Administrative
Report
H.9., File # 22-4726 Meeting Date: 9/6/2022
To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
TITLE
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2209-064, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE FILING OF A
CLAIM WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CLAIM FORMS AND RELATED
DOCUMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Redondo Beach is eligible to receive Transportation Development Act (TDA) IV funding through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for assistance with transit operations. The revenue is distributed from two funding sources, the Local Transportation Fund (LTF) and the State Transit Assistance Fund (STA). To receive the revenue, the City must submit claim forms to the MTA that have been authorized by the City Council. The City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 TDA IV and STA allocated funding amounts to $1,233,910 ($1,028,033 of LTF and $205,877 of STA funds). All LTF and STA allocated funding is used to pay for Beach Cities Transit (BCT) and WAVE Dial-A-Ride operating costs.
BACKGROUND
In 1971, the California State Legislature enacted the Transportation Development Act (TDA) to improve existing public transportation services and to encourage regional transportation coordination.
TDA established two funding sources; the Local Transportation Fund (LTF) and the State Transit Assistance Fund (STA). The LTF is derived from ¼ cent of the general sales tax collected statewide.
The State Board of Equalization, based on sales tax collected in each county, returns the sales tax revenues to each county’s LTF. Each county then apportions the LTF funds within the county based on population.
STA funds are derived from the statewide sales tax on diesel fuel and are appropriated by the legislature to the State Controller’s Office (SCO). The SCO then allocates the tax revenue, by formula, to planning agencies and other selected agencies. Statute requires that 50% of STA funds be allocated according to population and 50% be allocated according to transit operator revenues from the prior fiscal year.
In 2017 Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1, known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) augments the base of the STA program and is funded from a portion of
H.9., File # 22-4726 Meeting Date: 9/6/2022
2017. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) augments the base of the STA program and is funded from a portion of the Transportation Improvement Fee on vehicle registrations. The portion of the vehicle registration fee is transferred to the State Controller’s Office, where these funds are distributed to eligible agencies using the STA program formula.
In Los Angeles County, the LTF and STA are administered by the MTA and are used to finance various transportation projects. Eligible transit operators within each county may file claims for the support and development of public transit systems. In Los Angeles County, these funds are used by MTA operations and included municipal transit operators. The City of Redondo Beach is one of the included municipal transit operators and has received funding through this allocation process for more than 15 years. The LTF and STA funding received from the MTA funds approximately 30% of the City’s cost for the BCT and WAVE Dial-A-Ride systems.
MTA also requires the inclusion of the Transit Funding allocations for SB1 State of Good Repair (SB1 -SGR) project information and planned funding in the claim forms. The City’s designated project for the use of the funds is for Transit Operations Facility improvements. The City’s FY 2022-23 SB1- SGR allocation is $40,465. SB1-SGR allocations continue to be accrued for this purpose since FY 2017-18 and have a current fund balance of $144,256.
COORDINATION
The resolution to file a claim with the MTA to receive the funds has been approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive $1,028,033 of LTF and $205,877 of STA funds for FY 2022-23 to be applied toward BCT and WAVE operating costs. The funds are included in the City’s FY 2022-23 adopted budget.
FY 2022-2023 Funding FY 2022-2023 Expenditures
LTF Allocation $1,028,033 BCT & WAVE Operations $1,233,910 STA Allocation $ 115,801
SB1-STA Allocation $ 90,076
Total $1,233,910 Total $1,233,910
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
· Reso - Approving claim filing
· FY 2022-23 TDA claim forms