CONSENT ITEM
E-12
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: MIKI CARPENTER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES
DATE: JULY 20, 2026
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY
AND THE CITY OF AZUSA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL TRANSIT
DATABASE
BACKGROUND:
The City of Azusa is eligible to receive Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Funds by voluntarily reporting transit and ridership information to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). The data gathered from multiple agencies is used to develop a National Transit Database (NTD) that supports local, regional, and state planning efforts and helps governments and other decision-makers make multi-year comparisons and perform trend analyses. This action approves a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Azusa and LACMTA, which outlines the parameters for receiving such funds.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve a MOU between the City of Azusa and LACMTA for participation in the NTD for report year 2023; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to nonsubstantive changes, the MOU on behalf of the City.
ANALYSIS:
On September 26, 2001, the LACMTA Board authorized payment of Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Funds to each participating agency in an amount equal to the Federal funds regionally generated by each agency’s reported data.
NTD MOU Between City of Azusa and LACMTA
July 20, 2026
Staff has been voluntarily reporting transit and ridership information to LACMTA. The data gathered from multiple agencies is used to develop a NTD that supports local, regional, and state planning efforts and helps governments and other decision makers make multi-year comparisons and perform trend analyses. NTD statistics for all participating agencies are collected and compared with other regions of the country. LACMTA’s use of the data results in increased Federal funds to the region based on the ridership of local transit systems including the City of Azusa.
As part of the proposed MOU, the City is eligible to receive $38,729 for NTD reporting. The funds must be used in accordance with the Proposition A transportation guidelines. Therefore, these funds will be used to offset transportation costs. The MOU period lags a few years behind due to the time it takes for the NTD report to be filed and analyzed at various approval levels.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once the MOU is fully executed, the City is projected to receive a total of $38,729 from LACMTA as Proposition A Discretionary revenue and will be allocated for specific projects under orgkey account 15- 25-521-130.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Nikki Rosales Miki Carpenter
Senior Management Analyst Director of Community Resources Reviewed and Approved by:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1) LACMTA MOU for Report Year 2023
MOUPAIAZUS25000
PROPOSITION A DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING DATA FOR THE
NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE
FOR REPORT YEAR 2023
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into as of June 1, 2025 by and between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”) and the City of Azusa (the “City”).
WHEREAS, on November 14, 1980, the voters of the County of Los Angeles approved by majority vote Proposition A, an ordinance establishing a one-half percent sales tax for public transit purposes; and
WHEREAS, at its September 26, 2001 meeting, the LACMTA authorized payment of Proposition A Discretionary Incentive funds to each participating agency in an amount equal to the Federal funds generated for the region by each agency’s reported data; and WHEREAS, at its June 27, 2024 meeting, LACMTA approved the Fiscal Year FY 2024-25 transit fund allocations, which included funds to make payments to all cities that voluntarily reported NTD data for FY 2022-23; and
WHEREAS, the City has voluntarily submitted their FY2022-23 data to the National Transit Database (NTD) and have successfully met all NTD and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements in order to generate Federal 5307 funds for the Los Angeles County region; and
WHEREAS, the City has requested funds under the Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Program for collecting and reporting data for the NTD from the FY 2022-23 Report Year (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2025, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published in the Federal Register the FY 2024-25 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information including unit values for the data reported to the NTD; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to agree on the terms and conditions for payment for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, LACMTA and the City hereby agree to the following terms and procedures:
ARTICLE 1. TERM
1.0 This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) will be in effect from June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028 at which time all unused funds shall lapse.
ARTICLE 2. STANDARDS
2.0 To receive payment for the submittal of the FY 2022-23 NTD statistics, the City warrants that it:
A. Adhered to the Federal Guidelines for collecting and Reporting NTD statistics including all audit requirements;
B. Prepared and submitted the FY 2022-23 ANNUAL NTD REPORT of the City’s fixed-route and/or demand response transit service to the NTD on or before October 31, 2023;
C. Prepared and submitted the FY 2022-23 ANNUAL NTD REPORT of the City’s fixed-route and/or demand response transit service to the LACMTA on or before February 15, 2024;
ARTICLE 3. PAYMENT OF FUNDS TO CITY
3.0 LACMTA shall pay the City for collecting and reporting FY 2022-23 NTD statistics.
LACMTA shall pay the City for submitting the FY 2022-23 ANNUAL NTD REPORT for the applicable transit services as follows:
DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE
For City’s dial-a-ride service, LACMTA shall pay an amount equal to the 56,416 revenue vehicle miles reported by the City multiplied by the FTA unit value of
0.686483228324693 per revenue vehicle mile. See Attachment A for detail.
3.1 The City shall submit one invoice to LACMTA prior to June 30, 2028, in the amount of $38,729 to receive its payment described above.
3.2 INVOICE BY CITY:
Send invoice with supporting documentation to:
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Accounts Payable
P. O. Box 512296
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0296
[email protected]
Re: LACMTA MOU# MOUPAIAZUS25000 M.S. Chelsea Meister (99-21-3) ARTICLE 4. CONDITIONS
4.0 The City agrees to comply with all requirements specified by the FTA guidelines for reporting NTD statistics.
4.1 The City understands and agrees that LACMTA shall have no liability in connection with the City’s use of the funds. The City shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LACMTA and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all liability and expenses including defense costs and legal fees and claims for damages of any nature whatsoever, arising out of any act or omission of the City, its officers, agents, employees, and subcontractors in performing the services under this MOU.
4.2 The City is not a contractor, agent or employee of LACMTA. The City shall not represent itself as a contractor, agent or employee of LACMTA and shall have no power to bind LACMTA in contract or otherwise.
4.3 The City agrees that expenditure of the Proposition A Discretionary Incentive funds will be used for projects that meet the eligibility, administrative, audit and lapsing requirements of the Proposition A and Proposition C Local Return guidelines most recently adopted by the LACMTA Board.
4.4 These expenditures will be subject to AUDIT as part of LACMTA’s annual Consolidated Audit.
ARTICLE 5. REMEDIES
5.0 LACMTA reserves the right to terminate this MOU and withhold or recoup funds if it determines that the City has not met the requirements specified by the FTA for collecting and submitting NTD statistics through LACMTA.
ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.0 This MOU constitutes the entire understanding between the parties, with respect to the subject matter herein.
6.1 The MOU shall not be amended, nor any provisions or breach hereof waived, except in writing signed by the parties who agreed to the original MOU or the same level of authority.
ARTICLE 7. CONTACT INFORMATION
7.0 LACMTA's Address:
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Attention: Chelsea Meister (99-21-3)
[email protected]
7.1 City’s Address:
Azusa
213 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702
Attn: Nikki Rosales
[email protected]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and LACMTA have caused this MOU to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the date noted below:
CITY:
City of Azusa Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
_________________________ By: ___________________________
STEPHANIE WIGGINS
Mayor/City Manager Chief Executive Officer
Date: ____________________ Date: _______________________ APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWYN R. HARRISON
County Counsel
By: _____________________ By: ____________________
Legal Counsel Deputy
Date: ____________________ Date: _________
ATTACHMENT A
LACMTA Voluntary NTD Reporting Program for FY '22
Using FY '24 FTA Formula Programs Apportionment Data Unit Values Jurisdiction MODE
Total Vehicle
Revenue Miles
Total Passenger
Miles
Total Operating
Costs $ from VRM $ from OPCOST Total Generated
Total ($)Due to
Jursd Before Tier
2 Deduction
Tier II
Operator
Deduction
Total ($)Due to
Jurisdiction
Glendale MB 870,564 1,065,127 10,532,283 597,627.59 6,185 $ 603,812 603,812 (88,358) 515,454 Pasadena MB 656,127 1,849,723 7,691,950 450,420.18 25,540 $ 475,960 475,960 (69,649) 406,311 LADOT COMMUNITY DASH MB 4,105,129 13,087,675 41,375,202 2,818,102 237,696 $ 3,055,798 3,055,798 (447,165) 2,608,633 LADOT DEPARTMENT OF AGING DR 237,760 292,252 4,242,341 163,218 1,156 $ 164,374 164,374 164,374 Total LADOT 4,342,889 13,379,927 45,617,543 2,981,320 238,852 $ 3,220,173 $ 3,220,173 $ (447,165) $ 2,773,007 - -
Total NTD 5307 Funds 5,869,580 16,294,777 63,841,776 4,029,368 270,577 4,299,945 4,299,945 (605,172) 7,994,717 -
FY25 Revenue Mile Rate
FY25 Passenger Mile Rate
0.6864832
0.0574166
ATTACHMENT A
LACMTA Voluntary NTD Reporting Program for FY22
Using FY24 FTA Formula Programs Apportionment Data Values Jurisdiction MODE
Total Vehicle
Revenue Miles $ from VRM
Tier II
Operator
Deduction
Total ($)Due to
Jurisdiction
Alhambra MB 158,987 109,141.91 109,142
Alhambra DR 98,869 67,871.91 67,872
Artesia DR (DT) 4,712 3,234.71 3,235
Azusa DR 56,416 38,728.64 38,729
Baldwin Park MB 183,638 126,064.41 126,064
Baldwin Park DR 26,715 18,339.40 18,339
Bell TD
Bell MB 33,271 22,839.98 22,840
Bell DR 16,347 11,221.94 11,222
Bellflower MB 71,986 49,417.18 49,417
Bellflower DR 14,205 9,751.49 9,751
Bell Gardens MB 98,902 67,894.56 67,895
Bell Gardens DR 25,856 17,749.71 17,750
Burbank MB 216,013 148,289.30 (21,700) 126,590
Calabasas MB 86,082 59,093.85 59,094
Calabasas DR 3,852 2,644.33 2,644
Carson MB 28,100 19,290.18 19,290
Carson TN
Carson DR 71,628 49,171.42 49,171
Cerritos MB 99,328 68,187.01 68,187
Cerritos DR 40,026 27,477.18 27,477
Compton MB 179,908 123,503.82 123,504
Compton DR 110 75.51 76
Covina DR 47,348 32,503.61 32,504
Cudahy MB 33,109 22,728.77 22,729
Cudahy DR 10,947 7,514.93 7,515
Downey MB 101,069 69,382.17 69,382
Downey DR 40,311 27,672.83 27,673
Duarte MB
El Monte MB 221,914 152,340.24 152,340
El Monte DR 60,076 41,241.17 41,241
Glendora MB 40,735 27,963.89 27,964
Glendora DR 39,545 27,146.98 27,147
Huntington Park MB 130,598 89,653.34 89,653
Huntington Park DT 42,309 29,044.42 29,044
LACDPWAvocado MB 39,286 26,969.18 26,969
LACDPWELA MB 211,455 145,160.31 145,160
LACDPWELA DR 39,971 27,439.42 27,439
LACDPWEast Valinda MB 44,182 30,330.20 30,330
LACDPWKing Medical MB 33,586 23,056.23 23,056
LACDPWWillowbrook Shuttle MB 70,091 48,116.30 48,116
LACDPWS.Whittier MB 183,982 126,300.56 126,301
LACDPWAthens MB 36,912 25,339.47 25,339
LACDPWLennox MB 27,669 18,994.30 18,994
LACDPWFloranceFirestone MB 58,082 39,872.32 39,872
Lakewood DR 54,228 37,226.61 37,227
Lawndale MB
Lynwood MB 140,961 96,767.36 96,767
Malibu DT 2,764 1,897.44 1,897
ManhattanBeach DR 23,747 16,301.92 16,302
Maywood MB 32,291 22,167.23 22,167
Maywood DR 15,175 10,417.38 10,417
MontereyPark MB 116,534 79,998.64 79,999
MontereyPark DR 24,919 17,106.48 17,106
Pico Rivera DR 17,166 11,784.17 11,784
Rosemead MB 100,780 69,183.78 69,184
Rosemead DR 38,611 26,505.80 26,506
Santa Fe Springs DR 14,694 10,087.18 10,087
South Gate MB 114,106 78,331.86 78,332
South Gate DT 116,358 79,877.59 79,878
SouthPasadena DR 27,187 18,663.42 18,663
WestCovina MB 141,973 97,462.08 97,462
WestCovina DR 44,452 30,515.55 30,516
West Hollywood MB 114,998 78,944 78,944
Total 4,054,074 2,783,054 (21,700) 2,761,354
FY25 Revenue Mile Rate 0.68648
DID NOT REPORT FOR 2023
DID NOT REPORT FOR 2023
DID NOT REPORT FOR 2023
DID NOT REPORT FOR 2023