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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
August 24, 2010
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: Thad Phillips, Director of Community Services
SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY (MTA) FOR PAYMENT FOR REPORTING FY 2008
NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE INFORMATION
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council authorize the attached MOU with the MTA in order to receive
reimbursement for the City’s reporting of FY 2008 transit data for submission to the
National Transit Database through the MTA’s consolidated report.
DISCUSSION
The MTA is the designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Los Angeles
County with authority to program and fund local transit services including Downey.
Funds are received from a share of local sales taxes, a portion of the state and federal
gasoline tax, and through the voter approved Proposition A and C. As part of the
Proposition A Incentive Guidelines, each participating city is paid dollar-for-dollar for
what their service generates for the Los Angeles County region minus the cost of the
audit. As a requirement of operating locally funded fixed route and Dial-A-Ride public
transit services in Los Angeles County, each city must prepare and report data for the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on an annual basis. In order to streamline data
into a comprehensive report the MTA submits a report on behalf of 35+ cities in the
County. As a result of this comprehensive reporting, additional Federal Section 5307
capital funds are provided to the region through a congressionally approved formula
process that includes reported unit values for revenue miles and passenger miles. The
MTA in turn enters into MOU’s with each reporting city to make payment for their share
of the revenues generated for the Los Angeles County region.Last year the City
received $124,327 for reporting of FY 2007 data.
The local funds received through this MOU must be spent consistent with Proposition A
and C Local Return Guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City. The City is entitled to $120,435 for their FY 2008
reporting efforts. The revenue breakdown is $71,085 for Motor Bus (fixed route
DowneyLINK) and $49,350 for Demand Response (Dial-A-Ride).
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CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA