Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 16-099, FINDING THE CITY OF CARSON TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ADOPTING THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The 2010 Congestion Management Program (CMP) adopted by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) requires local jurisdictions to hold a noticed public hearing (Exhibit No. 1) and adopt a resolution self-certifying their conformance with the CMP Local Development Report (Exhibit No. 2).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing.
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 16-099, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THE CITY OF CARSON TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ADOPTING THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65089."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
DENY the recommendations. However, if the City Council does not adopt the resolution, a portion of the City's annual Gas Tax funds could be at risk, and funding that is obtained through the LACMTA for transportation projects could be jeopardized.
IV. BACKGROUND
The CMP for Los Angeles County is a countywide program that became effective in 1990 with the passage of Proposition 111 and is administered by the LACMTA. The CMP is intended to address the impact of local growth on the regional transportation system, and one of the primary objectives of the program is to reduce traffic congestion by linking local land use decisions with their impacts on transportation and air quality.
To comply with the CMP, local jurisdictions have various requirements, which include the annual monitoring of buildin...
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