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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute Any Actions Necessary for the Purpose of Obtaining Financial Assistance Provided by the FY17-18 California Department of Transportation Low Carbon Transit Operations Program for the Culver CityBus Line 6 Rapid Service in the Amount of $129,930
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Meeting Date: April 23, 2018
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: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/18/18);
Department Approval: Art Ida (04/11/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or Designee to execute any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance provided by the FY17-18 California Department of Transportation Low Carbon Transit Operations Program for the Culver CityBus Line 6 Rapid Service in the amount of $129,930.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, took a long-term, comprehensive approach to addressing climate change and its effects on the environment and natural resources, and set the requirement that by 2020, California must reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to the level of 1990. Subsequently, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB375) and Senate Bill 535 (SB535) in 2011 directed regional planning organizations and local agencies to develop strategies for sustainable communities and disadvantaged communities, respectively. The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) is one of several programs that are part of the Transit, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities P...
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