HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1993-17005 RESOLUTION NO. 17005
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA WITHDRAWING FROM, AND CAUSING DISSOLUTION OF, THE
SOUTH COAST ORGANIZATION OPERATING TRANSIT, EFFECTIVE
JUNE 30, 1993
WHEREAS, On April 29, 1992, the South Coast Organization Operating Transit
("SCOOT") Board directed staff to investigate the advantages of dissolving SCOOT;
and,
WHEREAS, SCOOT is composed solely of the City of Chula Vista {"City") and
the County of San Diego ("County") whose participating staffs support the
dissolution of SCOOT because it would reduce time duplicating matters already
considered and approved by the City and County; and,
WHEREAS, SCOOT was formed in 1979 as a Joint Powers Authority between the
City and the County in response to the Transportation Development Act ("Act");
and,
WHEREAS, the Act required a mandatory 20~ farebox recovery ratio to prevent
the additional expenditure of local funds; at the time of the Act's adoption, the
City's recovery ratio was approximately 15~; and,
WHEREAS, the Act provided a five year grace period for recently formed
transit authorities, which the City was able to benefit from by participating in
SCOOT; and,
WHEREAS, the Act was amended in the mid-lgBO's to delete the 20~ farebox
recovery ratio and the City's current farebox recovery ratio exceeds 40~; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the original justification for the creation of SCOOT
no longer exists; and,
WHEREAS, SCOOT no longer performs a necessary function and creates an
unnecessary layer of government and has continued to operate generally
duplicating actions already approved by the City and County; and,
WHEREAS, Paragraph 10 of the SCOOT Joint Powers Agreement ("JPA") provides
that SCOOT may be dissolved if half its members withdraw from SCOOT and since
SCOOT is composed of only two members, the City's withdrawal will dissolve the
entity; and,
WHEREAS, Paragraph 10 of the JPA provides that upon dissolution all assets
and liabilities (and surplus money) shall be distributed in proportion to the
total contributions from all annual Local Transportation Funds allocations of the
member agencies and the City is the only entity to make such contributions and
therefore is entitled to all assets, as well as liabilities, of SCOOT; and,
WHEREAS, there do not appear to be any negative impacts to the City by
dissolving SCOOT.
Resolution No. 17005
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chula Vista withdraws from
SCOOT, effective at midnight on June 30, 1993.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said withdrawal will result in the dissolution
of SCOOT, effective at midnight on June 30, 1993.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the SCOOT Board is hereby requested to direct
SCOOT staff to take all necessary steps to administratively transition from SCOOT
to City of Chula Vista operation of Chula Vista Transit, effective July 1, 1993.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Resolution No. 17005
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 23rd day of February, 1993, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Fox, Horton, Moore, Rindone
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Nader
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Mj Y,~R.~i~~
~MJa~r Pro' Tempore
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 17005 was duly passed, approved,
and adopted by the City Council held on the 23rd day of February, 1993.
Executed this 23rd day of February, 1993.
Beverly ~. Authelet, City Clerk