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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
March 10, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: Department of Public Works
SUBJECT: APPROVAL TO JOIN AND ACCEPT THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE
TRANSIT MUTUAL AID COMPACT ( TRANSMAC) AGREEMENT AND
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND APPROVE THE
AGREEMENT, AND REGIONAL AGENCY MAP
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Accept the California Statewide Transit Mutual Aid Compact (TransMAC) Agreement (Attachment A, page 4); and
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and execute the TransMAC Agreement and regional agency map for the City.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
Simi Valley Transit provides fixed route bus service, Senior Dial -A-Ride (DAR), and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit services to residents of Simi Valley.
Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) have worked with consultant Clari s Strategy and an advisory committee of stakeholders , including local transit operators, to develop and approved the Transportation Emergency Preparedness Plan (TEPP) in response to emergency incidents. A significant recommendation from the TEPP was to enter into the California Statewide Transit Mutual Assistance Compact (TransMAC). Signatories to the TransMAC Agreement include many Southern California transit operators and some Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties transit agencies . A map of member agencies is provided in Attachment B (page 19).
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
TransMAC was designed to forge a resilient, formal, and mutually beneficial relationship among public transit providers to support each other in the form of personnel, services, and equipment as deemed necessary or advisable in an emergency. It ensures each agency maintains control over its assets and is appropriately protected while enhancing the collective ability of the participating agencies to provide service and support public safety missions without interruption.
Joining TransMAC will allow the City to call on the resources of 18 area transit operators in Southern California that are currently signatories to the Agreement. It also provides a
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formal process for the City to provide available transit resources when called upon. The Agreement stipulates operators will be reimbursed for resources provided, subject to the terms of the Agreement.
Participation is also consistent with AB 2730, signed into law on September 29, 2020, which authorizes “a county, including a city and county, to enter into an agreement with an adjacent county, upon the request of the adjacent county, for purposes of perm itting the adjacent county to borrow, for compensation, the county’s emergency management and transportation services in the event of an emergency that requires the evacuation and relocation of the access and functional needs population in the adjacent county.”
Participation in the Agreement does not supersede local control or existing Emergency Management plans and agreements between City and County agencies. Rather , this agreement provides another layer of access to resources to be called upon in an emergency and is consistent with the Regional Transit Plan goals for improved service reliability. The City may withdraw from the Agreement at any time with written notice to the Chairperson of the TransMAC Steering Committee.
Generally, mutual assistance will be in the form of resources, such as personnel, services, equipment, and/or supplies. Mutual assistance shall be given only when a member agency that responds to a request for assistance (Providing Member), at its sole and absolute discretion, determines that its own needs can be met while rendering mutual assistance. At the time of a request from another transit agency for emergency response services, the fully burdened cost incurred by the Providing Member, including the cost of personnel, use of equipment, and replacement cost of material/supplies, shall be the responsibility of the requesting member. Once the City joins TransMAC, Simi Valley Transit will be included on the regional agency map of participants.
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the TransMAC Agreement, authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement, and authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and execute the regional agency map.
The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Accept the California Statewide Transit Mutual Aid Compact (TransMAC) Agreement and authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and execute the TransMAC Agreement and regional agency map for the City; or
2. Provide staff with other direction.
Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.
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SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to accept the TransMAC Agreement, authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and execute the TransMAC Agreement and regional agency map.
SUMMARY
Recognizing that emergencies and other events may overwhelm the resources and capabilities of transit agencies, and that transit agencies may require assistance, the California Statewide Transit Mutual Aid Compact (TransMAC) was developed to support a coordinated response and mechanism for sharing resources when deemed to be necessary or advisable in an emergency.
Staff recommends the City Council accept and authorize the City to join into the California Statewide Transit Mutual Aid Compact (TransMAC), which includes participation by most Southern California transit operators, including VCTC, LA Metro, and LA ACCESS. Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and execute the TransMAC Agreement, and regional agency map.
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Ronald K. Fuchiwaki
Public Works Director
Prepared by: Ben Gonzales, Deputy Public Works Director (Transit)
INDEX Page
Attachment A – TransMAC Agreement................................................................ 4 Attachment B – Map of Member Agencies........................................................... 19
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
LOS ANGELES
COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY
SAN DIEGO
COUNTY
RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
VENTURA
COUNTY
ORANGE
COUNTY
KERN
COUNTY
SANTA
BARBARA
COUNTY
Omnitrans
City of Corona SunLine Transit Agency
Anaheim
Transportation
Network
NCTD
OCTA
Gold Coast Transit Thousand Oaks Transit
Valley Express
VCTC
METRO
AVTA
City of Montebello
Foothill Transit
City of Commerce
City of Santa Monica
City of Gardena
LADOTCity of Culver City
Access Services
PVPTA
City of Norwalk
21 19
22 20
9 4 6
5 1 1
3 7
1 5
14 13
10 8
1 2
1 2
16 1 7
18 23 City of Pasadena
Golden Empire Transit
24 2526 SBMTD
SBCAG
Access Services
3449 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte, CA 91731
Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
42210 6th Street W, Lancaster, CA 93534
City of Commerce
5555 Jillson St, Commerce, CA 90040
City of Culver City
4343 Duquesne Ave, Culver City, CA, 90232
City of Gardena
13999 Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90249
City of Los Angeles Department of
Transportation (LADOT)
100 S. Main Street, Los Angeles CA 90012
City of Montebello
400 S. Taylor Ave, Montebello, CA 90640
City of Norwalk
12650 E. Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650
City of Santa Monica
1444 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Foothill Transit
100 S. Vincent Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (METRO)
1 Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority (PVPTA)
38 Crest Road W, Rolling Hills, CA 90274
City of Pasadena
221 E. Walnut Street #229, Pasadena, CA 91101
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 1 1
1 2
23 10
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Anaheim Transportation Network
2626 E. Katella, Anaheim, CA 92806
Orange County Transportation
Authority (OCTA)
550 S. Main Street, Orange, CA 92868
13 14
ORANGE COUNTY
City of Corona
400 South Vicentia Ave, Corona, CA 92882
SunLine Transit Agency
323505 Harry Oliver Trail,
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
15 16
RIVERSIDE COUNTY Gold Coast Transit
1901 Auto Center Dr, Oxnard, CA 93036
Thousand Oaks Transit
265 S. Rancho Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91631
Valley Express
918 E1. Mission Rock Rd, Santa Paula 93060
Ventura County Transportation
Commission (VCTC)
751 E. Daily Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010
19 20
21 22
VENTURA COUNTY
Omnitrans
1700 W. Fifth St, San Bernardino, CA 92411
17 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
North County Transit District (NCTD)
810 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92054
18 SAN DIEGO COUNTY
TransMAC
25-0067cc ©2023 Access Services
Golden Empire Transit
1830 Golden State Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
24 KERN COUNTY
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
(SBMTD)
550 Olive St, Santa Barbara CA 93101
Santa Barbara County Association of
Governments (SBCAG - Clean Air Express)
6416 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117
25 26
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
FRESNO
COUNTY
27 Fresno Area Express
Fresno Area Express
2101 G St A, Fresno, CA 9370627
FRESNO COUNTY
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