r-10673City Council Meeting: April 24, 2012 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER .10(0-73 (CCO
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE NEW FREEDOM
PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 5317 OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINSTRATION
OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
EXPANSION OF SANTA MONICA DIAL -A -RIDE DOOR - THROUGH -DOOR SERVICES
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGAM
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica, a municipal corporation, wishes to apply
for and receive an allocation of no more than $580,000 in grant funds through the
Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) New Freedom Program, administered through
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA); and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress established the New Freedom Program
(49 U.S.C. 5317) to fund capital and operating expenses that support public
transportation alternatives beyond those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), in order to assist individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the LACMTA is the Designated Recipient for New Freedom funds,
and is responsible for the planning, programming, distribution and management of these
funds; and
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WHEREAS, as part of these responsibilities, LACMTA is conducting the FY2012
Solicitation for Proposals and making available about $9.3 million in New Freedom
funds over a three -year period; and
WHEREAS, the LACMTA has established the procedures and criteria for
reviewing grant proposals and is required to submit to the FTA a list of recommended
projects from which the grant recipients will be selected; and
WHEREAS, transportation, including paratransit door - through -door services, was
identified as a priority both in the Evaluation of Services for Older Adults in Santa
Monica 2008 report and in the LACMTA's Coordinated Public Transit -Human Services
Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, as a public transportation alternative beyond those required by the
ADA, door- through -door services are an eligible activity under the New Freedom
Program; and
WHEREAS, the expansion of Dial -A -Ride (DAR) door- through -door services
helps meet identified transportation needs of Santa Monica residents who have a
disability, a large proportion of whom are seniors aged 65 and older, and existing DAR
door - through -door services are at capacity; and
WHEREAS, the City, if selected, will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with the LACMTA to expand the DAR door - through -door services over a three-
year period.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica shall submit to the LACMTA an
application to participate in the New Freedom Program in response to the FY2012
Solicitation for Proposals, requesting a funding allocation in an amount up to $580,000
to expand the DAR door - through- door program over a period of three years.
SECTION 2. If the application for funding is approved, the City of Santa Monica
hereby agrees to
use the New
Freedom funds for
eligible activities in
the
manner
presented in the
application as
approved by the
LACMTA and the
FTA,
and in
accordance with program guidelines and applicable Federal regulations.
SECTION 3. The City Manager, or Manager's designee, is authorized to conduct
all negotiations and to execute in the name of the City of Santa Monica the application,
the MOU, and any and all other documents required by the LACMTA or the FTA for
participation in the New Freedom Program, including any amendments thereto.
SECTION 4. 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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MA SHA JONES mb0fkIE
Cit'"ttorney
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Adopted and approved this 24th day of April, 2012.
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Ricbard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10673 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 24th day of April, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Day, Holbrook, O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tern Davis,
Mayor Bloom
NOES: Councilmembers McKeown, Shriver
ABSENT: None
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Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk