CC - 1974-03 - Implementation and Funding of Urban Transportation ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 74-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
TRANSPORTATION
OPPOSING T PROPOSAL OF THE AN URBAN
REGARDING HE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING OF
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the State Director of Transportation has advised the
Chairman of the Urban System Advisory Committee that he has decided
there should be a new decision-making process for the Federal-Aid
Urban Program in California; and
WHEREAS, ail of the Urbanized cities and counties now have
allocation and implementation procedures for administering the Federal-
Aid Urban Program that were recommended by the State-wide Urban Advisory
Committee and approved by the State; and
WHEREAS, these existing procedures were developed to minimize
"red tape" and to insure the use of Federal-Aid Urban funds on regionally
significant projects determined by the cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, these existing procedures allow the cities and counties
to determine the proper modes of transportation, to establish priorities,
to realize an equitable distribution of funds, and to consider funding
sources; and.
WHEREAS, the 1973 Federal-Aid Highway Act provides that the
responsible local official shall determine Urban route selection, choice
of mode, establishment of priorities, and consideration of funding
sources; and
WHEREAS, the Director now proposes to designate the regional
transportation planning agencies as the responsible local official
instead of the cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, the Director's proposal will remove the local desicion-
making process from cities and counties and vest same in SCAG, which
has been designated the Regional Transportation Planning Agency for
this area; and
WHEREAS, this City Council has consistently supported the concept
that decisions be made by those most directly responsible to the people,
such as the cities and counties, and has opposed the creation of addi-
tional levels of government with their attendant "red tape":
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Rosemead oppose the State Director of Transportation's proposal to
give regional transportation planning agencies authority to select
the Urban routes, determine the transportation mode, distribute the
Urban funds, and establish the construction priorities for the Urban
Program; and
BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED that the City Council of the City.of Rosemead
recommends that the Urban funds continue to be allocated and administered
in accordance with the existing procedures developed by the cities and
counties and approved by the State Department of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be instructed to forward
copies of this resolution. to Governor Ronald Reagan; State Director of
Transportation, James Moe; State Senators and Assemblymen from Los Angeles
County; and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
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ATTEST:
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY, OF ROSEMEAD )
Jenny E. Davenport
depose and say:
SS:
being-first duly sworn,
That she now, and at all. times herein mentioned was, the
Citv Clerk
of and for the City of Rosemeadi,
County of Los Angeles, State of. Califnrnia, State of California;.
that on the--day of 19~,
posted a true and correct copy of R ~Olution 74-~ ,
a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, at
each of the three public places specified in Section 2800 of the
Rosemead City Code, Pursuant to Section 36933 of the California
Government Code, there being no adjudicated newspaper of general
circulation published and circulated in the City of Rosemead,
that said posting was completed on thezpday of ,
19 and that a total number of copies by law of id
Resolution - Intent to Vacate Portion of were so posted.
amona, v . & -Setting of Public Hearing.
I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE-FOREGOING IS TRUE.
AND CORRECT.
Executed on the l/ day of^ , 1941 at
Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, St / e of Cl~ifornia.