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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 6 CONSOL O.C. TRANS 03-06-89TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT Mayor Pro Tem Edgar has requested that the City Council consider the attached resolution. WAH/dsh Attachment NEW BUSINESS 3-6-89 GENDNo.6 AA:3-4'a. _ DATE: MARCH 1, 1989 Inter -Com TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: R880LIITION REG7IRDIN(i CONSOLIDATION OF T88 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT Mayor Pro Tem Edgar has requested that the City Council consider the attached resolution. WAH/dsh Attachment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 -- 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 89-37 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING TRANSPOR- TATION PLANNING BE EXECUTED IN LIEU OF CONSOLIDATING THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND -ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the League of California Cities, Orange County Division, the Orange County Transportation Commission (OCTC), the Orange County Transit District (OCTD) and the Board of Supervisors have been discussing whether OCTC and OCTD should be consolidated; and WHEREAS, the proponents of consolidation have represented that consolidation will cause transportation planning and public transportation services to be provided in a more efficient and effective manner; and WHEREAS, there are no studies which substantiate. that consolidation of OCTC and OCTD will result in more efficient and effective transportation planning and public transportation services or that planned major street and freeway projects will be completed in a more timely manner; and WHEREAS, through the efforts of the League of California) Cities, Orange County Division, and OCTC, the cities and the County of Orange have spent considerable time and effort in preparing reports on needed transportation improvements, including the League's "Super Committee" report and the OCTC 20 -Year Master Plan of Transportation Improvements; and WHEREAS, through these efforts, it has been clearly demonstrated that existing public agencies are committed to and capable of proceeding with plans and projects to improve all aspects of transportation systems serving Orange County; and WHEREAS, close coordination among the agencies responsible for planning, funding and carrying out transportation projects and improvements will need to continue in order to successfully deal with the transportation needs of Orange County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Tustin recommends that a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) be executed that would include, but not be limited to, OCTC, OCTD, the League of California Cities, Orange County Division, and the Board of Supervisors; 1 2 3 4 5 6 s 9 10. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 89-37 MARCH 6, 1989 _ PAGE 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purpose of a JPA or MOU would be to build upon the effectiveness of existing agencies responsible for transportation planning, services and projects through formal acknowledgement of the cooperative efforts that exist and need to continue into the future; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that OCTC and OCTD should retain their current status but should formally continue their cooperative efforts through a JPA or MOU, thereby assuring the public that public transportation planning and services will be planned and provided through a coordinated effort; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the League of California Cities, Orange County Division, and the Board of Supervisors participation in the JPA or MOU will assure that agencies responsible for the construction and maintenance of transportation projects will be participants in developing regional transportation policies and programs that benefit all citizens of Orange County; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the League of California Cities, Orange County Division, the Board of Supervisors, OCTC and OCTD should proceed as quickly as possible to draft a JPA or MOU that represents the interests of all agencies involved in transportation and formally continues the existing efforts of these agencies to cooperatively resolve the transportation problems of Orange County. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council', of the City of Tustin, held on the 6th day of March, 1989. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR (Sits of iUe,6tiA&inqtj!r CIVIC CENTER 8200 WESTMINSTER BOULEVARD WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA 92683 714 CODE 898-3311 February 13, 1989 TO: Mayors and Councilmembers of Orange County Cities Orange County Division League of Cities Members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors FEB 2 1 PS69 At its regular meeting of January 24, 1989, the Westminster City Council adopted Resolution No. 2730 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER,' CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING ASSEMBLYMAN GIL FERGUSON'S BILL TO BAN THE SALE OF PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL FROM ANY PUBLIC PLACE FROM WHICH MINORS ARE NOT EXCLUDED. Enclosed is a copy of Resolution No. 2730. Sincerely, Mary a Morey, CMC City Clerk slr Enclosure