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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1991 0605 CC REG ITEM 08FWT ITEM 8. MOORPARK 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark California 93021 M E M O R A N D U M (805) 529 -6864 1991 ACTION: W TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Susan Cauldwel. ssistant to the City Manager DATE: May 24, 1991 SUBJECT: SCAGs Request for f'ity TDA Funds SCAG has submitted their annual request: (attached) for one -half percent of the City's Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds for FY91/92. Based on recent 'TDA, estimates, this would equate to approximately $2550 of the Citv's ti510;000 allocation. The City is not a member of SCAG nor has it r)ntributed TDA funds in the past to SCAG. Attached is a list V SCAG activities which benefit Ventura County. For FY91/92, the Citv is required try law to contribute two percent T(approximately $10.200) of its, ")A funds to the Ventura County ransportation Commission. To the best of staff's knowledac out of all. ten cities in the county, the City of Simi_ Valley the c)nly city to pay dues and contribute a portion of its TDA funds tc SCAG.. Staff Recommendation Authorize the Mayor to send a lettf r lecl i nina to provide financial support for SCAGs activities. attachments PAUL W LAWRASON JR BERNARDO M PEFRLZ SCOTS Misr ,OMEa", ROY E TALLEv JR Mayor Mayor Pro rem JOHN E WOZNIAK CO'.nc ° `° b" Councilmember Councllmember 5/3/90 SCAG Planning Activities that Assist Ventura County- 1. SCAG develops and maintains a data base for each County. The data base includes population. housing. emoloyment. income, workers, vehicles. trcyel data estimates and projections by census tracts, transportation analysis zone, subregions and city. This data is used by the planning departments of local governments, by utilities, the State and Federal agencies. 2. SCAG has prepared, with Ventura County input, regional mobility and growth management plans. These plans contain strategies that Ventura local governments, the County Transportation Commission and other agencies use in developing local plans consistent with both regional policies and local objectives. SCAG provides on -going technical assistance to local governments on how to implement —e policies. 3. SCAG prepared for the City of Thowsand Oaks a prototype transportation model for local governments to use in assessing the impact of proposed projects. This model is consistent with the regional transportation model, is used on a personal computer, aid is 'user friendly ". 4. SCAG prepared and maintains a housing needs assessment which must be used by local governments in preparin housing elements for the General Plan updates. 5. SCAG is working with the local governments in the Port Hueneme area to implement the Port of Hueneme Access Study. This effort is providing current data on the three highway major access corridors to the Port and will be used by the local jurisdictions and the County Transportation Commission in planning and advocating transportation inprovements to iMDrove Port access. 6. Each year SCAG prepares, in conjinction with County Transportation Commissions, a Regional Transportation Improvement Program which includes local transportation projects proposed for Federal and $tato funding over the subsequent five years. SCAG evaluates the projects for Consistency to regional policies and submits the progran to the State for inclusion in the State Transportation Improvement Program. Local transportation projects must be included in the Regional `IP in order to Qualify for Federal and State funding.. 7. Under State law, SCAG is respons +Lle for convening local interests and agencies to review proposals for -igh Occupancy Lanes on freeways. Comments and recommendations are :rovided by SCAG to the State as a result of this process. 8. SCAG is designated by the State cs the Intergovernmental Plan and Project Review Clearinghouse. Local c p !cants for Federal and State grants must submit their proposals to SCAB; review relative to regional plan consistency and co,patibiltty. AC s!.r`n ".s its reports and findings to �crS�ii� tj� 5'fA,950fSfRVICf �+ • YOUTHERn cAuFORnjA R!J'0CIAT10n OF 40VERnMEnTJ 818 West Seventh Street, 12th Floor a Los Angeles, C,aeifornia 90017 -3435 (213) 236 -1800 • FAX (213) 256 -18 LXEC1jnVE CON111IT[ El: Interim Prcsidcnt Rc�p+rresentatinc. Sentnra County J. 11"Iroa, .Supers is", S—,nd Vice Prntdcnt RoDeri rarrell.0 - ,rlmemhe, April 25, 1991 Past President RM. Cities of Lo. Anvele, Counts Christine F Real C uum- dmemher "It, Slonka Pau President Repp . Los Angeles County .,Ike Ant000sieh, Super,,sor City Cou nc 1 1 i f' -r '.rt barum. S.prnttr,r . Ihanrr l City of Moorpark rear fin (, . • 1 err . .• N,. .. ''��,I Cit -,. An Abe be SelCwnn bdt, Supers rsor 799 Moorpark Avenue Los An es county, Deane Uaoa. SupenIsor Moorpark, CA 93021 r - „r f” • (�� • r I Imik�nel (� ,, i -.,o�n Oran&c County Harrrctt Wiedtr, Supentsor Dear Councilmembers: . Rt.cnrde County Melba DtmlaP,Supen,sor San BernardinoCountr SCAG is requesting that the Board of Supervisors and th"a City Jon Mikelt, Super, rsor Councils approve a voluntar�,� contribution to SCAG of Transportation Cities oflmppccrialCounty Stella Mendoza rlacor Development Act funds t assist in the transportation planning ' process for Ventura County. asked to designate The county and each city in Ventura is Cities of Orange Count), Y�Feauncilmember a .5 9 percent County Transportation Commission contribution for SCAG. The Ventura Lmda their TDA Claim Form for y has agreed to provide a line on �J to list this Jack of larke. OO,(:1unry Jacl. Clarke. Crwnc:lmem/xr your Article 8 funds. .5 percent when claiming R,,rMKk Cities of.SanBernudinoCounty R°�n Loaigrt7k,Ma.or Attached is a list of SCAG County.. Planning Activities that Assist Ventura Cities �o""Ca County SCAG a reci ate Pp and we look forward to your approval of these planning funds, 'or John cmber Santa Paula process in the coming fiscr.. ork i ng your county in the planning ,yeas° City of Los Angeles Torn a kr,.Nayor Gloria6tdina.Councilme_,er Thank you for your coop>::� -ation in this matter. If you have City of Lortg Bcach Clarence questions, please call Helg, any Mullall,t at (213) 236 -1838. Smith, Counrilmember - POUCV CHAIRS Sincere ly, Jude Wright.COUn('ilmember Cis ^� Claremont. Chair. Transportation and Communications Robert Gentrv.Councilmemt er l_aeunn Beach. Chab. Energy and Fnv,ronmcnt �. Moret Robert Wagner, lice Mawr Chief I.akr%lxx1.Chair.Communit, Operating Officer F.,, "w and Rumen Dcselopmenr At 1 1RC;}: DLLE.ca-rES cc: Ginger Gherardi , VCl C RoMwrt Itanlcrt_ �f.:v�r %I " "r " "d _ Attachments ` RECEIVED -- N 1(A1 Howard. C uum rlmrmh. r APP 2 4 1991 RulhcAn I'lumrtrer, tf,n nr City of Moorpark Jcannr 1oKr1, Ir,ir, none l . �.-.<< C. tend i n B i f' -r '.rt barum. S.prnttr,r . Ihanrr l rear fin (, . • 1 err . .• N,. .. ''��,I Cit -,. 1alAt�r 1 -ern uurn a Ladrli lam ti IkruKhrrls, 5u I 1 >n I C J hn l arA Nkuimyrr. r��..lc t �. i� �. r - „r f” • (�� • r I Imik�nel (� ,, i -.,o�n .. A i(t r',ench— Jr Jr.. . o John bend. '.hn„r (. her.. (.. I': r knhard � � ' Lin:_. r(. ( t A � y n�•rr. .,. .. .:I -.. 1-1, 11rq!hl -( 3 ' the State Office of Planning and Research. In addition, SCAG reviews projects voluntarily submitted to the clearinghouse and assists grant applications in preparing funding ;)roposals, 9. As part of SCAG's regional commuter rail planning programming, working with Ventura County governments, helped to establish secure funding and is assisting in the implementation of intercity and commuter rail between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. SCAG is continuing to work with local governments in exa_m4ning the potential for rallratd right—of-way use fcr transportation purposes, helping to determine additional candi4ate routes and developing funding mechanisms for the regional commuter rail network. 10. Once a year, SCAG is required to provide a report to the Federal Highway Administration on the condition of the region's road system. The data is submitted by the.local governments, and then collated, synthesized and summarized by SCAG into a comprehensive report. The report is used by the Federal government in developing clans and budgets for future highway financing. 11. SCAG will be developing analytical tools Including transportation models for counties and local agencies to use in meeting requirements under the State's Transportation Congestion Management program.