; and
WHEREAS, any further budget cuts would result in dramatic fare
increases and sharp service reductions; and
WHEREAS, the Southern California Rapid Transit District fare
structure is one of the highest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Southern Cal1fornia Rapid Transit District has no
additional subsidy funds available; and
WHEREAS, public transportatlon use reduces the total community cost
for transportation; and
WHEREAS, the per capita tax support for the Southern California Rapld
Transit D1strict 15 a small fraction of the tax support provided publ1C
transportation in most ather maJor urban areas; and
WHEREAS, many benefits of pUblic transportation are enjoyed by all
persons 1n the community includ1ng those who do not directly use public
transportation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. The City Councll expresses its deep concern regarding the
proposed reductlons in the federal government Fiscal Year 1982 budget because
of its devastating impact on local transportat1on services.
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SECTION 2. The City Council supports the position of the Board of
Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District in opposing
federal budget cuts for Fiscal Year 1982 and authorizes distribution of
thlS position to public officials and affected interest groups.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution~ and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
C; ty Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
24th
DAY
OF
November
, 1 981.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
NO. 6400
WAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON
November 24
, 1981 BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES: CQUNCILMEt4BERS: Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Press, Reed,
Zane, Mayor Vannatta Goldway
flOES: COUNCILMEr1BERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEr1BERS: None
A B S T A Ir~ : CO U tI C I Lt., E f1 B E R S : None
ATTEST:
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