HomeMy Public PortalAbout2004-047 (03-17-04)RESOLUTION NO 2004.047
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING
THE APPROPRIATION OF EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($85,000) FROM
THE PROPOSITION "A" UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE TO THE
ON-DEMAND DIAL A TAXI PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood has provided an on-demand Dial a Ride
Service for senior citizens and handicapped residents for over twenty-five years; and
WHEREAS, the program changed in 2001 from an in-house operated program to
one that is provided by a private sector contract service provider; and
~'~ WHEREAS, the number of monthly rides provided after this change of service
provider increased from approximately 600 riders per month to almost 1,800 rides per
month; and
WHEREAS, the number of monthly rides provided has continued to steadily
increase; and
WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated with the contract service provider in order
to reduce the cost of the services to the City in order to provide for some of the
increased ridership without the need to appropriate additional funding; and
WHEREAS, the current demand for the services has now exceeded the
appropriated budget by over seven thousand dollars per month; and
WHEREAS, based upon the current level of ridership the funding budgeted for
the service in the amount of $176,750 will be expended at the end of March 2004; and
WHEREAS, an additional $85,000 in funding is necessary to complete the
current fiscal year; and
~ WHEREAS, there is Proposition "A" funding available within the existing 2003-
2005 Biennial budget; and .
WHEREAS, the Dial a Taxi Service is an approved usage for Proposition "A"
Funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby find,
determine, order and resolve as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager or her designee is authorized to carryout any and
all necessary transactions as so ordered by this resolution.
Section 2. The City Manager or her designee is authorized to prepare any
correspondence to the Metropolitan Transit Authority necessary in order to facilitate the
transaction as ordered by this resolution.
Section 3. The funding appropriation in the amount of $85,000 be allocated
from the unappropriated Proposition "A" balance in the following fashion.
FROM ~ TO
Unappropriated Proposition "A" Balance 31-4781-4220
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED thisl7th° day of March 2004.
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Louis Byrd, Mayo
Attest
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
Approved as to form: Approved as to content:
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City Attorney empe Cit Manager
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~iv~n, Director
ea on & Community Services
STATE OF CALiFORNIA }
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,. ;, J,~the undersigned City Clerk of the City ofi Lynwood, do hereby certify that
`--~ . the above and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held at City N'all on the 17thday'of March
2004, and passed by #he following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEN PEDROZA, RODRIGUEZ, SANTILLAN, VASQUEZ, BYRD
. NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NOIdE
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" ABSTAIN: fdONE ~ ~
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, Andrea L. Hooper, Gity Clerk
° STATE OF CALiFORNIA } '
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, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }
.~ 1, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City
_ Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true
- and correct copy of Resolution No. 2004.047 on file in my office and that
~ said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. ~
~. . , ~~ Dated this 17th day of March 2004.
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~ , ' ~ ' Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
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