CC - 1992-30 - Support for Paratransit Plan• 0
RESOLUTION NO. 92-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD IN SUPPORT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
COORDINATED PARATRANSIT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (hereinafter
referred to as "ADA") was enacted on July 26, 1990 (Public Law
101-336); and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 1991, the United States Department of
Transportation (hereinafter referred to as :DOT") issued a final
rule implementing the transportation-related provisions of the ADA
(49 CFR Parts 27, 37 and 38, Transportation for Individuals with
Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Subpart F, Sections 37.121 and 37.135 of 49 CFR 37
requires that each fixed route transit operator provide
complementary paratransit service to disabled individuals, prepare
a plan for implementation of such service and begin service
implementation by January 26, 1992; and
WHEREAS, Subpart F, Section 37.141 of 49 CFR 37 allows the
preparation and submittal of a single coordinated paratransit plan
among the operators of fixed route transit service with overlapping
and contiguous service areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead (hereinafter referred to as
"City") operates a fixed route transit system in Los Angeles County
and is required to provide ADA-eligible complementary paratransit
service and prepare and submit an annual paratransit plan to DOT;
and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
(hereinafter referred to as "LACTC"), which is mandated by state
statutes to coordinate paratransit services in Los Angeles County,
has initiated the development of a countywide coordinated
paratransit network (hereinafter referred to as "Network") as the
most appropriate and effective means of meeting the ADA obligations
of the Los Angeles County fixed route transit operators; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted a resolution on December 10, 1991,
authorizing its participation in the development of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of Los Angeles County's fixed route
operators, the LACTC prepared an interim plan for the provision of
the ADA paratransit service, which included support resolutions
from fixed route operators and cities which operate or participate
in fixed route transit systems and submitted said interim plan to
DOT on January 27, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the LACTC has agreed to prepare the DOT-required
first-year coordinated paratransit plan (hereinafter referred to as
the "Plan") to be submitted to DOT on July 26, 1992, for all
participating Los Angeles County fixed route transit operators
which pass resolutions adopting the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has participated in the development of the
Plan and has provided fiscal and operating data about its current
fixed route and paratransit systems to the LACTC in a timely
manner; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to maintain current levels of
paratransit service until the coordinated plan is fully
implemented, in accordance with 49 CFR 37.141; and
WHEREAS, the LACTC will provide funding and coordinate the
operations of paratransit services, above the level of elderly and
disabled transit services being provided by the City, which may be
required by the Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the City desires to fulfill its ADA-mandated
paratransit obligations through participation in the coordinated
paratransit plan and network as developed by the LACTC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Rosemead is committed to meeting its ADA-mandated
paratransit obligations by supporting and participating in the Los
Angeles County Coordinated Paratransit Plan to be submitted to DOT
on July 26, 1992; and the City does hereby adopt the Los Angeles
County Coordinated Complementary Paratransit Plan; and in
accordance with 49 CFR Part 37.141, the City does hereby agree to
maintain current levels of paratransit service until the
coordinated plan is fully implemented.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 1992.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ty Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 92-30 was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 23rd day of June, 1992,. by the following vote:
Yes: Clark, Vasquez, McDonald
No: Taylor
Absent: Bruesch
Abstain:' None
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C• Y CLERK
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