Agenda Item: 6
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: October 25, 2022
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE OPERATION OF
TRANSIT SERVICES IN THE UNINCORPORATED SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 THROUGH
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
PRESENTER: Adrian Aguilar
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the City of Santa Clarita to provide public transportation services in unincorporated areas, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the Agreement, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Since 1991, the City of Santa Clarita (City) has assumed responsibility from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (County) for public transportation services in the Santa Clarita Valley (Valley). In return, the County reimburses the City for the transportation services operated in the unincorporated areas. Based on the current level of public transportation service provided in the unincorporated versus incorporated area, the County reimburses the City as follows:
• 14.78 percent of local bus service costs
• 22.97 percent of commuter express bus service costs
• 11.95 percent of paratransit (Dial-a-Ride) service costs • Bus procurements shared by the County using above allocations • 15 percent administrative overhead fee
These percentages have remained consistent over the years, and are being proposed in the next agreement that will cover Fiscal Year 2022-23 to Fiscal Year 2025-26. City staff works closely with the County to ensure that the level of public transportation services meets the needs of
County residents, and that the City is properly compensated for the services provided in the unincorporated areas of the Valley.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Los Angeles County maximum contribution is $3,771,000 for Fiscal Year 2022-23. The expenditure and revenue have been incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
County Contract FY 22 - FY 26 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)