TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 15-0053 Determining that the City is in Compliance with the Program Requirements of the 2015 Congestion Management Program for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 15-0053
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 15-0053 (Attachment 1) demonstrating the City’s compliance with the program requirements of the 2015 Congestion Management Program (CMP) for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Local jurisdictions are required to meet the program requirements identified in the CMP to continue to be eligible to receive Section 2105 gas tax funding. The City received $219,000 in Section 2105 Local Gas Tax funds for fiscal year 2014-2015.
BACKGROUND:
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is the agency responsible for monitoring and implementing the CMP for Los Angeles County. All local jurisdictions that receive Section 2105 Gas Tax funds are required to maintain and keep their CMP in conformance. The local jurisdiction’s governing body must approve a Local Development Report (LDR) which tracks development activity and pass a Resolution certifying CMP compliance at a noticed public hearing. A public hearing notice was published in The Beach Reporter on August 13, 2015 to comply with these CMP requirements.
DISCUSSION:
In 1992, The MTA adopted the LA County CMP to meet a federal mandate to mitigate the impact of local growth on the regional transportation system. The CMP established a debit and credit point system to offset traffic impacts generated by new developments with roadway capacity enhancements and trip reduction measures. Specific debit values (traffic impact) are assigned for each type of development that generates new trips, while specific credits given for improvements and mitigations that reduce vehicle trips, with a minimum mitigation goal set for each jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction is responsible for monitoring new developments and mitigating impacts on an annual basis.
In 2003, the MTA Board authorized a nexus study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a congestion mitigation fee in place of the current debit-credit system. Until a decision is made, the requirement to maintain a positive credit balance has been suspended, but the local jurisdiction reporting requirements and self-certification resolution must still be submitted on an annual basis to maintain compliance with the CMP.
MTA staff has indicated that any new development activity reported this year will not be counted retroactively if the MTA decides to reactivate the credit/debit program at a future date. In order to stay in compliance and preserve the City’s eligibility for gas tax funds, the City must conduct a public hearing and continue to report their development activity through the Local Development Report (LDR).
2015 Local Development Report
The 2015 LDR (Attachment 2) reports new development activity, new development adjustments, exempted development activity and demolitions. The reporting period for the current LDR covers June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
A public hearing notice was published in The Beach Reporter on August 13, 2015 in compliance with these CMP requirements. Meeting notices were posted at the approved public bulletin boards and on the City’s website at www.citymb.info <http://www.citymb.info>.
CONCLUSION:
With the adoption of the attached Resolution (Attachment 1), and submittal of the Local Development Report (LDR), the City of Manhattan Beach is in compliance with the 2015 Congestion Management Program requirements.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No.15-0053 - Congestion Management Program Conformity
2. 2015 Local Development Report (LDR)