Item No.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: JASON CHACON, DIRECTOR PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: AUGUST 26, 2025
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY (LA METRO) FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING
DATA FOR THE NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE (NTD) FOR
REPORT YEAR 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council will consider entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Collecting and Reporting Data for the National Transit Database. Locally funded fixed route and Dial-A-Ride public transit services in Los Angeles County must prepare and report data to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) - National Transit Database on an annual basis. To streamline this process the LA METRO submits a report on behalf of cities located within the County. receive reimbursement.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Collecting and Reporting Data for the National Transit Database, for a three-year term beginning on June 1, 2025 and continuing through June 30, 2028 for a total reimbursement amount of $97,055.
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA METRO) is the designated regional transportation planning agency for Los Angeles County with authority to program and fund local transit services in Downey. Funds are received from a share of local sales taxes, a portion of the state and federal gasoline tax, and through the voter 1980 approved Proposition A. As part of the Proposition A Incentive Guidelines, each voluntary participating city is paid dollar-for-dollar for what their service generates in the Los Angeles County region minus the cost of the audit. As a requirement of operating locally funded fixed route and Dial-A-Ride public transit services in Los Angeles County, each city must prepare and report data to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on an annual basis. To streamline this process the LA METRO submits a report on behalf of the 35+ cities located within the County. As a result of this comprehensive reporting, additional Federal Section 5307 capital funds are provided to the METRO through a
APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH T HE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHO RITY (LA METRO) FOR COLLECTING
AND REPORTING DATA F OR THE NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE (NTD) F OR REPORT YEAR 2023
AUGUST 26, 2025
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2 congressionally approved formula process that includes reported unit values for revenue miles and passenger miles. LA METRO then enters into MOU's with each reporting city to make payment for their share of the revenues generated for the Lo s Angeles County region.
ANALYSIS
The City of Downey, submitted data into the FTA National Transit Database for the Reporting Year 2023 and the data will follow the Fiscal Year 2025 allocations.
Reimbursement amounts are calculated for Demand Response (Dial-A-Ride) and Motor Bus/Fixed Route (Downey LINK).
For fiscal year 2025, it is calculated as $27,673 for Demand Response and $69,382 for fixed route for a total of $97,055 for reimbursement.
MODE Revenue Vehicle Miles FTA Value Reimbursement
Downey LINK 101,069 .686483228324693 $69,382
Dial A Ride 40,311 .686483228324693 $27,673
Total $97,055
A chart below outlines reimbursement amounts over the past seven years:
Fiscal
Year
NTD Reporting
Year
Amount
2018 2016 $93,537
2019 2017 $94,741
2020 2018 $83,898
2021 2019 $129,554
2022 2020 $147,442
2023 2021 $163,951
2024 2022 $101,291
2025 2023 $97,055
Allocations for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023 were larger due to additional supplemental funding (CARES act, CRRSAA act, ARPA act) due to the COVID -19 pandemic.
The local funds received through this MOU must be spent consistent with Proposition A Local Return Guidelines. Proposition A funds can be spent on direct transportation services such as Downey LINK and Downey Dial a Ride.
APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH T HE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHO RITY (LA METRO) FOR COLLECTING
AND REPORTING DATA F OR THE NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE (NTD) F OR REPORT YEAR 2023
AUGUST 26, 2025
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3 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Fiscal Responsibility
Efficiency and Adaptability
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – MOU with LA Metro for FY 2025 NTD RY 2023
MOUPAIDOWN25000
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 Downey (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:
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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:
MOTOR BUS SERVICE
For City’s motor bus service, LACMTA shall pay an amount equal to the 101,069 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.
DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE
For City’s dial-a-ride service, LACMTA shall pay an amount equal to the 40,311 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 $97,055 to receive its payment described above.
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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# MOUPAIDOWN25000 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.
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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:
Downey
11111 Brookshire Ave
Downey,CA 90241
Attn: Jason Chacon
[email protected]
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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 Downey 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: __________________
City Clerk
Date:
By:
ATTEST:
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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
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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
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