HomeMy Public PortalAbout74-022 (04-02-74)RESOLUTION NO~ ?4-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COLJNCIL OF` Ti3I:
CITY OF LYNWOOD ENDnPSINC CF.RTAIN E3ASiC ("r`~,^1r"~`E~.Y7'S
EMBODIED IN THE UNIFIED TRANSPORTA'i'ION ASSI~T'ANCE
ACT NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS AND tiKciiNG
CONGRESS TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ACT TU CLARIFY
INTENT AND PROVIDE FOR A FAIR AND E(~UITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
WHEREAS, Congress ~is consideringthe en~ctm~nt of a r~r,ifie^~ Tr~~~~~-por~-
tation Assistance Act to provide for the developmen± of t~alance:i r.~~_ilki--rnoaa.l
transportation systems; and
WHEREAS, the proposed act would authorize appropriration.~ for each
fiscal year ending 1978, 1979, and 1980 for the Federal-Aid Urban transporta~ion
system and an additional Urban Mass Transportation Capital Gran~ Program; and
WHEREAS, effect~ive July 1, 1974, the Federal b~se ~~har~e pa~yable for
projects on Federal-Aid systems would be raised from 70 pErceni ±0 80 p~rcen±
thereby reducing the State or local government share; dr~d
WHEREAS, the Unified Transportation A~si~tance Ack would extend the
authority of the Secretary of Transpor^tation to certify th~ ;st~~tes to car°ry out the
necessary environmental and 4(f) reviews and appr°ovals providing the State
has a qualified agency; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for Congress to clarify its intent and defLne
such terms as Responsible Local Officials in the Fed~ral-Aid Highw~y Act of
1973; and
WHEREAS, Urban and rural programs are of equal importance to the
areas they serve, it is essential that such programs be r~esponsive to thE unique
needs of their different areas and it is essential that a proper balance be est~blished
for funding the programs to meet these needs; and
WHEREAS, there is an increasing number of ~pecial purpose programs
that perpetuate the donor status of California; and
WHEREAS, the donor status of California continue~ t~o Increase as exv
emplified by the fact that currently only 60°Jo of the FederaY Highway Users' Taxes
revenues are returned to the State and its local juriscliction~o
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LYNWOOD THAT IT endorses the concept of 80 percent Feder~l
participation in transportation projects and the delegation of authority to the S~ate
to carry out the entire program including envirionmental matter~ as embodied in
the proposed Unified Transpotation Assistance Act and that Congre~s is requested
to amend the proposed act to clarify its intent and the intent of the Federal~Aid
Highway Act of 1973 to, define the terms Responsible Local Officials, Appropriate
Local Officials, and Local Bodtes as the tegislative bodies of citie~ and counties
and by permitting the states and qualified cities and countie~ to be certified to carry
out all phases of the Federally~aided transportation prog~am~.
RESOLTJTION NO,
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Con~re~s k~e G~t°g~~~ io elimindte :s~e~i~wl
purpose programs and return a minimum of 90 percent: of the re~renues gene:°att.d bY
a state to that state to reverse the trend of California"s incrieasing ~ubsid~tior; of
their transportation systems.
BE IT FUR.THER RESOLVED THAT the (.;ity Clerk of thE Cit~~ of L.yrfwooc~
be instructed to forward copies of th~is resolutior~ ~o the Senatos°s ~,rad Cc~r?g~~s~mtP~~
from California, the Californ~ia League of Cities, a.~~~d th~ Su~er~~iso~°a° 1~ssor~i~ ~.~or
of California.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April,
1974.
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HE NR Y I W' R. ~ -_._~~~._._.._.._~
Mayor
City of Lynwood
ATTEST:
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JOSEPHINE L. SHEFHER
City Clerk
City of Lynwood
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
. ss.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said
city at a regular meeting thereof held
in the City Hall of said city on the 2nd day of
April ~ 19 74 , and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Byork, Green, Liewer, Morris, Rowe.
NOES: COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
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: ITY LERK, CIT OF LYNWOOD
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STATE OF CA~,IFOHNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ATIGELES ~ ss.
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
re5ol~tion was duly adopted by the City Council of said
city at a regular meeting thereof held
in the City Hall of said city on the 2nd da of
Y
April , 19 74 , and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUN CILMEN BYork, Green, Liewer, Morris, Rowe.
NOES : COUNCILP+IEN None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
(SEAL) S/ Jos~hine L. Shepherd
CITY CLERK, CITY OF LYP7GlOOD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ~ ss.
I, 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. 74-22
on
file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted
on the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 3r'd day of April ~ 1974.
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. TY LERK,~TY 0 LY -
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