RESOLUTION NO. 23-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FULFILLMENT AGREEMENT NO. 9200000000FUL16 BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF $36,783 IN PROPOSITION C FULFILLMENT FUNDS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE WHEREAS, The Surface Transportation Program-Local (STP-L) was a federal funding program through which the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) historically apportioned approximately $31 million annually to agencies in Los Angeles County based on population; and WHEREAS, In 2021 and 2022, the federal government issued a Corrective Action to Caltrans and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), finding that the population-based allocation of STP-L funds was out of compliance with Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) requirements and effective July 1, 2023, the Corrective Action took effect on the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP), preventing agencies from programming and accessing their unprogrammed STP-L balance; and WHEREAS, To remedy this situation and fulfill the obligations to agencies that had accrued unprogrammed STP-L balances, Metro’s Board of Directors, at its April 24, 2025 meeting, approved the use of Proposition C funds to fulfill unprogrammed STP-L balances for eligible agencies and the City of Commerce has an unprogrammed federal STP-L balance of $36,783, which though an agreement with Metro enables the City to use Metro Proposition C funds instead; and WHEREAS, The Fulfillment Agreement (Agreement No. 9200000000FUL16) attached as Exhibit A provides the City of Commerce with $36,783 in Proposition C Fulfillment Funds to be applied toward an eligible transportation project; and WHEREAS, The City has designated these funds for use on the Commerce Annual Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which involves pavement rehabilitation on various eligible streets throughout the City; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve the Fulfillment Agreement with Metro for the acceptance of $36,783 in Proposition C Fulfillment Funds and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and any related documents on behalf of the City of Commerce.
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. Approve the Fulfillment Agreement No. 9200000000FUL16 between the City of Commerce and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for the acceptance of $36,783 in Proposition C Fulfillment Funds attached here in as Exhibit “A” and furthermore, authorize City Manager to execute the Agreement and any related documents on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 3. Authorize the Mayor to execute this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026.
Kevin Lainez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Interim City Clerk