Administrative
Report
H.19., File # 23-6513 Meeting Date: 8/15/2023
To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
TITLE
APPROVE THE FILING OF DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO RECEIVE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT IV FUNDING THROUGH THE LA COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA) FOR BEACH CITIES TRANSIT (BCT)
OPERATIONS
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2308-080 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 2023- 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Redondo Beach is eligible to receive Transportation Development Act IV funding through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for transit operating assistance.
The revenue is distributed from two funding sources: the Local Transportation Fund and the State Transit Assistance Fund. To receive these funds, the City must submit claim forms to the MTA that have been authorized by the City Council. The City’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 funding allocation is $1,630,379. The funds will be used to pay for Beach Cities Transit (BCT) and WAVE Dial-A-Ride operating costs. Staff recommends adopting the Resolution and authorizing the City Manager to sign the claim forms and ancillary documents needed to receive the funds.
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 a ¼ cent of the general sales tax collected statewide. The State Board of Equalization, based on sales tax collected in each county, returns the general 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 (SB1), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB1 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
H.19., File # 23-6513 Meeting Date: 8/15/2023
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 operators and include 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 44% of the City’s cost for the BCT and WAVE Dial-A-Ride systems. To receive the funds, the City must submit claim forms to the MTA that have been authorized by the City Council. The City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 TDA IV and STA allocated funding is $1,630,379: $1,336,051 of LTF and $ 294,328 of STA funds.
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 has two designated projects for the use of the funds. One is for the transit operations facility improvements, and the FY 2024 allocation will partially fund the replacement of one bus. The bus procurement was approved as a FY 2023-24 Decision Package. The City’s FY 2023-24 SB1-SGR allocation is $25,909. SB1- SGR allocations continue to be accrued for these purposes since FY 2017-18 and have a current fund balance of $144,255.
To receive the aforementioned funds, staff recommends adopting by title only Resolution No. CC2308-080 and authorizing the City Manager to sign the claim forms and ancillary documents.
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
FY2023-24 Funding FY2023-24 Expenditures
LTF Allocation $ 1,336,051 BCT & WAVE Operations $1,630,379 STA Allocation $ 166,665
SB1-STA Allocation $ 127,663
Total $1,630,379 Total $1,630,379
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution Approving Filing Claim with MTA
· FY 2023-24 TDA Claim Forms