REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/05/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2023-021, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ALLOCATION OF LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM FUNDS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 2023-021, which authorizes the execution and submittal of a funding application under the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program with the California Department of Transportation. Under this application, staff requests funding for three years to provide fare subsidies for Corona's public transit riders.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-021, authorizing the execution of the Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program with the California Department of Transportation for the following project: Fare Subsidy Program - $779,467.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
In 2014, California Legislature, Senate Bill 862 (SB 862), established the Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program, and appropriated proceeds in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP). This program was established as a formula-based program that is funded by five percent of the annual auction proceeds of the GGRF in accordance with Sections 99313 and 99314 of the Public Utilities Code (PUC).
LCTOP is one of several programs that are part of the Transit Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program. It was created to provide operating and capital assistance to eligible recipients with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving mobility with an emphasis on serving disadvantaged communities. Eligible recipients include tran...
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