TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Angelica Ochoa, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 13-0054 Determining that the City is in Compliance With the Program Requirements of the 2013 Congestion Management Program for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 13-0054
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 13-0054 (Attachment 1) demonstrating the City's compliance with the program requirements of the 2013 Congestion Management Program (CMP).
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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 $161,987 in Section 2105 Local Gas Tax funds for fiscal year 2012-2013.
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 continue their CMP conformance. Cities are required to comply with the CMP requirements through a noticed public hearing adopting the Local Development Report (LDR), which tracks development activity and a Resolution certifying CMP responsibilities. The local jurisdiction's governing body must approve the required documents. A public hearing notice was published in the Beach Reporter on August 15, 2013 to comply with the CMP requirements.
DISCUSSION:
Local Responsibility
Each jurisdiction is responsible for monitoring new developments and mitigating impacts on an annual basis. The MTA assigns traffic mitigat...
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