Item 6-C
Council Meeting: 4/24/98 Santa Monica, CA
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City of
Santa Monica (Grantee) for the Receipt of Grant Funding
for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension
Enhancement and the Transit Preferential Treatment and
Priority Systems Projects
Introduction
This report requests that the City Council adopt a resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) for the receipt of Proposition C
discretionary grant funding for the Santa Monica Smart Corridor
Extension Enhancement and the Transit Preferential Treatment and
Priority Systems' projects.
Background
The Los Angeles County Transportation Authority at its June 15,
1995, board meeting, approved a one-time grant of Proposition C
discretionary funds to the City of Santa Monica for the City of
Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension Enhancement ($265,000) and
the Transit Preferential Treatment and Priority Systems
($308,000) projects.
The Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension Project will provide a
traffic management system along the Santa Monica Freeway and the
major arterials of Pico and Olympic Boulevards in the City of
Santa Monica. The purpose of the project is to improve traffic
flow though the City by monitoring traffic conditions and
adjusting traffic control devices as necessary to improve
corridor mobility. The Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension
Enhancement project will provide additional traffic signal system
improvements to the current Smart Corridor project area. The
enhancements may include upgrading traffic signal control
components and installing closed circuit television cameras at
various locations, and integrating the improvements into the
Smart Corridor System to provide signal synchronization and
central control for regional traffic management purposes.
The Transit Preferential Treatment and Priority System project
will develop and implement a transit preferential treatment and
priority system on a regional transit route in the City of Santa
Monica. The deployed system will increase the efficiency of
transit operations by utilizing new technology to grant transit
operations priority over other vehicles at signalized
intersections. The implementation strategy is to be consistent
with the recommendations of the Countywide Transit Priority
System study conducted by the Los Angeles County MTA.
In November of 1990, voters of Los Angeles County approved
Proposition C, which established a one-half percent sales tax to
be used for public transit purposes. Under the program
guidelines, for projects approved for funding, the City has the
responsibility of executing an MOU with MTA which stipulates the
terms and conditions of the grant program.
Budget/Financial Impact
Approval of the attached resolution will result in the City
receiving Proposition C discretionary grant funding in the
approximate total amounts of $265,000 for the Santa Monica Smart
Corridor Extension Enhancement and $308,000 for the Transit
Preferential Treatment and Priority Systems projects
respectively. New appropriations need to be made at account No.
20-770-416-20098-8900-99149, "Santa Monica Smart Corridor
Extension", for $265,000. New account No. 20-770-402-20098-
8900-99430 was established for "Transit Preferential Treatment
and Priority Systems" in the amount of $308,000. A 20% match is
required of each program, $65,000 and $76,000, respectively.
This will be appropriated from Proposition C Local Return funds
in the year that funds are expected to be needed, FY 2000-2001.
All Proposition C Discretionary Grant revenues received will be
deposited into Revenue Account No. 20-500-402-00000-0309-10000.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute an MOU with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority for the receipt of Proposition C
Discretionary Grant Funding for the Santa Monica Smart
Corridor Extension Enhancement and the Transit Preferential
Treatment and Priority Systems Projects; and
2. Approve new Capital Improvement Program appropriations as
set forth above and increase the revenue budget at the
revenue account specified above by $573,000.
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE RECEIPT OF
GRANT FUNDING FOR THE SANTA MONICA SMART CORRIDOR
EXTENSION ENHANCEMENT AND TRANSIT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
AND PRIORITY SYSTEMS PROJECTS
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority ("MTA") , has approved a one time appropriation of
Grant Funding for Fiscal Year 1995; and
WHEREAS, the MTA 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 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with the MTA for the receipt of Grant Funding for
the Santa Monica Smart Corridor Extension Enhancement and Transit
Preferential Treatment and Priority Systems Projects.
SECTION 2. The City Engineer shall forward a certified
copy of this resolution to the MTA, for processing.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify 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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MARSHA MOUTRIE JONES
City Attorney