Title
Cooperative Agreement with the City of Laguna Beach for Federal Transit Administration, State Transit Administration, Senate Bill 1 State of Good Repair, and Cap and Trade Funds for Public Transit Services
Overview
The City of Laguna Beach and its municipally-owned Laguna Beach Municipal Transit Lines are eligible to receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program Funds, Federal Transit Administration Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program funds, State Transit Assistance funds, State of Good Repair funds provided through Senate Bill 1 and Cap and Trade funds.
To receive Federal Transit Administration funds, the City of Laguna Beach must submit annually a National Transit Database report to the Federal Department of Transportation and the Orange County Transportation Authority. For State Transit Assistance and Cap and Trade funds, the Orange County Transportation Authority is responsible for providing the City of Laguna Beach a sum determined annually based on formulas and provisions provided by the State.
Recommendation(s)
Authorize the Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Officer to execute Cooperative Agreement No. C-8-1679 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of Laguna Beach, for a maximum cumulative amount not to exceed $950,000, for Federal Transit Administration funding, $1,200,000 for State Transit Assistance funding, including Senate Bill 1 augmentation, $250,000 for State of Good Repair funds provided through Senate Bill 1, and $200,000 for Cap and Trade funds for the next five years commencing fiscal year 2018-19, for providing public transit services and operating assistance.