CC RES 1992-045RESOLUTION NO. 92-45
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES IN
SUPPORT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COORDINATED
PARR SIT PLAN
WHEREAS, The American With Disabilities Act (hereinafter referred to as "ADA ")
was enacted on July 26, 1990 (Public Law 101 -336); and
WHEREAS, the ADA was intended to fully integrate the disabled into our society
by mandating accessible employment opportunities, public accommodations, telecommunications
and transportation; and
WHEREAS, the ADA- implementing regulations, Subpart F, Section 37.121 of 49
CFR 37 requires that each fixed route transit operator provide complementary paratransit service to
disabled individuals who cannot board, ride or disembark from an accessible fixed route bus or rail
systems; and
WHEREAS, Subpart F, Section 37.135, 49 CFR 37 encourages the coordination
of existing paratransit services to meet the ADA requirements; and
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (hereinafter
referred to as "LACTC "), which is mandated by state statutes to coordinate paratransit services in
Los Angeles County, has initiated the development of a countywide coordinates paratransit
network (hereinafter referred to as "METRO ACCESS") as the most cost and service effective
means of meeting the ADA complimentary paratransit obligations of the Los Angeles County
transit operators; and
WHEREAS, METRO ACCESS is designed as a supplemental service which will
augment the paratransit services provided by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (hereinafter referred
to as "City ") - and
WHEREAS, coordination with METRO ACCESS will require no change in City's
paratransit operations other than the referral to METRO ACCESS of calls for trips outside the
City's service area; and
WHEREAS, METRO ACCESS will provide significantly increased mobility for
severely disabled individuals country wide, including City's residents; and
WHEREAS, the LACTC has agreed to prepare the mandated first -year coordinated
paratransit plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") to be submitted to the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) on July 26, 1992 on behalf of all Los Angeles County fixed route transit
operators; and
WHEREAS, the METRO ACCESS service is a critical element of the Plan prepared
by the LACTC; and
WHEREAS, the LACTC will provide funding for any increase in paratransit
service, above the level of elderly and disabled transit services being provided by the City, which
may be required by the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City operates a paratransit system in Los Angeles County; and
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WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the Plan and has commented on the Plan's
contents; and
WHEREAS, the City supports the development of the METRO ACCESS service to
provide the federally mandated paratransit service for disabled persons who are unable to use the
fixed route bus or rail systems.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the City does hereby adopt a resolution
in support of the Los Angeles County Coordinated Complementary Paratransit Plan to be
submitted to DOT on July 26, 1992, and agrees to participate in the coordinated paratransit service
network described in the Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 1992.
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. I JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 92 -45 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held of May 19, 1992.
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