HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-161 (12-12-83)RESOLUTION NO. 83 -161 V "
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
SUPPORTING LIBERALIZATION OF PROPOSITION A GUIDELINES
TO ALLOW CITIES TO USE PORTIONS OF THEIR ALLOCATED
LOCAL RETURN FUNDS FOR SUCH TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES
AS THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THOSE STREETS USED
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES.
WHEREAS, Proposition A was approved by the voters of
Los Angeles County to provide additional funds for transportation
purposes throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, these funds are administered by the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission (LACTC) an allocated to the cities
on a specified formula, with the provision that the funds be used
only and strictly for public transit systems; and,
WHEREAS, many cities without municipal transit systems
cannot use their-allocated funds strictly for this purpose, and
either must market their funds as discount rates to other agencies
that can use them for a public transit system, use their funds on
transit programs of lesser importance, or lose the funds altogether;
and,
WHEREAS, the restrictions placed on the use of these
funds are based on an administrative decision of the LACTC, and
there is strong legal opinion that "public transit system includes
streets and highways used by public transit vehicles, and that the
wording of the proposition A ballot measure stating that local
transit means "transit, paratransit and transportation systems manage-
ment improvements that benefit one jurisdiction" and that "revenues
can be used for capital or operating expenses" is language that is
--------legally open to a broader interpretation than the LACTC has extended
to it; and,
WHEREAS, it has been well established that damage to our
city streets is caused primarily by trucks and buses, and that
passenger cars are responsible for an insignificant amount of pave-
ment damage; and,
WHEREAS, our cities without municipal transportation systems
of their own are responsible for the repair and maintenance of their
city streets that are used by public transit vehicles, thereby con-
tributing heavily to the cost of maintenance and repair of those
streets:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved:
1. That the City Council of the City of Lynwood hereby
petitions the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and
strongly urges that the restrictions on the use of Proposition A
funds be liberalized to allow cities to use Portions of their allo-
cation of local return funds for such transportation purposes as the
repair and maintenance of those streets used by public transportation
vehicles so that such streets can be kept in good repair and continue
to be used as part of the County transportation system, thereby more
adequately fulfilling the intent of proposition A "to improve and
expand existing public transit county- wide ".
2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and submit copies to the County. officials.
adoption.
3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
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1983.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of Dec ember
4 ATTEST:
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ANDREA L. HOOPER, City C erk
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DA ,,� torney
E: L. MORRIS,_MAYW
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
/' J I A s\
HAROLD C. WILLIAMS, Director of
Public Works /City Engineer
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at an adjourned regular meeting held on the
12th day of December , 1983..
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYORK, HENNING, ROWE, THOMPSON, MORRIS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City Clerk, City of oLvnwo d