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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER
DATE: JANUARY 19, 1999
RE: RESOLUTION NO. 99-3 - ENDORSING THE FORMATION OF AN EXPANDED
FOOTHILL TRANSIT ZONE AND FUNDING THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD'S
SHARE OF THE GUIDELINE APPLICATION PROCESS
On December 15. 1998, Nick Conway, Executive Director of the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments, made a presentation to the City Council regarding the City of Rosemead's
participation in the amended application to the MTA to expand the Foothill Transit Zone. Attached
is Resolution No. 99-3 endorsing the expansion of the Foothill Transit Zone and funding the City
of Rosemead's share of the analysis required. Rosemead is one of nine cities included in the zone
application. Our share for the cost of the bus zone study, analysis and application to the MTA for
the expansion of the Foothill Transit Zone is $16.525.17. The project is a Prop. C eligible activity
and we have those funds in reserve.
Attached for the Council's review is Resolution No. 99-3 and letter from the San Gabriel Valley
COG dated December 23, 1998.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution 99-3 and authorize an expenditure of
$16,525.17 from unappropriated Prop. C funds to participate in the Foothill Transit Zone
Amendment application process.
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Dear Frank:
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lima'lin mentioned invoices, enclosed please find:
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• An invoice for your City's pro-rata share of the zone amendment
Pj°mond&„ application costs.
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• A sample resolution for your City Council to adopt indicating support for
01rvLi° the application. Our goal is to have each of the cities adopt their respective
inaj°" resolution during January.
...A: °e Should you have any questions or would like a presentation made to your
- '" City Council on the Transit Restructuring issue, please contact me. It is
important that we have unanimous support from each of our City Councils
on this important issue.
Sincerely,
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Nicholas T. Conway
Executive Director
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BILL TO:
City of Rosemead
8838 Fast Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
DATE INVOICE S
12/23/98 98-99-15
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
For Professional Fees and Services to support the application to 16,525 .17
attend the Foothill Transit Zone to includr. one-tire Transit Zane
Fees
TOTAL $16,525 .17
RESOLUTION NO. 99-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD ENDORSING THE FORMATION
OF AN EXPANDED FOOTHILL TRANSIT ZONE AND
FUNDING THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD'S SHARE OF THE
GUIDELINE APPLICATION PROCESS
WHEREAS,the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments has determined that after 10 years,
Foothill Transit has doubled transit service and ridership in communities previously served by LACMTA
with costs approximately 40%below the previous LACMTA expenditures, and
WHEREAS, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments has determined that to address the
San Gabriel Valley's current unmet intercity transit service needs and to meet projected future growth in the
San Gabriel Valley, available regional intercity transit subsidies must be used more efficiently using the
demonstrated success of the existing Foothill Transit Zone system as the model, and
WHEREAS,the City of Rosemead, the County of Los Angeles, and the other eight cities in the
western San Gabriel Valley, along with the Foothill Transit Zone Joint Powers Authority(21 cities and the
County of Los Angeles) in the San Gabriel Valley desire to provide public transit service more cost-
effective, and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) adopted
guidelines on February 26, 1986, related to the creation of Transportation Zones, and
WHEREAS, the originally proposed San Gabriel Valley Transportation Zone included the eight
cities in the western portion of the San Gabriel Valley, which were ultimately not included in the Zone, and
WHEREAS, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and the Foothill Transit Zone have
requested an amendment to the current Zone boundary to its original Zone boundary requested in 1987
(plus the City of Montebello) including the transfer of 31 LACMTA bus routes to the expanded Foothill
Transit Zone, and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead desires to participate in the formation and administration of the
expanded Foothill Transit Zone, and
WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent for the expansion of the Foothill Transit Zone has been submitted
to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on December 3, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Rosemead hereby endorses the formation of
an expanded Foothill Transit Zone, agrees to approve the final amended Zone application to be submitted to
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority including the Operations and Financial
components, agrees to participate in the expanded Foothill Transit Zone Joint Powers Authority to
administer the requirements of the expanded Zone as set forth by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, and agrees to contribute $16,525 to assist in the completion of the amended Zone
application.
DONE THIS 26th DAY OF JANUARY, 1999.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk