City Council

10. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF ECO-RAPID\nTRANSIT (ERT)\nEco-Rapid Transit (“ERT”) is a Joint Powers Authority formed in 2003 to pursue development of a\ntransit system along the Gateway Cities Corridor. The City of Bell Gardens (“City”) became a\nmember of ERT on September 24, 2012. In part due to ERT’s advocacy, Los Angeles County\nMetropolitan Transportation Authority (“LA Metro”) has resolved to develop the West Santa Ana\nBranch Transit Corridor (“WSAB”) project – a light rail transit line that will connect southeast LA\nCounty to downtown Los Angeles. ERT has therefore served its purpose. The ERT Board of\nDirectors unanimously voted in support of the formal termination of the Joint Powers Authority on\nSeptember 13, 2023. Every member agency will need to formally adopt a resolution that authorizes\nits ERT representative to vote to terminate ERT at their last ERT Boarding meeting on November\n8, 2023.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council adopt the attached resolution which authorizes its\nERT representative to vote to terminate ERT and directs the City Manager and staff to take all\nneeded actions to complete the City’s withdrawal from ERT.