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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit a Claim to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Transportation Development Act (TDA) Funds for Fiscal Year 2015/2016.
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Contact Person/Dept: Jane Leonard / Transportation
Phone Number: 310-253-6523
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/22/15)
Department Approval: Art Ida, Director of Transportation (09/28/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit a claim to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds for Fiscal Year 2015/2016.
BACKGROUND
The State Transportation Development Act (TDA), as amended by the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Public Utilities Code Section 99200 et seq.) provides for the allocation of funds from two funding sources:
1. Local Transportation Fund (LTF) for use by eligible claimants for various transportation purposes. These funds are derived from a 1/4 cent of the general sales tax collected statewide and are identified for the development and support of public transportation needs that exist in California and are allocated to areas of each county based on population, taxable sales, and transit performance; and,
2. State Transit Assistance Fund (STA), which is derived from the statewide sales tax on diesel fuel.
Pursuant to the provisions of the TDA, as amended, and pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations thereunder (Cal. Code of Regulations, Title ...
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