RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 PROJECT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“LACMTA’) WHEREAS, largely funded by Measure M, the City of Commerce (“City”) is a local jurisdiction participating in the approximate 9-mile expansion of LACMTA’s Metro E Line, a light rail transit line, from its current terminus at the Atlantic Station in the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles, through various cities, including the City, and ending in the City of Whittier (known as the “ESP2 Project”); and WHEREAS, as a local jurisdiction participating in the ESP2 Project, the City has been presented with a cooperative agreement with LACMTA, which its addresses the City’s portion of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the ESP2 Project; and WHEREAS, the cooperative agreement is not intended to address the City’s funding contribution, which shall be discussed, negotiated, and memorialized in a further agreement to be considered by the City Council at a later time; and WHEREAS, once fully completed, the ESP2 Project will increase mobility operations for the local participating cities, including the cities of Commerce, Montebello, Santa Fe Springs, Pico Rivera, Whittier, and unincorporated communities of East Los Angeles and West Whittier- Los Nietos; and WHEREAS, the Metro Board of Directors approved staff’s request to negotiate and execute the remaining cooperative agreements with corridor cities on January 23, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. The Cooperative Agreement for the Design and Construction of the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 1 Project by and between the City of Commerce and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (the “MCA”) is hereby approved.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the MCA for and on behalf of the City of Commerce and take any additional steps reasonably necessary to finalize the MCA in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 2025. ___________________________
Ivan Altamirano, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway, City Clerk
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