HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-5 Staff Report - NTD Report Year 2022CONSENT ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: MIKI CARPENTER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES
DATE: MARCH 17, 2025
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY AND
THE CITY OF AZUSA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL TRANSIT
DATABASE REPORTING
BACKGROUND:
The City of Azusa is eligible to receive Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Funds by voluntarily
reporting transit and ridership information to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (LACMTA). The data gathered from multiple agencies is used to develop a National Transit
Database (NTD) that supports local, regional, and state planning efforts and helps governments and
other decision-makers make multi-year comparisons and perform trend analyses. This action approves a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Azusa and LACMTA, which outlines the
parameters for receiving such funds.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that City Council take the following actions:
1)Approve a MOU between the City of Azusa and LACMTA for participation in the NTD for
report year 2022; and
2)Authorize the City Manager to execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, the MOU on
behalf of the City.
ANALYSIS:
On September 26, 2001, the LACMTA Board authorized payment of Proposition A Discretionary
Incentive Funds to each participating agency in an amount equal to the Federal funds regionally
generated by each agency’s reported data.
Approved
City Council
March 17, 2025
NTD MOU Between City of Azusa and LACMTA
March 17, 2025
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Staff has been voluntarily reporting transit and ridership information to LACMTA. The data gathered
from multiple agencies is used to develop a NTD that supports local, regional, and state planning efforts
and helps governments and other decision makers make multi-year comparisons and perform trend
analyses. NTD statistics for all participating agencies are collected and compared with other regions of
the country. LACMTA’s use of the data results in increased Federal funds to the region based on the
ridership of local transit systems including the City of Azusa.
As part of the proposed MOU, the City is eligible to receive $20,060 for our NTD reporting. The funds
must be used in accordance with the Proposition A transportation guidelines. Therefore, these funds will
be used to offset transportation costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once the MOU is fully executed, the City is projected to receive a total of $20,060 from LACMTA as
Proposition A Discretionary revenue. A budget amendment will be prepared when the agreement is fully
executed between the City of Azusa and LACMTA, and the specific projects will be outlined in the
agreement.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Nikki Rosales Miki Carpenter
Senior Management Analyst Director of Community Resources
Reviewed and Approved by:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1) LACMTA MOU for Report Year 2022