CC - 1999-03 - Endorsing the Formation of An Expanded Foothill Transit ZoneRESOLUTION 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.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 99-03 being:
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
was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council on the 26th of January,
1999, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: VASQUEZ, TAYLOR, BRUESCH, CLARK, IMPERIAL,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
NANCY V RRAMA
AGENDA:CERTIFY
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