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Item No. Item No.
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Item No.
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Bell, City of Huntington Park, and Los Angeles County for the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project Meeting Date: January 24, 2023
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Bell, City of Huntington Park, and Los Angeles County for the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project.
BACKGROUND:
In February 2020, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) released its "Call for Projects for Active Transportation Cycle 1 Funding.” The Call for Projects prompted the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) to initiate a project with the cities of Commerce, Bell, Huntington Park, and LA County (MAT Team) to develop an active transportation corridor along Randolph Street between the cities of Commerce and LA County.
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RANDOLPH ST
RANDOLPH ST
MAYWOOD
MAYWOOD
BELL GARDENS
BELL GARDENS
COMMERCE
COMMERCE
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BELL
HUNTINGTON PARK
HUNTINGTON PARK
LA COUNTY
LA COUNTY
The MAT Team selected the City of Commerce as the lead agency. In March 2020, City Council adopted a Resolution supporting the City’s Participation in Metro’s Cycle I Active Transportation (MAT) Grant Opportunity and authorized the City Manager to execute funding documents for the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project. In April 2020, City of Commerce submitted a grant application for the Randolph Corridor Project and in January 2021 was awarded a $6,703,891 MAT Grant.
The Project will provide high quality mobility improvements to residents and businesses of the Cities of Commerce, Bell, Huntington Park and parts of Los Angeles County. It includes pedestrian improvements and a Class Ill bicycle lane trail for 6.83 miles, connecting the Los Angeles River with various landmark destinations. The Randolph Corridor begins at the eastern terminus in the City of Commerce and extends west along the corridor through the City of Bell and Los Angeles County to the western corridor terminus in the City of Huntington Park.
The Project has an estimated three (3) year schedule through Fiscal Year 2025/2026. The project timeline includes the following scope of work: Planning/Conceptual Engineering Phase, Environmental Phase, the Design Phase, and the Construction Phase.
ANALYSIS:
On April 18, 2022, Metro entered into a Funding Agreement in the amount of $6,703,891 for the Randolph Corridor Improvement Project. The grant is expected to cover the total cost of the project on a reimbursement basis. The City of Commerce, as the lead agency, will finance the project expenses and will request reimbursement from Metro through the Metro Funding Agreement (copy attached).
The City of Commerce is required to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each member of the Randolph Corridor MAT Team as it relates to the Metro/Commerce Funding Agreement and a copy needs to be provided to Metro for the Funding Agreement to be binding. The attached three (3) MOUs signed by respective agencies provides rolls and responsibilities of member agencies consistent with the applicable provisions of the Funding Agreement between Metro and City of Commerce (included as an attachment to each MOU) throughout various phases of the Project.
Each member of the MAT Team will share in the costs of the Project based on a percentage of the total linear length of the Project within each agency's jurisdiction as follows:
City of Huntington Park
38.4%
City of Commerce
34.3%
City of Bell
22.3%
Los Angeles County
5.0 It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the MOU with the City of Bell, City of Huntington Park, and Los Angeles County for the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff recommendation
Disapprove staff recommendation
Provide further direction to staff
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the City’s General Fund. The Project is 100% grant funded by Metro Measure M funds based on reimbursement. The City Council approved for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 an initial $650,000 in Measure AA funds to cover costs until grant reimbursements are received.
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC GOALS:
This item relates to Council’s 2016 Strategic Action Plan’s:
Community Quality of Life
Guiding Principle 4 to “support and evaluate community services, programs and events that promote healthy and quality lifestyles for our residents. Enhance public safety and social services through innovative programs that meet the needs of the residential and business communities.” Prepared by: Gina Nila, Public Works
Reviewed by: Vilko Domic, Assistant City Manager Approved as to form: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully submitted: Edgar P. Cisneros, City Manager ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
MOUs with Bell, Huntington Park, and LA County