Resolution No. 4239
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 4239
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON ESTABLISHING
AN ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATION OF 1973 HIGHWAY ACT FUNDS
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4 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
5 WHEREAS, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 extended the
6 permissable usage of Federal Aid Urban Systems (FAUS) funds beyond
7 simply street and highway projects and now allows for the purchase
8 of buses; the construction, reconstruction and improvement of
9 fixed rail facilities, including rolling stock for fixed rail; and
10 the construc~ion of exclusive or preferential bus, truck and emer-
11 gency vehicle routes or lanes; and
12 WHEREAS, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 provides that
13 responsible local officials of an urbanized area can determine
14 whether a percentage of FAUS funds in their area should be expen-
15 ded on non-highway, public mass transit or on streets and highways;
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17 WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation, in its
18 guidelines on the local involvement required to determine the
19 appropriate procedures for expenditure of FAUS funds clearly calls
20 for a cooperative process involving cities, the county, the state,
21 and transit agencies; and
22 WHEREAS, there is a great deal of confusion as to the meaning
23 and interpretation of the proposed Urban Systems Procedure distri-
24 buted to cities in the Los Angeles County Division of the League;
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26 WHEREAS, the cities in Los Angeles County should immediately
27 take initiative along with the County to establish acceptable pro-
28 cedures to protect the flow of funds amounting to approximately
29 $22 million prior to June 30, 1974, into Los Angeles County;
30 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the League of California
31 Cities has taken a strong position in support of the direct involve
32 ment of cities in the process of apportioning FAUS funds, rather
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than simply having cities consulted in the process, thereby
giving cities more control over how those funds will be spent in
their own communities as well as in their region; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of
California Cities has proposed a joint committee comprised of
nine representatives (three each) appointed by the Division (one
from Long Beach and two from cities other than Los Angeles and
Long Beach), the City of Los Angeles, and the County of Los Angele;,
thereby assuring that cities do have a direct involvement in es-
tablishing procedures to be approved by the respective cities and
the County; additionally three ex-officio, non-voting positions
would be filled by the District Director of CALTRANS, the General
Manager of SCRTD and SCAG.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION l: That the City of Vernon supports the active in-
volvement of cities in the process of apportionment of FAUS funds
within the County by means of a joint representative body as pro-
posed by the Los Angeles County Division of the League of Cali-
fornia Cities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
SECTION 2: That the joint committee be convened immediately
so that a report may be distributed to the cities and to Los
Angeles County for final consideration of multi-modal transporta-
tion alternatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
SECTION 3: That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles
County Division of the League of California Cities, the Director
of District 7 CALTRANS, and the Director of the Department of
Transportation of the State of California.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
SECTION 4: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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certify to the passage of this Resolution and thereupon and there-
after the same shall be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th day of May, 1974.
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4 I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
6[1 No. 4239, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
7il Vernon, and approved by the Mayor of said City, at a regular
8 meeting of the City Council held on
May 7, 1974
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
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F. A. ZIEMER
CITY CLE~K
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RONALD REAGAN, Governor
DISTRICT 7, P.O. BOX 2304, LOS ANGELES 90054
Phone: 620-3550
City Council Res. No. 4239
Acceptable Procedure
Allocation FAUS Funds,
May 14, 1974
The Honorable City Council
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 9005$
Gentlemen:
This is to acknowledge our receipt of your Resolution
No. 4239 establishing an acce.ptable procedure for
allocation of 1973 Highway Act Funds.
We will consider the information contained in your reso-
lution in our part of developing the process for selection
of FAUS projects to be included in the priority listing
of projects scheduled for allocation by the 1973 Highway
Act.
Thank you for your interest and cooperative effort in
this matter.
Very truly yours,
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Los Angeles 90017
624-4934
PRESIDENT
Richard Nagel
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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Pat Russel'
Los Angel(!s
SI;COND VICE PRESIDENT
Donald Y okaitis
Pasadtmil
TREASURER
Gilbert Smith
Carson
RECORDING SECRETARY
Lucy Klinkhammer
EI Segundo
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Action Requested Immediately
April 5 I 1974
RfCEg;:gy
F. A. ZIEMER
CITY CLERK
Ma yor
City Council
City Manager
Public Works Director
We sincerely regr~t the confusion which has developed over the procedures
to be established for the alloca.tion of Federal Aid Urban Systems funds
under the Federal Highway Act of 1973. Unfortunately, we were unable
to review or comment on the proposed "Urban Systems Procedt,lres" dis~
tributed by the County of Los Angeles to each Mayor in the County on
March 28. We feel that an appropriate review and mutually acceptable
set of procedures should be jointly adopted which will protect the flow
of funds under FAUS to the Cities in Los Angeles County and protect the
financial options available for public transit proj ects eligible under the
new legislation.
The Los Angeles County Oivision fully supports the procedural guidelines
established by the California Department of Transportation and the Urban
Aid Systems Advisory Committee. We have proposed that a representative
committee be convened immediately to recommend an appropriate alloca-
tion process to the Cities and to the Board of Supervisors which can be
mutually adopted.
The attached resolution was unanimously adopted last evening by the
Los Angeles County Division Board of Directors. We have developed
it in a suggested resolution format so that it can be adopted by each City
Council and distributed to the appropriate agency. Your response is essen-
tial to indica te the support of formal review of the suggested procedures.
A report will be distributed to all Cities this month for formal action at the
next Los Angeles County Division Board of Directors meeting. Immediate
action is essential to protect the flow of funds to the Cities in the County
and to clarify the existing confusion with respect to interpretation of the
procedures. Your assistance will be appreciated.
CITY OF VERNON
CA.UFORNIA.
May 8, 1974
Los Angeles County . ..Board of Supervisors
Hall of Administl'ation
50.0 W. Te mpleStreet
Los Angeles, . California 90.0.12
ATTENTION: Mr. James S. Mize
Executive. Officer
Gentlemen:
Enclosed IS a certified cop,. of Resolution No. 4239....A
Resolution. of the City Council of the City of Vernon establishing
an acceptable procedure for allocation of the 1973 Highway Act
Funds, whlcb'Was adopted by tbeCttyCouncU at its regular meet..
ing .beldMay7,1974.
Yours very truly,
F. . A. Ziemer
City Clerk...Director
of Finance
CITY OF VERNON
CA.LIFORNIA.
May 8, 1974
League of California Cities
Los Angel e8 County DIvision
702 Hilton Center Building
LOs Angeles, C alifornla 90017
ATTENTION: Mr. Richard Napl
Pre sldent
Gentle men:
Enclosed 1s a certified copy of Resolution No. 4239 - A
Resolution of tbe CltyCouncil ofth e City of Vernon establishing
an acceptable procedure for allocation of the 1973 Highway Act
Funds, which was adopted by the City CouncUat its regular meet...
ing held May 7, 1974.
Yours very truly,
.F'. A.Zie mer
City Clerk-Director
of Finance
CITY OF VERNON
CA.LIFORNIA.
May 8, 1974
State of California
Department of Transportation
District 7
P. Q. Box 2304
Los Angeles, C alifornla 90054
ATTENTION: Mr. H. Ayanian
District Director
Gentlemen:
Enclosed is a certified copy of ReSolution No. 4239... A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon establishing
an acceptable procedul'e for allocatioll of the 1973 Highway Act
Funds, which was adopted by the City Council at its regular lueet-
ing held May 7, 1974.
Yours very truly,
F.. A.Ziemer
City Clerk...Director
of Finance
CITY OF VERNON
CA.I.IFO RNIA.
May 8, 1974
State of California
Department of TraJl8portation
P. O.Box 1499
Sacramento, California 95807
ATTENTION: Mr. R. J. Datel
Director
Gentlemen:
o Enclosed .18 acertifled.copy of ResolutiOn No. 4239 -.A
Resolution of the.Clty Council Of the City of Vernon establishing
an acceptable procedure for allocation .ofthe 1973 Highway Act
Funds, which waeadopted by the City Council at US regular meet-
ing held May 7, 1974.
Yours very truly,
F'. A. Ziemer
City Clerk-Director
of Finance