RESOLUTION NO. ____
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“LACMTA”) OPEN STREETS GRANT TO HELP FUND A TEMPORARY OPEN STREETS EVENT FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND OTHER forms of NON-MOTORIZED TRAVEL WHEREAS, Metro’s Open Streets initiatives were adopted in 2013 in order to temporarily close streets to automobile traffic and open them to cyclists, pedestrians and other modes of non-motorized transportation; and WHEREAS, It’s a strategy in regions that are seeking innovative ways to encourage members of the public to consider alternative modes of transportation, reduce traffic congestion, achieve economic and public health improvement, among other things; and WHEREAS, other goals include, the creation of opportunities for riding transit, walking and riding a bike, possibly for the first time; encourage future mode shift to more sustainable transportation modes; and promote civic engagement to foster the development of multi-modal policies and infrastructure at the city/community level; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2021, the LACMTA Board approved the Open Streets Grant Program Cycle Four providing Los Angeles County Proposition C funds in the amount of $500,000 to the City of Commerce in partnership with the Cities of Montebello, Pico Rivera and Whittier to put on our Open Streets Event; and WHEREAS, the funds that are being awarded will be used to put on an open streets event, where streets are closed to vehicular traffic and pedestrians and cyclists are encourage to use auto-centric roads via a 10-mile route; and WHEREAS, as part the MOU, all participating agencies will provide a combined In-Kind Contribution of $125,000 for a total of $625,000 ( In-Kind + Grant total) NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE (“APPLICANT”) DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to accept receipt of the Open Streets Grant; and Section 2. Finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates said recitals into this Resolution as substantive findings; and Section 3. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby agrees to, and by this Resolution, does support and accepts the Open Streets Grant of $500,000.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of February 2022. ________________________
Leonard Mendoza, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway, City Clerk