1 City Council Meeting: January 27, 2026 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE THE FY 2025-26 THROUGH FY 2027-28 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT AND STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE CLAIM; TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATIONS
AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND OTHER
TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR FY 2025-26 THROUGH FY 2027-28.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 65080) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code authorizes the City Council to file a Short Range Transportation Plan with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution Number 11491 (CCS), the City filed its Short Range Transit Plan for FY 2022-23 through FY 2024-25 (formerly known as Short Range Transit Plan) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on or about January 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to apply for grants in furtherance of the Short Range Transportation Plan and to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and to enter into grant agreements and other transportation agreements in furtherance of its Short Range Transportation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
2 SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica is authorized to file the FY 2025-26 through FY 2027-28 Transportation Development Act and State Transit Assistance claim with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in furtherance of its Short Range Transportation Plan.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica authorizes the City Manager to file grant applications in furtherance of the Short Range Transportation Plan and to negotiate and execute grant agreements to accept federal, state, regional, and local transportation related funds, and to execute and to file related certifications and assurances for grant programs, compliance and project implementation consistent with the Short Range Transportation Plan. The funding agencies may include the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the State Department of Homeland Security, the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), among others.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is also authorized to negotiate and to execute agreements for transportation funds for planning, programming and implementing transportation services and capital projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 through FY 2027-28 in accordance with the Short Range Transportation Plan, and for subgrantee agreements for the pass-through of such funds in accordance with said Short Range Transportation Plan. The agreements may include, but are not limited to, agreements with Metro, SCAQMD, FTA, CalTrans, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Access Services, Providence St. John's Hospital, UCLA, Santa Monica College, nonprofit institutions, and other federal, state, local and regional entities for the purpose of planning, 3 programming funds, and implementing transportation services and capital projects for the residents of the City of Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area.
SECTION 4. The City Manager is also authorized to negotiate and to execute transportation program revenue agreements with institutions, local agencies, and businesses for funds generated during FY 2025-26 through FY 2027-28 in furtherance of the Short Range Transportation Plan.
SECTION 5. The City Manager is also authorized to designate the Department Head of Department of Transportation to file grant applications in furtherance of the Short Range Transportation Plan and to negotiate and execute grant agreements to accept federal, state, regional, and local transportation related funds, and to execute and to file related certifications and assurances for grant programs, compliance and project implementation as deemed appropriate. The funding agencies may include the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the State Department of Homeland Security, the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), among others.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Heidi von Tongeln
Interim City Attorney