Authorization to Submit a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2013 Call for Projects Grant Application for the Compressed Natural Gas Bus Replacement Project. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: C 14 Meeting Date: 12/10/2012 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to Submit a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2013 Call for Projects Grant Application for the Compressed Natural Gas Bus Replacement Project. Contact Person/Dept.: Diana Chang / Transportation Fiscal Impact: Yes X Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: ________________ Public Notification: (E mail) Agenda and Meetings City Council (12/07/2012) Phone Number: (310) 253 6566 General Fund: Yes No X No Department Approval: Art Ida (11/28/12) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (12/06/12) City Attorney Approval: Carol A. Schwab (by H. Baker) (12/07/12) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (12/07/12) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Transportation Director to submit a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2013 Call for Projects (Call) grant application for the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Bus Replacement Project. BACKGROUND: Metro is responsible for allocating local state and federal discretionary transportation funds through the preparation of a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Los Angeles County. A key component of the TIP is Metro s Call for Projects grant program. The Call is a competitive grant program that co funds new regionally significant capital projects. Approximately every other year Metro accepts Call for Projects applications from local jurisdictions transit operators and other eligible public agencies in a variety of modal categories. Currently these categories include: Regional Surface Transportation; Goods Movement Improvements; Signal Synchronization & Bus Speed Improvements; Trans...
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