Signal Hill
City Council
Agenda Item a
a.\nPROPOSITION A LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY\nTRANSPORTATION FUNDING APPROPRIATION\nSummary:\nThe City receives Proposition A revenues each year to be utilized for\ntransportation-related programs. Proposition A is a voter-approved half-cent\nsales tax in Los Angeles County, generating revenue to cover transit service\ncosts. The Proposition A Funds are restricted to transportation-related uses,\nsuch as providing subsidized transit services for Signal Hill residents, seniors,\nand individuals with disabilities. All new and ongoing projects must be submitted\nfor approval to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority\n(LACMTA). Any remaining unexpended allocation would be budgeted and spent\nwithin the three-year cycle. The City is estimated to receive approximately\n$296,132 in FY 2025-26; however, the entire allocation has a three-year life\nspan and does not need to be expended within the first fiscal year. The total\nproposed expenditures, including prior rollover fund balances, are $441,177.\nThe City Council will consider authorizing the planned expenditures of\nProposition A funds and proposed Contract Service Agreements with the Long\nBeach Public Transportation Company (Long Beach Transit) to provide\nDial-A-Lift and Fixed Route Bus services for FY 2025-26.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 5\nHigh-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,\nrecruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the\neffectiveness and efficiency of City services.\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to submit a request to LACMTA for FY 2025-26\nProposition A Transportation Programs based upon the estimated funding\nallocation of $296,132.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Contract Services Agreement\nbetween the City, Global Paratransit, Incorporated, and Long Beach Transit,\nfor a one-year term, not to exceed $9,627, for the Dial-A-Lift service, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Contract Services Agreement\nbetween the City and Long Beach Transit for a one-year term, not to exceed\n$112,957, with a contingency total of 10% of the base compensation for the\nFixed Route Bus Services, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n4. Adopt a resolution to adopt a budget adjustment appropriating $120,802 to\nsupport expanded recreational transit services and additional bus shelter\nenhancements, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING\nBUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.