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>> Good morning. It's 11:04 AM.

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We are happily ready

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to call the meeting

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to order. I love the cheer

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of the staff. Welcome to the

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Planning and Program Committee

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meeting of Los Angeles

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Metropolitan Transportation

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>> Madam Clerk, will you please

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call the roll

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to establish a quorum?

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>> Vice Chair Solis?

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>> Present.

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>> Director Horvath?

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>> Here.

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>> Director Mitchell?

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>> Present.

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>> Director Najarian?

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>> Here.

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>> Director Richardson will be

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absent today. Caltrans

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Representative Roberts?

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>> Here.

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>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

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>> Present.

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>> Also, I just wanted to make

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a note that we are very aware

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that the screen behind the

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directors is flickering. We

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apologize for this. It's very

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disruptive. Our IT team is

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to troubleshoot right now.

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>> Deanna.

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>> Thank you. Madam Deputy

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Clerk, will you please provide

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us with the public comment

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can dial 1-888- 978-8818 and

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the meeting are compiled and

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>> Thank you. Now moving

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directors. Selena Reynolds, I'm

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the Chief of Innovation and

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over the games work. And this

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for your consideration We were

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extremely grateful

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to receive an appropriation

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in the fiscal '26 federal

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budget for the Olympic and

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Paralympic Games. And Ernesto

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details and appreciate your

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morning, committee members.

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The recommendations in front

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of you include the programming

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of $89.4 million coming

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In support of planning, design,

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and operations for the 2028

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Games, amending the fiscal year

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by the same amount, and then

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authorizing the CEO or their

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designee to negotiate and

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execute all necessary

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pass-through agreements and

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Executive's federal funding

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allocation, which is included

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that Metro will be the lead

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agency for this $89 million

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process, but also the funding

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exchange process. This initial

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appropriation in FY26 is, we

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for the games. The Games

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sole recipient of the funds and

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interest in exchanging these

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federal funds with local funds

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for more flexible use and more

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through this process. There

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will be a local match

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for the funds that was set

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for capital projects and 10%

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operational projects. In terms

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of the scope of work for the,

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for this initial allocation,

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a larger description or a more

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thorough description

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of the work. But generally,

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most of it involves the

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preliminary design,

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planning activities,

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to various work streams.

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of the venue cities and the

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Games Mobility Executives,

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they're going to be focusing

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on the Games Route Network,

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preliminary design for the

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Games Route Network. For the

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Management, that's primarily

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intelligent transportation

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system projects. Metrolink is

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going to be doing some of the

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preliminary planning work as

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well for their support

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for the Games. And then

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venue cities will be working

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improvements that will enhance

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connections

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between venues and our

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stations. On the Metro side,

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to be using those dollars to

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continue advancing planning and

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also design for the Games

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Enhanced Transit Service, the

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GETS continue design and

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the key stations that we're

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advancing and mobility hubs for

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the games and also final design

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for the light rail improvements

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accessibility improvements that

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we have designed

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for the games as well. Next

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steps.

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With the approval today, or

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with the board's approval next

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week, we would advance the

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Trans Grant application towards

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the January 2027 deadline

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for obligation,

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federal obligation. And then we

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would also initiate the process

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of entering into agreements

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with the local jurisdictions

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for task order-based scopes and

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cost reimbursement mechanisms.

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>> And just one final note,

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similar to the World Cup money,

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this money flows through SCAG

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to Metro, and SCAG's Regional

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Council approved this process,

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and we just want to offer our

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appreciation and gratitude

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for their partnership.

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>> Thank you. Madam Clerk, are

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there any members

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of the public who wish

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to speak on this item?

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>> This is public comment

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for item 8. Please press pound

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2 if you'd like

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to make a comment

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on this item. No public

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comments.

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>> Thank you. I, I join, I'm

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sure, the entire board

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in commending Metro staff and

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our Games Mobility Executive

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Partners

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for successfully securing $90

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million through the Federal

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Consolidated Appropriations

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Act of 2026. As you indicated,

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it's important

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down payment preparing

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for our transportation network

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for 2028 Olympics and

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Paralympics Games. and reflects

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the strong collaboration among

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our regional partners. A few

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questions, and you may have

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answered one of them. Could you

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share the anticipated timeline

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and process

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for local jurisdictions

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to draw down on the program?

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You indicated SCAG,

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but if there's any more detail.

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And secondly,

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what are the major milestones

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for disbursing the funds?

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>> Thank you. The first

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milestone entails coming

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to an agreement

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with the local jurisdictions

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on the scope, the schedule,

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and the budget

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for the projects. We'll be

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working with them

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over the next couple of months

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to complete that. That will

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lead us to, the requirement

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to complete an agreement,

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either an MOU or a funding

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agreement with them. And then

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once we establish that

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agreement and the work

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commences, they can start

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essentially invoicing

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on a reimbursement basis. So,

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we anticipate completing that

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process over the next 3 months.

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So, by around November or so,

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we should have the agreements

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ready and they can begin

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invoicing us.

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>> Just to add another couple

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of points to that. First, local

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agencies will need to come up

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with the local match

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to match the funds. And the

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work is coming up through all

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of the work streams. And we've

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been coming

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before you and reporting out

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on that work stream progress.

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So, these are projects and

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planning that is sort

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of already underway,

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and it's meant to bring those

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into the implementation phase.

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>> Thank you.

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I see several board members

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who have questions.

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Supervisor Solis?

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>> Yes, thank you, Madam

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Chair. First of all, I want

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to say thank you to the team,

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and I think all

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of us are really excited

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about what just took place

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with the FIFA festivities in

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the fan zone and seeing the

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excitement and people coming

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and utilizing Metro services as

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well as bus, rail,

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and everything else

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in between. And I know that

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moving forward that our ask was

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actually a lot higher than what

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we received, right? So, our ask

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was about $2 billion,

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is that correct?

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>> So, we are woefully behind,

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but I hope that we can compile

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the data information

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to show that even

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in our precursor here with FIFA

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that we actually did a good

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job. And people brought in

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resources and did local match.

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And I want to just describe

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for you what we went through

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at the Whittier Narrows. I want

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to first thank Caltrans and our

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public works

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for helping us with, actually,

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with the open streets.

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Repaving Rosemead Boulevard was

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a major undertaking. Had not

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been done in decades. And that

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will help us prepare

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for the upcoming LA-28 SCEETs.

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Games that are going

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to be held right there. So, it

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helps to provide, I think,

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that level of awareness and

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hopefully gives a signal

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to the feds that, hey, we are,

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we are here,

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we are participating. And we

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also set aside $1 million

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of our own LA County funds,

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road improvement funds that

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come through my office,

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to dedicate for this effort.

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So, it shows you that there's

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participation, collaboration

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in that way. But we can We can

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think creatively, and I think

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that's what the FIFA Games kind

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of gave us, an opportunity

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to think out of the box,

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where we're reliant, yes,

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on outside support, but we can

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also look innovatively.

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But we do need monetary support

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to continue to sustain that.

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And I just want to say that

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for the first time,

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we had close to 10,000 people

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show up at this park,

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obscure park that is hidden

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behind trees next

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to a freeway. And for people

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to come out 3 days,

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and it kept growing, growing,

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growing. And I would just say

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that one

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of the most positive parts

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about it was that we acquired

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our own shuttle services.

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Coming not exactly directly

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from rail, but yes,

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I would say for the El Monte

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Metro Hub, yes,

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there was an easy way

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to get there.

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But other than that,

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Montebello Mall, Steinmetz

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Park, which is in Hacienda

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Heights, Avocado Heights, they

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don't have any rail system

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running through there or even

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Metrolink. So people did board

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those and they used them. And

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there was sufficient,

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how could I say, roadway

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passage safety pedestrian

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measures put in place. And I

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had never seen, this was

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something we just thought

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about, but to see it in reality

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and how it was utilized

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by young, old, people

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with disabilities, really gave

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me that hope that even in areas

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that are unincorporated and are

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hard to get to,

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that we know how to do this and

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we can improve upon it. And I

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certainly want

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to see us moving forward

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to collaborate and do much more

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in any way that we can. So, I

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am totally supportive of moving

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forward and hopeful that we can

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hopefully get to that $2

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billion and show that we are

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cooperating in a way that has

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never been seen before. And I

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believe our public,

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once we get the feedback of how

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many people actually joined our

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shuttles or used our other

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services, what that looks like

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for us, even in faraway places

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like San Gabriel Valley. So, I

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just want to say thank you.

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And I want to thank our CEO and

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the staff because believe me,

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Metro had a big presence there.

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And I am very grateful for that

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and honored that we were able

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to pull that off. Thank you.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Director Najarian.

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>> Thank you. Thank you,

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Madam Chair. So, we're looking

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for $2 billion. That's our

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target.

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>> And now I present

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to you a check for $2 billion.

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>> So, was that Ed McMahon?

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>> So, this is the first

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tranche that we're receiving.

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This 90-some million

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at this point?

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>> The number is now down at

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$1.85 with this as well as some

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other grants that we've

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received, but yes,

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you are correct.

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>> Okay.

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>> So, I agree with Director

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Solis that our actions really

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speak loudly when they can look

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back and see how we handled the

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World Cup transportation,

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safety, everything that we did,

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and there was a lot going on. I

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really think that we should

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send a heartfelt thank you note

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to the federal government,

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whoever it is, to let them know

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that we deeply appreciate this

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albeit small piece of what

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we're looking for. I think. I

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mean,

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we know there's certain issues

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at the federal level. It's not

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always,

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funding isn't always made based

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on merit and quality

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of projects and history

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of doing it. But I think a nice

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thank you note to let them know

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that we appreciate this. Maybe

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we hope that this is the

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beginning of a beautiful

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relationship going towards the

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Olympics in 28, just so they

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know that okay,

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we appreciate it. And I think

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that might go farther than just

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the strict look what we've done

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and we use our money

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efficiently and we're you know

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doing that. Just thank you. We

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hope that we can continue

593
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working together to make our

594
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country proud.

595
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I don't know.

596
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Something, something a

597
00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:47,100
little bit gushy.

598
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Like this.

599
00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:49,100
Yeah.

600
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The heart.

601
00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:51,100
That's just my thoughts. So

602
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that's all I would like

603
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to chime in on

604
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at this point.

605
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>> Noted. Thank you,

606
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Director.

607
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>> Director Horvath.

608
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>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I

609
00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:03,100
too want to thank our Metro

610
00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,100
team for your stellar outreach

611
00:17:05,100 --> 00:17:06,100
and work to achieve where we

612
00:17:06,100 --> 00:17:08,100
are today. I do want

613
00:17:08,100 --> 00:17:09,100
to thank our federal government

614
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for making this initial

615
00:17:10,100 --> 00:17:13,601
investment. And I also want to

616
00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:17,100
understand if we believe there

617
00:17:17,100 --> 00:17:18,100
is opportunity

618
00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:19,100
for the remainder

619
00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:20,100
of our request to come

620
00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:21,100
to fulfillment? And if it

621
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:22,100
doesn't,

622
00:17:22,100 --> 00:17:23,100
do we have contingency plans

623
00:17:23,100 --> 00:17:24,100
to address what needs will

624
00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:26,401
exist on the ground?

625
00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:29,401
>> We still remain optimistic

626
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that in working with,

627
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in partnership with our,

628
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with the organizing committee,

629
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with LA28,

630
00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:39,100
that there is still a window

631
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for us to achieve the full

632
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funding that we need

633
00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:44,100
to execute what we need

634
00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,100
to execute. When you say

635
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contingency plans, can you,

636
00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:49,100
to address the needs

637
00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:51,100
on the ground, can you address,

638
00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:52,100
can you say a little more about

639
00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:54,401
what specifically you mean?

640
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:56,100
>> Well, if we,

641
00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:57,100
I assume we requested the

642
00:17:57,100 --> 00:17:59,401
$1.85 billion now because there

643
00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:02,100
are specific things that are

644
00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:03,100
not

645
00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,100
in our budget that we cannot do

646
00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:06,100
without funding. So if we don't

647
00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:07,100
get funding

648
00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:09,100
from the federal government,

649
00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,100
I see that you have been able

650
00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:13,100
to get down from $2 billion

651
00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:14,100
to $1.85 through some

652
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:15,100
additional grant funding,

653
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,100
so that's great. Are there

654
00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:18,100
other opportunities like that

655
00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:20,100
or something else that exists,

656
00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:22,100
or are we going to have to say

657
00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,100
there are just certain things

658
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that despite our best planning

659
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:26,100
we won't be able to do?

660
00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,100
>> Understood.

661
00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:29,401
So, when it comes

662
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to the projects that we need

663
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to finish construction on that

664
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this board has funded and that

665
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we've received funding from

666
00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:39,100
elsewhere we do feel as though

667
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there are opportunities for us

668
00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,100
to finish those projects or

669
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come up with contingency plans

670
00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:47,100
to meet those needs. However,

671
00:18:47,100 --> 00:18:49,100
the 2 largest items in that

672
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$1.85 billion are $1 billion

673
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for the supplemental transit

674
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service that we will need. So

675
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similar to what we executed

676
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for the World Cup

677
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with the extra buses, working

678
00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:01,100
with our municipal partners

679
00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:03,100
and, and our friends

680
00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:04,100
in the charter industry,

681
00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:06,100
we will need 1,700 roughly

682
00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:09,100
additional buses and the costs

683
00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,100
that go along with them,

684
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as well as the games route

685
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network,

686
00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:14,100
which is a significant cost.

687
00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:15,100
It's about $333 million.

688
00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:17,100
That's where it sits right now,

689
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largely on the Caltrans system,

690
00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:21,100
on the state highways,

691
00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:23,100
but also about $80 million or

692
00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:24,100
so of that is

693
00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:26,100
for venue cities. So local

694
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agencies, the rest

695
00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:29,100
of the way there between the

696
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freeway and the venues

697
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for hopefully our buses

698
00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:34,100
for spectators and workforce,

699
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:36,100
but really for the athletes and

700
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:38,100
the officials and the media.

701
00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,100
Those 2 items are almost

702
00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:42,100
impossible to fund any other

703
00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:45,100
way because they are purely

704
00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:46,100
operational

705
00:19:46,100 --> 00:19:48,100
in nature and temporary. And

706
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so, what we have with our MOU

707
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with the organizing committee

708
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is very clear that if there is

709
00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:55,100
not outside funding, Metro will

710
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:57,100
not be able to serve in that

711
00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,100
capacity as delivery partner,

712
00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:00,401
and the organizing committee

713
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,100
will need to figure

714
00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:04,100
out alternate plans.

715
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:06,100
>> Okay, that's, I'm glad we're

716
00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,100
managing those expectations

717
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:09,100
early, especially if we don't

718
00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:12,100
get that funding. So, also,

719
00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:16,100
I know that for the new

720
00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:17,100
crossover and siding track

721
00:20:17,100 --> 00:20:20,100
project on the A and E lines

722
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what is the timeline

723
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:23,100
for that project? And will

724
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there be any disruption

725
00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:25,100
to service

726
00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,100
during construction?

727
00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:32,100
>> The timeframe

728
00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,100
for finishing design and Tim is

729
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,100
here.

730
00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:39,401
>> I heard the seat.

731
00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:41,100
>> Just go ahead and keep

732
00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:44,100
going, Ernesto. So that portion

733
00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:49,100
of the project is yet

734
00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:51,401
to be completely funded,

735
00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:53,100
right? And that requires a lot

736
00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,100
of special track work that

737
00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:56,100
needs to be ordered. And we are

738
00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,100
right up against the clock

739
00:20:57,100 --> 00:20:59,100
on those projects. So, we do

740
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have a procurement that's

741
00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:01,100
ongoing right now. We're hoping

742
00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:02,100
to bring it forward in

743
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,100
September to put us

744
00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:04,100
in the best position

745
00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:05,100
to be able

746
00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:06,100
to construct those projects.

747
00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:07,100
So, all hope is not lost.

748
00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,100
We're trying.

749
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:11,100
But what I would say about

750
00:21:11,100 --> 00:21:14,100
those is that they are projects

751
00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:15,100
we need to do anyways,

752
00:21:15,100 --> 00:21:17,100
Olympics or not. They are very

753
00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:19,100
useful to operations. The

754
00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,100
downside with those projects is

755
00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,100
that they're very high impact

756
00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:24,100
in terms of impact

757
00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:25,100
to customers. You can't put new

758
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:27,100
interlockings in without bus

759
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:29,100
bridges and shutdowns. And so

760
00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:30,100
that's kind of part

761
00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:31,100
of the mix we need

762
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:32,100
to figure out. But we're still

763
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:34,100
giving it a shot. We're still

764
00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:35,100
trying to fund them. We're

765
00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:36,100
going to put ourselves

766
00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,100
in the best position, but, yes,

767
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:39,100
they are difficult projects to

768
00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:41,100
achieve while also providing

769
00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,100
service.

770
00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:44,100
>> And for the Olympic and

771
00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:45,100
Paralympic venue approach

772
00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:47,100
enhancements, some of the

773
00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:48,100
improvements are indicated as

774
00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:50,100
temporary, including the

775
00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,100
intersections and bike lanes.

776
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:54,100
Where are the temporary bike

777
00:21:54,100 --> 00:21:55,100
lanes and why are they not

778
00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,100
permanent?

779
00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:00,100
>> So just one addendum to

780
00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:02,401
Tim's note. Those projects,

781
00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:06,100
those track projects are also

782
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:07,100
in the TIFIA letter that we

783
00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:09,100
brought before you. So, we are

784
00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:11,100
pursuing alternate ways to fund

785
00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:12,100
those because we do need them

786
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,100
either way. Regarding the venue

787
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:15,100
approach,

788
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:17,100
so these venue approach

789
00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:18,100
improvements, which is the

790
00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,401
category that includes crowd

791
00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:23,100
management, heat mitigation

792
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:25,100
measures, wayfinding,

793
00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:27,100
all kinds of things, they also

794
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:29,100
may include some temporary or

795
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:31,100
permanent infrastructure

796
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,100
for people biking and walking.

797
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:35,100
Those decisions are really the

798
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,100
decisions

799
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:38,100
of the venue cities themselves.

800
00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:39,100
So, through that first last

801
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,100
mile work stream,

802
00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:41,100
we have been bringing together,

803
00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:43,100
that work stream is led

804
00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:45,100
by the City of Los Angeles,

805
00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:47,100
by LADOT. They've been bringing

806
00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:50,100
together those venue cities and

807
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:52,100
working through all

808
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,100
of those scopes

809
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:54,100
for those projects. And so,

810
00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:55,100
it's really kind

811
00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:57,100
of a local decision. We can

812
00:22:57,100 --> 00:22:59,100
certainly get the latest

813
00:22:59,100 --> 00:23:00,100
for you on the details of

814
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:02,100
what's going where and when and

815
00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:03,100
how, or at least what they're

816
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:05,100
envisioning at the moment.

817
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:06,100
But that's kind

818
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:07,100
of the high level.

819
00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:08,100
>> Yeah, I can imagine these

820
00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:09,100
investments being legacy

821
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:10,100
investments in the community,

822
00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:11,100
especially if they,

823
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:12,100
we expect them

824
00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:15,100
to be highly used facilities,

825
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:16,100
that it might be nice

826
00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:18,100
to keep them longer term. But I

827
00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:19,100
hear you that that's not a

828
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:22,100
Metro call. So, thank you.

829
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:26,100
>> Supervisor Mitchell.

830
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
>> Thank you very much, Madam

831
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,100
Chair. I want

832
00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:30,100
to just echo the comments

833
00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,100
from all of my colleagues.

834
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,100
Congratulations on the, I'll

835
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:36,100
just keep emphasizing first

836
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,100
installment because that would

837
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:40,100
suggest an additional

838
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:42,100
installment is forthcoming.

839
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,100
Agree with you, Director

840
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:47,401
Najarian. Let's thank them.

841
00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:50,100
And I was wondering if there

842
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,100
are ways from your perspective

843
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:54,100
that the board could be

844
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,401
supportive of Metro's advocacy

845
00:23:57,100 --> 00:24:00,100
for a second 3rd, 4th,

846
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:02,100
10th installment. And I,

847
00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:04,100
and I asked because, as

848
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:06,100
Director Horvath talked

849
00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:09,601
about if not this, then what?

850
00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:12,100
And you talked about what the

851
00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:14,100
$1 billion from the, for the

852
00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:16,401
supplemental transit plans are

853
00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:19,100
needed. It reminds me that we

854
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:20,100
have a fundamental

855
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,100
responsibility to make sure

856
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:23,100
that we're maintaining frequent

857
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,401
and reliable service for

858
00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:30,100
Angelenos who rely on Metro

859
00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,100
for their transit needs. So, is

860
00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:37,100
there anything from your

861
00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,100
perspective the board could do

862
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:40,100
to be helpful?

863
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:46,100
>> One is in Washington and

864
00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:48,100
Sacramento. In Washington, the

865
00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:51,100
issue right now is What exactly

866
00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:53,100
is the appropriations process

867
00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:55,100
that's remaining? The key step

868
00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:56,100
in that process is that we need

869
00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,100
the administration

870
00:24:57,100 --> 00:25:00,100
to communicate to Congress the

871
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,100
need to include this money in

872
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:04,100
whatever appropriations bills

873
00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:06,100
move. You've probably heard the

874
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:08,100
discussion about a supplemental

875
00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:09,100
funding primarily oriented

876
00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:11,100
towards war funding. There may

877
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:13,100
or may not be something enacted

878
00:25:13,100 --> 00:25:15,100
before the election. We've

879
00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:16,100
heard most likely something

880
00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:17,100
would be enacted

881
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,100
after the election, but

882
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,100
in either way,

883
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:21,100
in either case,

884
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:22,100
we need communication

885
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,100
from the White House to

886
00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:25,100
Congress that this needs

887
00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:26,100
to be a priority. And we're

888
00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:28,100
working very closely with LA28

889
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:30,100
to secure that. A lot

890
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:32,100
of these roads lead

891
00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:33,100
through OMB, so working

892
00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:35,100
through OMB is important. We

893
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,100
had a very good visit

894
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:39,100
with the Secretary when he came

895
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:42,100
out to the ESOC, and I think he

896
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,100
understood the importance

897
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:44,100
of the success of the World

898
00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:46,100
Cup to the Olympics. So we're

899
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:47,100
continuing to work

900
00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:48,100
through the Department of

901
00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,100
Transportation, but really

902
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,100
It's between the White House

903
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:53,100
and Congress with respect

904
00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:55,100
to the $1.8 billion. In

905
00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:57,401
Sacramento, we're also working

906
00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,100
on a $379 million ask.

907
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:02,100
In fact, Madeline and Alex are

908
00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:04,100
on phone calls all day today

909
00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:05,100
talking to members

910
00:26:05,100 --> 00:26:07,100
about that specific ask. We, we

911
00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:09,100
pulled things out of our

912
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:11,100
federal program and oriented a

913
00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:12,100
state ask towards the kind of

914
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,100
things we thought the state

915
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:15,100
would be most likely to fund.

916
00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:18,100
So, we really need the LA

917
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:20,100
delegation to unify around that

918
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,100
and secure that when the

919
00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:23,100
legislature comes back

920
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:25,100
from recess. So, I'd really

921
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:26,100
direct your focus towards

922
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:28,100
Sacramento in this case.

923
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:31,100
>> And so, this is an ask

924
00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:32,100
for current budget year,

925
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:33,100
budget year plus 1?

926
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:35,100
>> Current budget year.

927
00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:36,100
Current budget year. Because

928
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,100
what,

929
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:40,100
there was a budget that was

930
00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:42,100
adopted, but we have heard

931
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:43,100
there will be, well, There's

932
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:44,100
more than one budget in

933
00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:46,100
California these days. You

934
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,100
usually get the budget and then

935
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
subsequent budgets.

936
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:49,100
>> Additional trailer bills.

937
00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:52,100
>> Trailer bills, right. So, we

938
00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,100
would be looking

939
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:54,100
in the month remaining

940
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:55,100
in session

941
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:56,100
to try and secure something

942
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,100
of the 379.

943
00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,100
>> Okay, so that's where you'd

944
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,100
like us

945
00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:01,100
to focus our energy.

946
00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:03,100
>> That's.

947
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:06,100
All right, okay, thank you.

948
00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:07,100
I'm glad I asked that question

949
00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,100
because I had no idea

950
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,100
about that piece.

951
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:10,100
Thank you.

952
00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,100
Director Solis, I couldn't

953
00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:13,100
agree with you more. I wrote

954
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,100
down your quote. We know how

955
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,100
to do this. And I was not

956
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:17,100
convinced

957
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:18,100
before that we knew how

958
00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:19,100
to do it. Maybe I'll speak for

959
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:20,100
myself. I wasn't convinced I

960
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,100
knew how to do it.

961
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,100
But let me say,

962
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:25,100
I couldn't agree

963
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:27,100
with you more. The countywide

964
00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:30,601
nature of the official FIFA and

965
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:34,100
the official Metro programs was

966
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:38,100
just breathtaking. And I can't

967
00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:41,100
imagine what our region needed

968
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:43,100
more than that success right

969
00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:46,601
now. It was phenomenal. I mean,

970
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:48,100
it was just phenomenal. I can't

971
00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:49,100
speak more highly

972
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:51,100
of it. I want to thank Metro.

973
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,100
We too had shuttles running

974
00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:55,100
from Rosa Parks. I told CEO

975
00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:56,100
Wiggins that I was amused

976
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:58,100
by the Angelenos who came up

977
00:27:58,100 --> 00:27:59,100
to me

978
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:00,100
with utter surprise. I took

979
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:02,100
Metro when I got here. Like,

980
00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:03,100
right,

981
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:05,100
people do that every day. Go

982
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,100
Metro. So, I hope that we earn

983
00:28:07,100 --> 00:28:09,401
some raving Metro fans,

984
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:13,100
in addition to you know,

985
00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:16,100
World Cup fans. I completely

986
00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:19,601
agree. And from the, from, and

987
00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,100
from the county's perspective,

988
00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:24,100
from the JCOD bus on site,

989
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,100
that partnership with Metro and

990
00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,100
Metro's presence at Magic

991
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:31,100
Johnson Park, I couldn't agree

992
00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,100
with you more. I'm very proud

993
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,100
that that we had that shared

994
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:35,100
experience. And it really

995
00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:38,601
absolutely is a perfect, it was

996
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:40,100
a perfect training ground. We

997
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:43,100
do know how to do this. And I

998
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:45,100
think, I hope that will instill

999
00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:47,100
a higher level of confidence

1000
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:48,100
in all of us, speak

1001
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,100
for myself again, as well as

1002
00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:51,100
the federal government and the

1003
00:28:51,100 --> 00:28:52,100
state government, that with

1004
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:55,100
investment it will be a

1005
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,100
seamless system

1006
00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:59,100
with the investment. Because

1007
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:00,100
we've got to maintain access

1008
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:03,100
for our Metro riders as well as

1009
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:05,100
guarantee the athletes and the

1010
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,100
Olympians that they too can

1011
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,100
rely on us for transport. So,

1012
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:09,100
thank you

1013
00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:10,100
for the homework assignments

1014
00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:12,100
in terms of what we can do

1015
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,100
to try to put our shoulder

1016
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:15,100
to the grindstone to help

1017
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:17,100
Metro staff in accessing these

1018
00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:18,100
additional resources. Thanks,

1019
00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:20,100
Madam Chair.

1020
00:29:21,100 --> 00:29:22,100
>> Thank you. And Supervisor

1021
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:23,100
Mitchell, you're exactly right.

1022
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:24,100
I'm keeping a list

1023
00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:26,100
of first-timers on Metro. My

1024
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,100
friends are calling, and the

1025
00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:29,100
commemorative cards that they

1026
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,100
were going to file away,

1027
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,100
they're now using.

1028
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:34,100
But thank you, CEO Wiggins, for

1029
00:29:34,100 --> 00:29:36,100
your regular updates and your

1030
00:29:36,100 --> 00:29:39,100
postings, which we were able to

1031
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:40,100
share and encourage some people

1032
00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:42,100
just to go where they thought

1033
00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:44,100
it was just too crowded. This

1034
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:45,100
certainly was a wonderful,

1035
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:47,100
wonderful trial run.

1036
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,100
Trial run.

1037
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:50,100
This is an action item.

1038
00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:51,100
Could I have a motion and

1039
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:53,100
second, please?

1040
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,100
>> Okay, this is something we

1041
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:56,100
all want to vote on, so Madam

1042
00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:58,100
Clerk, will you please try,

1043
00:29:58,100 --> 00:29:59,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

1044
00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:01,100
>> Aye.

1045
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:02,100
>> Director Mitchell?

1046
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,100
>> Aye.

1047
00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,100
>> Director Najarian?

1048
00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:05,100
>> Aye.

1049
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:06,100
>> Director Horvath?

1050
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:07,100
>> Aye.

1051
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

1052
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,100
>> A unanimous aye.

1053
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:10,100
>> The motion carries.

1054
00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:11,100
>> Thank you. I thank you

1055
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,100
for the presentation. We are

1056
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:14,401
now ready for item 9,

1057
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,100
Antelope Valley Line

1058
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:17,100
Improvements, San Fernando

1059
00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:19,100
Valley and Pacoima Metrolink

1060
00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:21,401
Stations and Mobility Hub.

1061
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:24,100
Mr. Sosa, do we have a

1062
00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:26,100
presentation?

1063
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:28,100
>> Good morning, Chair,

1064
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:29,100
committee members. Ray Sosa,

1065
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:31,100
Metro Chief Planning Officer.

1066
00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:32,100
As folks get settled in,

1067
00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:34,100
I did also want to thank all

1068
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:35,100
of the staff in the Planning

1069
00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:37,401
Department and other supporting

1070
00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,100
departments,

1071
00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:41,100
not only bringing the number

1072
00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:42,100
of items today to the Planning

1073
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:43,100
and Programming Committee,

1074
00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:46,100
but also being the MVPs out

1075
00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:48,100
in the field supporting

1076
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:50,100
on FIFA World Cup MVPs, work

1077
00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:52,401
streams, fan zones, transit

1078
00:30:53,100 --> 00:30:54,100
fans, first fans, still doing

1079
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:56,100
all that while being able

1080
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:57,100
to bring these items

1081
00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:58,100
to the board this July. So, I

1082
00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,100
wanted

1083
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,100
to extend that thank you,

1084
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,100
especially since many

1085
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:03,100
of them are

1086
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,100
in the building as opposed

1087
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:05,100
to being out

1088
00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:06,100
in the field. I'm not used to,

1089
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,100
to that sort of effort. So

1090
00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:09,100
really want to say thank you

1091
00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:10,100
to all of them. This item

1092
00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:13,100
before you is the Antelope

1093
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:14,100
Valley Line Improvements, San

1094
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:16,100
Fernando Valley Pacoima

1095
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:17,100
Metrolink Station and

1096
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:19,100
Mobility Hub. I'm joined by

1097
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:20,100
Michael O'Connor, Executive

1098
00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:22,100
Officer, and Karen Swift,

1099
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,100
Deputy Executive Officer.

1100
00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:24,100
Michael O'Connor will go

1101
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:25,100
through the presentation.

1102
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:26,100
>> Thank you, and thank you,

1103
00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:27,100
Madam Chair. I appreciate it.

1104
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:29,100
It's a little bit drafty

1105
00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:30,100
in the boardroom, so I had

1106
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:31,100
to bring out my Argentina scarf

1107
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:34,100
just to keep me warm. Down,

1108
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:36,100
down to business.

1109
00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:38,100
>> We are all English.

1110
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:39,100
>> You told me you wouldn't

1111
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:40,100
wear it.

1112
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:41,100
>> Yeah, yeah. You're supposed

1113
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,100
to give it to me, right?

1114
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,100
>> Well, it's a pleasure

1115
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:45,100
to be here. This item is a

1116
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:47,401
continuation of prior board

1117
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:49,100
actions that were taken

1118
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:51,100
December of 2025 and April

1119
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:53,100
2026, focused on creating a

1120
00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,100
broader multimodal

1121
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:56,100
transportation vision

1122
00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:57,100
for connecting the City of

1123
00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:58,100
San Fernando and the

1124
00:31:58,100 --> 00:32:00,100
Northeast San Fernando Valley

1125
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,100
communities to the rest of the

1126
00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:02,100
regional transportation system.

1127
00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:03,100
This item here is focused

1128
00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:04,100
on the Pacoima Metrolink

1129
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:06,100
station and mobility hub.

1130
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:07,100
Today we're asking

1131
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:09,100
for this item to program $6.9

1132
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,100
million that will help us do

1133
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:12,100
the conceptual planning,

1134
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:14,100
environmental clearance,

1135
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,100
preliminary engineering,

1136
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,100
and the community outreach

1137
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,100
for the San Fernando Valley

1138
00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:19,100
Pacoima Metrolink station and

1139
00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:21,100
mobility hub. And I just want

1140
00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:22,100
to note before we start that

1141
00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:23,100
this effort really is a

1142
00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:24,100
multimodal team effort across

1143
00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:26,100
Metro, but also our partners

1144
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:27,100
at different agencies, and

1145
00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:29,100
tremendous outreach that we

1146
00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:30,100
have done

1147
00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:31,100
with the communities,

1148
00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,100
listening to them and trying to

1149
00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:33,100
incorporate their concerns and

1150
00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:35,100
items within our approach to

1151
00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:37,100
designing and planning

1152
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:38,100
different improvements

1153
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:39,100
in this area to make a seamless

1154
00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:40,100
integrated approach

1155
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:42,100
to transportation in this part

1156
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:43,100
of the area that really

1157
00:32:43,100 --> 00:32:44,100
deserves high-quality

1158
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,100
transportation options. So,

1159
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:48,100
part

1160
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:49,100
of that vision here is really

1161
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:51,100
to leverage the Metro-owned

1162
00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,100
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line

1163
00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:54,100
right-of-way and the

1164
00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:55,100
Metro-funded Metrolink

1165
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,100
Antelope Valley Line service

1166
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,100
that does run through the

1167
00:32:58,100 --> 00:33:00,100
corridor you see there

1168
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:02,100
from the north, the northwest

1169
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,100
to the southeast. The I want

1170
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,100
to orient you

1171
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:06,100
to the gold star there, number

1172
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,100
5. That is the proposed

1173
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:09,100
location for the Pacoima

1174
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,100
Metrolink station,

1175
00:33:11,100 --> 00:33:13,100
which would basically be

1176
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,100
at the terminus of the East

1177
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:16,100
San Fernando Valley light rail

1178
00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:18,100
project that we are moving

1179
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,100
forward currently. This will

1180
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,100
provide an opportunity

1181
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:23,100
to connect 2 systems at a very

1182
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:25,401
key convenient transfer point

1183
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,100
that will connect this area to

1184
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,100
opportunities north and south.

1185
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:33,100
east and west across the

1186
00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:34,100
Allen Valley Line into Santa

1187
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:36,100
Clarita, San Fernando Valley,

1188
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,100
down to Los Angeles. Focus you

1189
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,100
on Burbank Airport North,

1190
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:41,100
for example. The terminal is

1191
00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:42,100
being moved to the northern

1192
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:44,100
area where we have a Metrolink

1193
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:45,100
station on the north side of

1194
00:33:45,100 --> 00:33:46,100
Burbank Airport, and as well as

1195
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,100
the future opportunities the

1196
00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:50,100
East San Fernando Valley

1197
00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:52,100
Light Rail project will offer

1198
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:53,100
connecting everyone further

1199
00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:54,100
south and eventually even

1200
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,100
to the future Sepulveda

1201
00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,100
Transit Corridor project. So,

1202
00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:58,100
there's a lot

1203
00:33:58,100 --> 00:33:59,100
of opportunity here,

1204
00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:00,100
and this is why we're bringing

1205
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,100
in a lot

1206
00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:02,100
of different teams and agencies

1207
00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:03,100
to help us put together a

1208
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:04,100
vision on how we can put forth

1209
00:34:04,100 --> 00:34:06,100
the most integrated system

1210
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:07,100
possible to create value

1211
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,100
for the Pacoima Station as a

1212
00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:11,100
key link for a transfer

1213
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:13,100
between our 2 systems.

1214
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:16,100
Previously, the prior board

1215
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:17,100
actions that I did mention were

1216
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,100
revolving around the East San

1217
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:20,100
Fernando Valley Shared

1218
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:21,100
Right-of-Way Study. And

1219
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,100
at the end of that study, the

1220
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:25,100
board did take a preferred

1221
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:26,100
alternative that they approved

1222
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:28,100
to adopt the new Pacoima

1223
00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:30,100
Metrolink Station and

1224
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:31,100
to move it forward through

1225
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:32,100
design and environmental

1226
00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:33,100
clearance. And we're,

1227
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:34,100
this is part

1228
00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,100
of a larger effort,

1229
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:36,100
of course, in terms of at-grade

1230
00:34:36,100 --> 00:34:37,100
crossing improvements that we

1231
00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:39,100
heard earlier in April this

1232
00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:41,100
year and other key items you're

1233
00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:42,100
going to hear about later on

1234
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,100
in this presentation.

1235
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:44,100
But ultimately, one of the key

1236
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:45,100
features here is the multimodal

1237
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:46,100
mobility hub that we're going

1238
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,100
to be bringing to this. It's

1239
00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:49,100
not just a transfer station

1240
00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:51,100
platform to platform. We're

1241
00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:52,100
looking at integrating

1242
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:54,100
different multiple rail

1243
00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:55,100
systems, of course,

1244
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,100
but also bus systems, Metro

1245
00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:57,100
operations,

1246
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,100
we have municipal operations

1247
00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,100
in the area, and we also want

1248
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:01,100
to bring

1249
00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:02,100
in active transportation

1250
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:03,100
options in an area that

1251
00:35:03,100 --> 00:35:04,100
desperately needs more

1252
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,100
opportunities

1253
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:06,100
to access transportation by

1254
00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:07,100
walking or bicycle or other

1255
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:08,100
kinds

1256
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:10,100
of safe and convenient methods.

1257
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,100
As mentioned previously,

1258
00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:13,401
ultimately there's a future

1259
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:15,100
where this line for the

1260
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:17,100
Antelope Valley Line is going

1261
00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:18,100
to become intercity rail

1262
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:19,100
potentially and could extend

1263
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:20,100
down to San Diego in terms

1264
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,100
of access. So, we're really

1265
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:23,100
trying to bring as much value

1266
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:24,100
as we can. to this part of LA

1267
00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:26,401
County. The local residents

1268
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,100
will benefit tremendously

1269
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,100
from this investment,

1270
00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:31,100
and this initial phase

1271
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:33,100
of work is specifically for the

1272
00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:34,100
station and the work we need

1273
00:35:34,100 --> 00:35:35,100
to do there,

1274
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:36,100
as mentioned previously. The

1275
00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:37,100
mobility hub I want

1276
00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:40,100
to bring up as a, as a key,

1277
00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:42,100
as big as a key feature. This

1278
00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:43,100
really is an opportunity

1279
00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:44,100
for us to put together all the

1280
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:45,100
best practices and the

1281
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:46,100
different things we've been

1282
00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:48,100
working on into one location

1283
00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:49,100
for this area,

1284
00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:51,100
even featuring some

1285
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:52,100
of the things we talked about

1286
00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:53,100
for the World Cup

1287
00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:55,100
with heat mitigation,

1288
00:35:55,100 --> 00:35:56,100
for example, thinking about

1289
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:57,100
ways that we move people back

1290
00:35:57,100 --> 00:35:59,100
and forth so that it's

1291
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:00,100
people-focused and it's safe

1292
00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:02,100
and convenient. And it really

1293
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:04,100
spurs a reliance

1294
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:06,100
on public transportation

1295
00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:07,100
in this area

1296
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:09,100
to provide greater value,

1297
00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:10,100
not just for the residents,

1298
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:12,100
but for local businesses and

1299
00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,100
just general commuting. So,

1300
00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:15,100
we're very excited

1301
00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:16,100
about this. The mobility hub is

1302
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,100
something that we're going to

1303
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:18,100
be developing and moving

1304
00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:19,100
forward, and obviously

1305
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:20,100
in concert with community

1306
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:21,100
engagement. and conversations

1307
00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:22,100
about how does this space

1308
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:24,100
potentially provide the best

1309
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:25,100
value

1310
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,100
for the local residents. And

1311
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:28,100
I'd like to turn it over to

1312
00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:29,100
Karen Swift, who will talk

1313
00:36:29,100 --> 00:36:31,100
about the community engagement

1314
00:36:31,100 --> 00:36:32,100
piece.

1315
00:36:32,100 --> 00:36:33,100
>> Thank you, Michael. Karen

1316
00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:34,100
Swift, Deputy Executive

1317
00:36:34,100 --> 00:36:36,100
Officer in Community

1318
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:37,100
Relations. So following board

1319
00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,100
action this month, our

1320
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:40,100
department will issue a

1321
00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:41,100
communications bench task order

1322
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,100
to engage Northeast San

1323
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,100
Fernando Valley communities

1324
00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:45,100
on the latest developments in

1325
00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:46,100
all these planning efforts that

1326
00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:48,100
Michael's described. Our

1327
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,100
outreach efforts will build

1328
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:51,100
upon the robust engagement

1329
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:52,100
conducted for the shared

1330
00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:53,100
right-of-way study back in

1331
00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:55,100
2025. This committee may recall

1332
00:36:55,100 --> 00:36:57,100
that we had not just the

1333
00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:58,100
traditional briefings and

1334
00:36:58,100 --> 00:36:59,100
community meetings,

1335
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:01,100
but we had Spanish language

1336
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:02,100
roundtables partnered

1337
00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:04,100
with our CBOs in the North

1338
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:05,100
Valley. We also hosted our own

1339
00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:06,100
resource fair in partnership

1340
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:08,100
with the City of San

1341
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:09,100
Fernando, where we distributed

1342
00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:11,100
more than 150 boxes

1343
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:12,100
of fresh produce.

1344
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:14,100
to groups up there,

1345
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:15,100
which was just great. So, you

1346
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:16,100
see some pictures

1347
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,100
of that here. So going forward,

1348
00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:19,100
we want to build

1349
00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:20,100
from that model. And so,

1350
00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:21,100
we'll have design charrettes,

1351
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:23,100
roundtables again, working

1352
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:25,100
with CBOs, hands-on workshops.

1353
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:27,100
I picture us building little

1354
00:37:27,100 --> 00:37:28,100
mobility hubs and sort

1355
00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:30,100
of playing around

1356
00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:31,100
with some 3D elements. We'll

1357
00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:32,100
have strategic partnerships

1358
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,100
with elected officials, local

1359
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:35,100
jurisdictions, CBOs, and

1360
00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:37,100
of course youth. We've got

1361
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,100
Mission College up there and

1362
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:39,100
some other connectivity we want

1363
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:41,100
to make sure we tap into. And

1364
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:42,100
then following that, countywide

1365
00:37:42,100 --> 00:37:44,100
planning will execute a task

1366
00:37:44,100 --> 00:37:45,100
order to start the conceptual

1367
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:46,100
planning, environmental

1368
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:47,100
clearance,

1369
00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:49,100
and preliminary engineering.

1370
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,100
That concludes our

1371
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:52,100
presentation.

1372
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:53,100
>> So next steps here before we

1373
00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:54,100
conclude actually is the,

1374
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:55,100
we have a task order we're

1375
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:56,100
going to be issuing this summer

1376
00:37:56,100 --> 00:37:57,100
that will move this forward

1377
00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:58,100
with board support this month.

1378
00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:00,100
So with that, we're happy

1379
00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:02,100
to take any questions.

1380
00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,100
>> Thank you. Thank you

1381
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:05,100
for the presentation and for

1382
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:07,100
the excitement that we continue

1383
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:09,401
to feel. As usual,

1384
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:11,100
we normally hear

1385
00:38:11,100 --> 00:38:12,100
from the public before the

1386
00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:13,100
board members deliberate. or

1387
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:15,100
ask questions.

1388
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,100
But today I want to be sure,

1389
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:18,100
because of uniqueness

1390
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,100
on this item,

1391
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:21,100
that our board clerk is

1392
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:22,100
prepared

1393
00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:25,100
to make the necessary changes.

1394
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,100
Oh, okay, absolutely.

1395
00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:35,100
Thank you.

1396
00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:36,100
Okay I'm moving ahead too

1397
00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:38,100
quickly. Do any board members

1398
00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:40,401
have questions or comments?

1399
00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:47,100
Okay, this is Director

1400
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:49,100
Horvath.

1401
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

1402
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:52,100
This is an exciting step

1403
00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:53,100
following the approval

1404
00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:54,100
of the next steps for the

1405
00:38:54,100 --> 00:38:56,100
shared right-of-way study in

1406
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:58,100
December of last year. So, I

1407
00:38:58,100 --> 00:38:59,100
really want to thank staff

1408
00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:01,100
for all of your work on this

1409
00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:03,100
project. I know it's highly

1410
00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:04,100
anticipated in the Northeast

1411
00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:06,401
San Fernando Valley, which

1412
00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:09,100
certainly has been eager

1413
00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:10,100
to see more investment

1414
00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:12,100
in transportation solutions.

1415
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,100
So, I know this is going,

1416
00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,100
going to,

1417
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:16,100
and certainly means a lot

1418
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:17,100
already, and we want to make

1419
00:39:17,100 --> 00:39:20,100
sure we're getting it right. I

1420
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:22,100
know our board approved

1421
00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:23,100
Scenario 2 in December

1422
00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:25,100
of last year,

1423
00:39:25,100 --> 00:39:26,100
as well as direction

1424
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:27,100
to move forward

1425
00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:28,100
with environmental clearance,

1426
00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:31,100
safety improvements at the, at

1427
00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:33,100
the 6th at-grade railroad

1428
00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:35,100
crossings within the project

1429
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:37,401
area and the identification

1430
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:39,100
of funding. This segment

1431
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:41,100
of the project began moving

1432
00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,100
on a track separate

1433
00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:46,100
from the 6.7-mile Van Nuys

1434
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,100
running segment. So, I just

1435
00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:49,100
want to make sure we're clear

1436
00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:52,100
about timeline and we manage

1437
00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:54,100
expectations so community

1438
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,100
members know exactly what's

1439
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,100
coming and they can stay

1440
00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,100
engaged appropriately. As well

1441
00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:01,100
as for budgetary purposes,

1442
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:03,100
I know this action looks

1443
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,100
to approve just $6.9 million

1444
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:06,100
for planning work, but the

1445
00:40:06,100 --> 00:40:07,100
project is still estimated

1446
00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:10,100
to cost more than $250 million.

1447
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:12,100
So, is it the intent of staff

1448
00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:13,100
to deliver the shared

1449
00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:15,100
right-of-way segment along

1450
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,100
with the Van Nuys running

1451
00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:19,100
segment?

1452
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:21,100
>> So, we're obviously aware

1453
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:22,100
that it'd be very important to

1454
00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:23,100
provide that connectivity as

1455
00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:24,100
soon as possible for the value

1456
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:26,100
for both systems. We have a lot

1457
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:28,100
of work ahead of us to be able

1458
00:40:28,100 --> 00:40:29,100
to put forth the timing because

1459
00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:31,100
a lot of it may just depend

1460
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:33,100
on phasing of the project or

1461
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:34,100
the design scope

1462
00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:35,100
for the station itself,

1463
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,100
or what we can do potentially

1464
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,100
in different steps. So we'll

1465
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:39,100
have more information

1466
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,100
on that timing when we come

1467
00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:42,100
back to the board

1468
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:43,100
with the next report.

1469
00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:44,100
But our intention is to try

1470
00:40:44,100 --> 00:40:46,100
to maximize that value of,

1471
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:48,100
of connectivity when the East

1472
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:50,100
San Fernando Valley Light Rail

1473
00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:51,100
opens, if possible.

1474
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:52,000
>> So, if you continue to,

1475
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,100
to diverge, do you have an

1476
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:54,100
estimated timeline

1477
00:40:54,100 --> 00:40:56,100
for construction and delivery

1478
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,100
And should we expect to see

1479
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:00,100
sizable budget allocations

1480
00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:01,100
for the project in the

1481
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:03,100
near future, given where,

1482
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:04,100
what's being allocated today

1483
00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:05,100
versus what the total project

1484
00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:07,100
cost will be?

1485
00:41:08,100 --> 00:41:09,100
>> Well, the conceptual

1486
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:10,100
planning and the preliminary

1487
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:11,100
engineering phase is going

1488
00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:13,100
to be about 20 months. That

1489
00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:14,100
will tell us a lot

1490
00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,100
about what we're dealing with,

1491
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:16,100
of course, in terms

1492
00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:17,100
of the scope,

1493
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:19,100
potential future costs. And we

1494
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:20,100
would come back to the board,

1495
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:21,100
of course, to certify the

1496
00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:22,100
environmental documentation and

1497
00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:23,100
the program funds

1498
00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:24,100
for the design. So right now,

1499
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:25,100
we don't have a lot

1500
00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:26,100
of information

1501
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,100
about the exact steps forward

1502
00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:29,100
for those pieces. We want to

1503
00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:31,100
make sure that we have that

1504
00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:33,100
information when we come back.

1505
00:41:33,100 --> 00:41:34,100
But we'll know more about the

1506
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:35,100
overall construction schedule

1507
00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:36,100
and the overall project budget

1508
00:41:36,100 --> 00:41:37,100
as we proceed

1509
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:38,100
through these different steps

1510
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:39,100
for planning and preliminary

1511
00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:41,100
engineering, et cetera. Plus,

1512
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:42,100
we have more community

1513
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:43,100
engagement we have to do to

1514
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:44,100
make sure that we're getting

1515
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:45,100
the scope correct

1516
00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:46,100
in that area. So, we'll

1517
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:48,100
establish a funding plan,

1518
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:49,100
but that will be in a future

1519
00:41:49,100 --> 00:41:50,100
date when we come back

1520
00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:51,100
with more information.

1521
00:41:51,100 --> 00:41:52,100
>> I'm just trying to help

1522
00:41:52,100 --> 00:41:54,100
in that community work part.

1523
00:41:54,100 --> 00:41:55,100
So, people know exactly when

1524
00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:56,100
to show up and when

1525
00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:57,100
to comment, because sometimes

1526
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,100
any opportunity to comment

1527
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:01,100
means people will come forward

1528
00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:02,100
to talk about something that

1529
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:03,100
might not be the specific thing

1530
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:04,100
you're asking for

1531
00:42:04,100 --> 00:42:05,100
in that moment. So, it sounds

1532
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:08,100
like they should just continue

1533
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:10,100
to keep coming forward every

1534
00:42:10,100 --> 00:42:11,100
opportunity that exists so that

1535
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:12,100
way they don't miss the

1536
00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:13,100
opportunity to talk about

1537
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:14,100
timeline and funding

1538
00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,100
accordingly.

1539
00:42:17,100 --> 00:42:18,100
>> Yeah, I think that's

1540
00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:19,100
correct. And we also are out

1541
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:20,100
there obviously building the

1542
00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:21,100
light rail now. So,

1543
00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:22,100
construction relations is

1544
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:24,100
deeply engaged door to door

1545
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:25,100
with the community. So, we'll

1546
00:42:25,100 --> 00:42:26,100
continue to partner

1547
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:27,100
with them so that if people

1548
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:28,100
come to a construction update

1549
00:42:28,100 --> 00:42:30,100
meeting or our meeting,

1550
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:31,100
we're sharing information. We

1551
00:42:31,100 --> 00:42:32,100
recognize the community sees

1552
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:34,100
one Metro. So, we want to make

1553
00:42:34,100 --> 00:42:35,100
sure they always have those

1554
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:36,100
opportunities

1555
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,100
to share feedback.

1556
00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:39,100
>> And our December action

1557
00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:40,100
called on staff

1558
00:42:40,100 --> 00:42:42,100
to continue planning work on

1559
00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:43,100
the rail crossing safety

1560
00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:44,100
improvement. as well at the 6

1561
00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:46,100
at-grade crossings along the

1562
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:48,100
2.5-mile corridor as part

1563
00:42:48,100 --> 00:42:50,100
of improvements to the

1564
00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:52,100
Metrolink Antelope Valley

1565
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:53,100
Line. So, what is the status

1566
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,100
of that work? And what is the

1567
00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:56,100
timeline

1568
00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:58,100
for those improvements to move

1569
00:42:58,100 --> 00:42:59,100
into construction?

1570
00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:00,100
>> Sure. So those 6 at-grade

1571
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:02,100
crossings, they're in the 30%

1572
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:04,100
preliminary design phase. And

1573
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:07,100
so, we were about 20 to 25%

1574
00:43:07,100 --> 00:43:08,100
of the way through

1575
00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:09,100
with the consultant,

1576
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:10,100
and we're planning to have 30%

1577
00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:12,100
preliminary design plans ready

1578
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:13,100
for us to review sometime

1579
00:43:13,100 --> 00:43:16,100
around September. And so, we're

1580
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:17,100
anticipating 30% completion

1581
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:19,100
by late 2026, early 2027. That

1582
00:43:19,100 --> 00:43:20,100
will give us a lot

1583
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:21,100
of information, of course,

1584
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,100
in terms of those next steps

1585
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:24,100
for costs and funding plans as

1586
00:43:24,100 --> 00:43:25,100
well.

1587
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:28,100
>> Okay, thank you very much.

1588
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:30,100
>> Director Najarian.

1589
00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:33,100
>> Thank you, Mike. I just want

1590
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:35,100
to reiterate a lot of your

1591
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:37,100
comments. I think this is just

1592
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:39,100
an incredibly well-planned

1593
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:44,100
project to place the Metrolink

1594
00:43:44,100 --> 00:43:46,401
station right there connecting

1595
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:48,100
to the East San Fernando

1596
00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:50,100
Valley. It's going

1597
00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:53,601
to open up a new world

1598
00:43:54,100 --> 00:43:55,100
for the commuters in the

1599
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:57,100
Antelope Valley who are

1600
00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:58,100
constrained. They don't have

1601
00:43:58,100 --> 00:44:00,100
much transit. Many

1602
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:02,100
of them rely on the vehicles,

1603
00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:03,100
their cars, just because there

1604
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:04,100
aren't that many other options.

1605
00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:06,100
This way,

1606
00:44:07,100 --> 00:44:09,401
someone who is employed

1607
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:12,100
in that employment center

1608
00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:13,100
at the Van Nuys Courthouse,

1609
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:15,100
state buildings, city

1610
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:16,100
buildings, will be able

1611
00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:19,100
to take the Metrolink and

1612
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:21,100
with a change, just change

1613
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:24,100
once, and drop right down

1614
00:44:24,100 --> 00:44:25,100
into the Van Nuys Center using

1615
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:27,100
the East San Fernando Valley.

1616
00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:30,100
And then future trips, as you

1617
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:31,100
see, it's lining up

1618
00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:33,100
with our,

1619
00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:35,401
Sepulveda corridor route a

1620
00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:39,100
few years down the road.

1621
00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:41,100
But it's, I just think it's

1622
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:43,100
really a very good and

1623
00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:45,100
well-thought-out series of

1624
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:48,100
plans that have come together.

1625
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:50,100
And I think it's just wonderful

1626
00:44:50,100 --> 00:44:52,100
and would just like to

1627
00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:54,401
congratulate planning staff as

1628
00:44:55,100 --> 00:44:56,100
all these projects just fit

1629
00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:58,100
together really well

1630
00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:00,100
at this location. So, thank

1631
00:45:00,100 --> 00:45:03,100
you very much and good work.

1632
00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,100
>> Any other comments? I just

1633
00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:06,100
want to share, Director

1634
00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:08,100
Najarian explained the

1635
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:10,100
interlocking, which I

1636
00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:11,100
experienced actually a couple

1637
00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:12,100
weeks when I was in City of

1638
00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:14,100
San Fernando

1639
00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:16,100
for a meeting. I have

1640
00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:17,100
to admit I took a lot

1641
00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:20,100
of bows because my Metro pin

1642
00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:21,100
seemed to draw people

1643
00:45:21,100 --> 00:45:22,100
with smiles. So, thank you for

1644
00:45:22,100 --> 00:45:24,100
the outreach. I even took bows

1645
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:26,100
for Metrolink. But I think

1646
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:28,100
what's important is what you're

1647
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:29,100
creating is a welcoming

1648
00:45:29,100 --> 00:45:31,100
atmosphere, and it is evidence

1649
00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:34,100
of a level of trust they have

1650
00:45:34,100 --> 00:45:36,100
that what you are saying is

1651
00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:37,100
going to happen. So, thank you

1652
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:39,100
for that. Do we have any

1653
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:41,401
comments from the public?

1654
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:43,100
>> This is public comment

1655
00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:44,100
for item 9. Please press pound

1656
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:45,100
2 if you'd like

1657
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:47,401
to make a comment

1658
00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:49,100
on this item.

1659
00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:51,100
>> Caller ending in 2074,

1660
00:45:51,100 --> 00:45:52,100
please state your name.

1661
00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:53,100
You have 1 minute

1662
00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:55,401
to state your comment.

1663
00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:58,100
That caller has lowered his

1664
00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:00,100
hand.

1665
00:46:04,100 --> 00:46:06,100
>> Did you unmute 2074?

1666
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:09,100
>> Oh, they lowered their hand.

1667
00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:10,100
They just re-raised it.

1668
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:12,100
Unmuting them now.

1669
00:46:14,100 --> 00:46:16,401
>> Sorry about that. Good

1670
00:46:17,100 --> 00:46:18,100
morning. Paula Basingana,

1671
00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:20,100
Planning Director for Council

1672
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:21,100
District 7 in the City of LA.

1673
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:23,100
On behalf of Councilwoman

1674
00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:24,100
Rodriguez, I'd like

1675
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:25,100
to express her support

1676
00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:26,100
for this funding action. We are

1677
00:46:26,100 --> 00:46:27,100
grateful

1678
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,100
to see the investment come

1679
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,100
in a timely manner after the

1680
00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:31,100
board made the decision

1681
00:46:31,100 --> 00:46:33,100
to complete the northern

1682
00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:34,100
segment of the East San

1683
00:46:34,100 --> 00:46:35,100
Fernando Valley project via

1684
00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:36,100
this Metrolink connection. We

1685
00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:37,100
look forward

1686
00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:39,100
to continue working with Metro

1687
00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:40,100
to ensure this connection and

1688
00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:42,100
mobility hub is as successful

1689
00:46:42,100 --> 00:46:44,100
as possible. Thank you.

1690
00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:46,100
>> Thank the councilwoman.

1691
00:46:46,100 --> 00:46:47,100
>> That was the last public

1692
00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:48,100
comment.

1693
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:50,100
>> Thank you. This is an action

1694
00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:51,100
item. And Madam Clerk, will you

1695
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:52,100
please call the roll?

1696
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:53,100
>> Can I get a motion and a

1697
00:46:53,100 --> 00:46:55,100
second, please?

1698
00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:56,100
>> Second.

1699
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:58,401
>> Oh, wonderful. Thank you.

1700
00:46:59,100 --> 00:47:00,100
Vice Chair Solis?

1701
00:47:00,100 --> 00:47:02,100
>> Aye.

1702
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:03,100
>> Director Mitchell?

1703
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:04,100
>> Aye.

1704
00:47:04,100 --> 00:47:05,100
>> Director Najarian?

1705
00:47:05,100 --> 00:47:06,100
>> Aye.

1706
00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:07,100
>> Director Horvath?

1707
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:08,100
>> Aye.

1708
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:09,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

1709
00:47:09,100 --> 00:47:10,100
>> Aye.

1710
00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:11,100
>> The motion carries. Thank

1711
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:12,100
you.

1712
00:47:12,100 --> 00:47:13,100
>> Thank you. Okay, I'm back

1713
00:47:13,100 --> 00:47:15,100
now. Item 10. Measure R

1714
00:47:15,100 --> 00:47:17,100
Multimodal Highway

1715
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:19,100
Subregional Program

1716
00:47:19,100 --> 00:47:21,100
Semiannual Update.

1717
00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:24,100
>> Thank you, Chair. This is

1718
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:26,100
the semiannual update for the

1719
00:47:26,100 --> 00:47:28,100
Measure R Highway Program. Up

1720
00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:29,100
with me are Robert Machuca,

1721
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:31,100
Deputy Executive Officer, and

1722
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:33,100
Avital Barnea, Senior

1723
00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,100
Executive Officer,

1724
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:37,100
to make the presentation.

1725
00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:38,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair and

1726
00:47:38,100 --> 00:47:40,100
committee members, for hearing

1727
00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:44,100
out our, our item. If you can

1728
00:47:44,100 --> 00:47:45,100
please bear with me,

1729
00:47:45,100 --> 00:47:47,100
it's a long set

1730
00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:48,100
of considerations,

1731
00:47:48,100 --> 00:47:50,100
but approving $125 million

1732
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:51,100
in additional programming

1733
00:47:51,100 --> 00:47:53,100
with the capacity of Measure R

1734
00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:55,100
multimodal highway subregional

1735
00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:57,100
programs along with the funding

1736
00:47:57,100 --> 00:47:58,100
changes via the updated project

1737
00:47:58,100 --> 00:47:59,100
list shown in Attachment A,

1738
00:47:59,100 --> 00:48:01,401
approving the obligation of $8

1739
00:48:02,100 --> 00:48:03,100
million

1740
00:48:03,100 --> 00:48:05,100
in previously approved Measure

1741
00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:06,100
R multimodal highway

1742
00:48:06,100 --> 00:48:07,100
subregional program funds and

1743
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:09,100
reallocating to other existing

1744
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:10,100
board-approved Measure R

1745
00:48:10,100 --> 00:48:12,100
projects,

1746
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:14,100
or returning remaining funds

1747
00:48:14,100 --> 00:48:16,100
to the Measure R subregional

1748
00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:17,100
fund balance as shown in

1749
00:48:17,100 --> 00:48:19,100
Attachment A, and authorizing

1750
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:21,100
the chief executive officer or

1751
00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:24,100
their designee to negotiate and

1752
00:48:24,100 --> 00:48:25,100
execute all necessary

1753
00:48:25,100 --> 00:48:26,100
agreements

1754
00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:28,100
for board-approved projects.

1755
00:48:29,100 --> 00:48:31,100
This chart provides an overview

1756
00:48:31,100 --> 00:48:32,100
of the Measure R program

1757
00:48:32,100 --> 00:48:34,100
with the various line items

1758
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:36,100
in the Measure R. These are the

1759
00:48:36,100 --> 00:48:38,401
sub-regional programs that are

1760
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:40,100
the responsibility

1761
00:48:40,100 --> 00:48:41,100
of the sub-regions to identify

1762
00:48:41,100 --> 00:48:43,100
and prioritize projects within

1763
00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:45,100
their sub-regional allocations.

1764
00:48:45,100 --> 00:48:46,100
As you can see, there's over

1765
00:48:46,100 --> 00:48:48,100
350 projects that have been

1766
00:48:48,100 --> 00:48:50,401
vetted through this process

1767
00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:53,100
with the percentages that

1768
00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:55,100
you'll see on the right column

1769
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:56,100
with the spent percentage

1770
00:48:56,100 --> 00:48:58,100
with how they're doing

1771
00:48:58,100 --> 00:48:59,100
with each of their individual

1772
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:01,100
projects and programs in each

1773
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:04,100
of the sub-regions. An example

1774
00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:06,100
of one of the projects

1775
00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:07,100
within this program is

1776
00:49:07,100 --> 00:49:09,100
within the city of Norwalk.

1777
00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:11,100
This is the Bloomfield Avenue

1778
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:12,100
at Imperial intersection

1779
00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:14,100
improvements. This has a series

1780
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:16,100
of various improvements looking

1781
00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:19,100
at doing some westbound left

1782
00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:21,100
turn lane improvements,

1783
00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:23,100
really allowing

1784
00:49:23,100 --> 00:49:24,100
for capacity to,

1785
00:49:24,100 --> 00:49:26,100
to function well there,

1786
00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:28,100
but also includes other

1787
00:49:28,100 --> 00:49:29,100
Mobility improvements,

1788
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:32,100
such as ramp upgrades, meeting,

1789
00:49:32,100 --> 00:49:34,100
making sure that ADA standards

1790
00:49:34,100 --> 00:49:36,100
are being met, new crosswalks,

1791
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:38,100
improved striping, and also

1792
00:49:38,100 --> 00:49:39,100
some bicycle facilities that

1793
00:49:39,100 --> 00:49:41,100
are in place will stay

1794
00:49:41,100 --> 00:49:43,401
in place. With regards

1795
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:46,100
to equity-focused communities,

1796
00:49:46,100 --> 00:49:48,100
this update includes board

1797
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:50,100
actions that advance the local

1798
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:52,100
priority projects and EFCs

1799
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:53,100
within cities of Bell

1800
00:49:53,100 --> 00:49:54,100
Gardens, Commerce, Downey,

1801
00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:56,100
Glendale, Los Angeles,

1802
00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,100
Paramount, Norwalk, and other

1803
00:49:58,100 --> 00:49:59,100
parts of unincorporated Los

1804
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:02,100
Angeles County. So next steps

1805
00:50:02,100 --> 00:50:03,100
will be staff will continue

1806
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,100
working with the subregions to

1807
00:50:05,100 --> 00:50:06,100
execute necessary agreements

1808
00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:07,100
and work

1809
00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:08,100
with the various subregions,

1810
00:50:08,100 --> 00:50:09,100
local jurisdictions

1811
00:50:09,100 --> 00:50:10,100
for their consideration

1812
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:12,100
of multimodal, safe, equitable,

1813
00:50:12,100 --> 00:50:13,100
and sustainable investments

1814
00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:16,100
within the Measure R multimodal

1815
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:18,100
highway subregional program.

1816
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:22,100
With that being said, that

1817
00:50:22,100 --> 00:50:24,100
concludes my presentation.

1818
00:50:25,100 --> 00:50:27,100
>> Thank you. We are going to

1819
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:28,100
handle this a little bit

1820
00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:29,100
differently today, and

1821
00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:31,100
before I call

1822
00:50:31,100 --> 00:50:33,100
for board members or myself

1823
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:35,100
to comment, I want

1824
00:50:35,100 --> 00:50:37,100
to be sure, Madam Clerk, that

1825
00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:38,100
you're prepared to make

1826
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:40,401
whatever changes will come.

1827
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:44,100
Thank you. Okay, I have a

1828
00:50:44,100 --> 00:50:45,100
question. I appreciate the

1829
00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:48,100
semiannual update on Measure R

1830
00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:50,100
multimodal highway subregional

1831
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:52,401
programs. These investments are

1832
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:54,100
indeed critical

1833
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:56,100
to improving the mobility

1834
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:57,100
across the county

1835
00:50:57,100 --> 00:50:59,100
by addressing congestion,

1836
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,100
enhancing safety, and

1837
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,100
delivering projects that

1838
00:51:01,100 --> 00:51:03,100
reflect the unique

1839
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:04,100
transportation needs

1840
00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:07,100
of each subregion. And that's

1841
00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:08,100
so important. I'd also like

1842
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,100
to know how Metro is measuring

1843
00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:12,401
the success of these

1844
00:51:13,100 --> 00:51:14,100
investments. I know that

1845
00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:16,100
deliver, delivering timely

1846
00:51:16,100 --> 00:51:17,100
within budget is important.

1847
00:51:17,100 --> 00:51:20,100
Are there any other measures?

1848
00:51:22,100 --> 00:51:24,100
>> Certainly, yes. Well, first

1849
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:25,100
of all, you're, you pointed out

1850
00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:27,100
something very important the,

1851
00:51:27,100 --> 00:51:28,100
the selection and

1852
00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:29,100
prioritization

1853
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:30,100
of these projects

1854
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:31,100
by the unique features of each

1855
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:33,100
of the subregions. So that's

1856
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:34,100
why we get a broad range

1857
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,100
of various types

1858
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:37,100
of projects that come through.

1859
00:51:37,100 --> 00:51:38,100
So, one

1860
00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:39,100
of our main responsibilities in

1861
00:51:39,100 --> 00:51:41,100
ensuring that these projects

1862
00:51:41,100 --> 00:51:42,100
are eligible within the

1863
00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:43,100
guidelines that we have in the

1864
00:51:43,100 --> 00:51:45,100
project we're also ensuring

1865
00:51:45,100 --> 00:51:47,100
that there's consistency

1866
00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:48,100
with a lot of the board actions

1867
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:50,100
that have taken place such as

1868
00:51:50,100 --> 00:51:52,100
with BMT, complete streets

1869
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:54,100
equity-focused elements that

1870
00:51:54,100 --> 00:51:56,100
the projects are consistent

1871
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:59,100
with those line items. One

1872
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:00,100
thing that I am excited to

1873
00:52:00,100 --> 00:52:02,100
announce is that we also have

1874
00:52:02,100 --> 00:52:04,100
been able to integrate all 350

1875
00:52:04,100 --> 00:52:06,100
projects into the MyGrants

1876
00:52:06,100 --> 00:52:08,100
portal. And this is a portal

1877
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:10,100
where cities are now being able

1878
00:52:10,100 --> 00:52:13,100
to utilize for consistency. It

1879
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:16,100
cuts down on redundancy, labor,

1880
00:52:16,100 --> 00:52:18,100
manual entries of information

1881
00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:20,100
of their projects. They're able

1882
00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:21,100
to process their invoices

1883
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,100
through this portal. So, this

1884
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:24,100
portal has already been in use

1885
00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:26,100
with Measure M projects,

1886
00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:28,100
but we finally have been able

1887
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:29,100
to integrate the Measure R

1888
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:31,100
projects into the system. So,

1889
00:52:31,100 --> 00:52:33,100
it's a lot, it's going to

1890
00:52:33,100 --> 00:52:34,100
facilitate the process a lot

1891
00:52:34,100 --> 00:52:35,100
better.

1892
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:36,100
>> That's really important,

1893
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:37,100
especially as we talk about the

1894
00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:39,100
many sub-regional partners and

1895
00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:41,100
local agencies that are working

1896
00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:43,401
with us. Supervisor Solis.

1897
00:52:45,100 --> 00:52:47,100
>> Just a quick question.

1898
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:49,100
Appreciate the presentation and

1899
00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:50,100
agree with a lot

1900
00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:52,100
of what we have before us,

1901
00:52:52,100 --> 00:52:53,100
but I wanted to ask,

1902
00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:55,100
and maybe it's not a big deal,

1903
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:58,100
but there was 60, I think it

1904
00:52:58,100 --> 00:53:00,100
was $60 million that was

1905
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:01,100
deobligated from a Caltrans

1906
00:53:01,100 --> 00:53:03,401
hotspot project from I-605

1907
00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:05,100
intersection improvement, and I

1908
00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:08,100
wasn't clear where the fund

1909
00:53:08,100 --> 00:53:10,401
surplus was allocated to.

1910
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:16,100
You see, it's a good thing. We

1911
00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:19,100
had a surplus, but where.

1912
00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:21,401
>> So those funds would

1913
00:53:22,100 --> 00:53:23,100
replenish the overall

1914
00:53:23,100 --> 00:53:25,100
subregional equity fund so that

1915
00:53:25,100 --> 00:53:27,100
we'd be eligible

1916
00:53:27,100 --> 00:53:28,100
for that subregion to apply

1917
00:53:28,100 --> 00:53:30,100
for another grant.

1918
00:53:30,100 --> 00:53:31,100
>> Yeah, the remaining.

1919
00:53:31,100 --> 00:53:32,100
>> Yeah, good.

1920
00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:33,100
>> It wasn't given

1921
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:34,100
to a specific project

1922
00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:35,100
but is available for,

1923
00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:36,100
>> So, it's available.

1924
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:37,100
Okay.

1925
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:38,100
That's good to know. Thank

1926
00:53:38,100 --> 00:53:41,100
you very much. Thank you.

1927
00:53:41,100 --> 00:53:42,100
>> Supervisor Horvath, I'm

1928
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:43,100
going to call Director

1929
00:53:43,100 --> 00:53:44,100
Najarian first,

1930
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:45,100
and I'll come back

1931
00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:46,100
to you.

1932
00:53:46,100 --> 00:53:48,100
>> Yes, you're next.

1933
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:51,100
>> Okay. Thank you. There's a

1934
00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:53,100
lot of projects here. Some

1935
00:53:53,100 --> 00:53:55,100
cities were able

1936
00:53:55,100 --> 00:53:56,100
to use them; others not. The

1937
00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:57,100
obligated and all that.

1938
00:53:57,100 --> 00:53:59,100
But I just want to,

1939
00:53:59,100 --> 00:54:01,100
I just put this

1940
00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:03,100
in perspective, that when

1941
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:05,100
Measure R was passed. These

1942
00:54:05,100 --> 00:54:06,100
were intended

1943
00:54:06,100 --> 00:54:08,100
to be highway funds

1944
00:54:08,100 --> 00:54:10,100
to equalize and

1945
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:12,401
to compensate those areas

1946
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:16,100
of the city, of the county,

1947
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:18,100
that did not have a significant

1948
00:54:18,100 --> 00:54:19,100
transit line going

1949
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:21,100
through them. So, this is how

1950
00:54:21,100 --> 00:54:22,100
it all came about. It was only

1951
00:54:22,100 --> 00:54:25,100
later that this board decided

1952
00:54:27,100 --> 00:54:29,100
to make those funds more

1953
00:54:29,100 --> 00:54:30,100
flexible by permitting them

1954
00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:32,100
to be used

1955
00:54:32,100 --> 00:54:33,100
for pedestrian bike path,

1956
00:54:33,100 --> 00:54:35,100
active transportation, and

1957
00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:39,100
frankly, a very broad series of

1958
00:54:39,100 --> 00:54:41,401
other improvements. I think

1959
00:54:42,100 --> 00:54:45,100
that was Director Bonin who I

1960
00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:47,100
guess was spearheading that.

1961
00:54:47,100 --> 00:54:50,601
So, it has caused me some

1962
00:54:51,100 --> 00:54:54,100
heartburn when our COG and our

1963
00:54:54,100 --> 00:54:57,100
sector and our subregion is

1964
00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:01,100
trying to decide how

1965
00:55:01,100 --> 00:55:03,100
to use these funds. Often there

1966
00:55:03,100 --> 00:55:04,100
was a large demand

1967
00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:06,401
for the active transportation.

1968
00:55:08,100 --> 00:55:10,100
At that point, I was saying,

1969
00:55:10,100 --> 00:55:11,100
well, we really need

1970
00:55:11,100 --> 00:55:12,100
to reserve this

1971
00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:14,100
for some highway improvements,

1972
00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:15,100
on-ramps, off-ramps,

1973
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:17,100
safety features.

1974
00:55:17,100 --> 00:55:18,100
But they said, no,

1975
00:55:18,100 --> 00:55:19,100
that's not what the Metro

1976
00:55:19,100 --> 00:55:20,100
Board wanted to do. They wanted

1977
00:55:20,100 --> 00:55:21,100
these funds

1978
00:55:21,100 --> 00:55:23,100
to be very flexible, very

1979
00:55:23,100 --> 00:55:24,100
broad, to serve all modes

1980
00:55:24,100 --> 00:55:27,100
of transit. So, I just want

1981
00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:28,100
to put that

1982
00:55:28,100 --> 00:55:30,100
out there as we deal with these

1983
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:31,100
many different projects, some

1984
00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:33,100
highway, some active

1985
00:55:33,100 --> 00:55:35,100
transportation, pedestrian,

1986
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:36,100
bike, and all that. This has

1987
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:39,100
truly become a very broad and

1988
00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:41,100
flexible pool of money,

1989
00:55:41,100 --> 00:55:43,100
significant pool of money,

1990
00:55:43,100 --> 00:55:45,100
that the subregions

1991
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:46,100
in their wisdom will decide how

1992
00:55:46,100 --> 00:55:48,100
to use. So, I just want

1993
00:55:48,100 --> 00:55:50,100
to put that out in terms of,

1994
00:55:50,100 --> 00:55:51,100
Being the historian,

1995
00:55:51,100 --> 00:55:52,100
I can only do this for like,

1996
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:53,100
>> Very important. Yeah, very

1997
00:55:53,100 --> 00:55:54,100
important.

1998
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,100
>> I won't do it anymore

1999
00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:56,100
after that. So that's all I

2000
00:55:56,100 --> 00:55:57,100
wanted to say.

2001
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:58,100
>> No, no, the historical

2002
00:55:58,100 --> 00:55:59,100
memory is extremely important.

2003
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:01,100
Thank you for sharing that.

2004
00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:03,100
Supervisor Horvath.

2005
00:56:04,100 --> 00:56:06,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I do

2006
00:56:06,100 --> 00:56:08,100
know that that is the history,

2007
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:10,100
and I appreciate your

2008
00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:11,100
acknowledgment of that. And I

2009
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:14,100
also know we get to be the

2010
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:16,100
policy-setting body that helps

2011
00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:18,100
to guide how we make

2012
00:56:18,100 --> 00:56:20,401
investment. And I think,

2013
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:23,100
I know as part of the, our

2014
00:56:23,100 --> 00:56:24,100
board retreat and discussions

2015
00:56:24,100 --> 00:56:26,100
around impending fiscal cliff

2016
00:56:26,100 --> 00:56:28,100
and our financial

2017
00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:30,100
decision-making going forward,

2018
00:56:30,100 --> 00:56:32,100
I want to make sure that,

2019
00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:33,100
at least from my part,

2020
00:56:33,100 --> 00:56:34,100
that we're doing all we can

2021
00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:36,100
to invest in transit solutions

2022
00:56:36,100 --> 00:56:38,100
that provide alternatives

2023
00:56:38,100 --> 00:56:40,100
to people being in cars one

2024
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:42,100
by one on all

2025
00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:43,100
of our streets and highways.

2026
00:56:43,100 --> 00:56:46,100
And so, I would ask if,

2027
00:56:46,100 --> 00:56:48,100
if you are open to it, Madam

2028
00:56:48,100 --> 00:56:51,100
Chair, that we would request

2029
00:56:51,100 --> 00:56:52,100
this item to be bifurcated

2030
00:56:52,100 --> 00:56:54,100
to vote on the $21 million

2031
00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:56,100
allocation for MR 35.74

2032
00:56:59,100 --> 00:57:01,100
westbound SR 91 Alondra

2033
00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:03,401
Boulevard to Shoemaker Avenue

2034
00:57:04,100 --> 00:57:06,100
improvement project separately.

2035
00:57:06,100 --> 00:57:08,100
Thank you.

2036
00:57:09,100 --> 00:57:11,100
>> Let me get the consensus

2037
00:57:11,100 --> 00:57:14,100
of the committee. If there is

2038
00:57:14,100 --> 00:57:15,100
anyone who would object

2039
00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:17,100
to the item being bifurcated?

2040
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:19,100
Okay, let me make sure the

2041
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:20,100
public understands that what we

2042
00:57:20,100 --> 00:57:23,100
are proposing is to make an

2043
00:57:23,100 --> 00:57:25,100
adjustment and vote first on

2044
00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:28,601
the items minus the last item

2045
00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:31,100
referenced by Supervisor

2046
00:57:31,100 --> 00:57:33,100
Horvath. We'll make that

2047
00:57:33,100 --> 00:57:35,100
notation so that we're very

2048
00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:38,601
much aware of the first vote.

2049
00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:42,100
And then we would take a vote

2050
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:44,401
on these items separately.

2051
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,100
>> Appreciated. Thank you.

2052
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:49,100
>> So I'll move the balance.

2053
00:57:49,100 --> 00:57:51,100
Well, have we done public

2054
00:57:51,100 --> 00:57:52,100
comment?

2055
00:57:52,100 --> 00:57:53,100
>> Yeah, we haven't gotten

2056
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:56,100
there yet. Are we ready?

2057
00:57:56,100 --> 00:57:58,100
Okay. Is there a member

2058
00:57:58,100 --> 00:57:59,100
of the public that wishes

2059
00:57:59,100 --> 00:58:00,100
to speak

2060
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:02,100
on the items minus SR 91?

2061
00:58:02,100 --> 00:58:03,100
>> There's public comment

2062
00:58:03,100 --> 00:58:04,100
for item 10. Please press pound

2063
00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:05,100
2 if you'd like to make,

2064
00:58:05,100 --> 00:58:06,100
>> You know what, let's just

2065
00:58:06,100 --> 00:58:07,100
speak on all of them.

2066
00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:08,100
>> Yes.

2067
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:09,100
>> Yes. Item 10 as a whole.

2068
00:58:09,100 --> 00:58:11,401
Yes. No public comments.

2069
00:58:13,100 --> 00:58:15,100
>> Okay, a motion's

2070
00:58:15,100 --> 00:58:16,100
in order.

2071
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:18,401
>> So accepting the bifurcation.

2072
00:58:20,100 --> 00:58:22,100
>> As on the screen.

2073
00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:23,100
>> As, oh, yeah, we're

2074
00:58:23,100 --> 00:58:24,100
on the screen already.

2075
00:58:24,100 --> 00:58:26,100
>> We're ready. Our clerk is

2076
00:58:26,100 --> 00:58:27,100
ready.

2077
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:28,100
>> Okay, there we go. So I

2078
00:58:28,100 --> 00:58:31,601
guess I will move item 10A1.

2079
00:58:33,100 --> 00:58:34,100
10A.

2080
00:58:34,100 --> 00:58:36,100
>> Do I have a second? Okay,

2081
00:58:36,100 --> 00:58:39,100
moved and seconded that we

2082
00:58:39,100 --> 00:58:41,100
approve item 10A.1. Will you

2083
00:58:41,100 --> 00:58:42,100
call the roll?

2084
00:58:42,100 --> 00:58:44,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

2085
00:58:44,100 --> 00:58:45,100
>> Aye.

2086
00:58:45,100 --> 00:58:46,100
>> Director Mitchell?

2087
00:58:46,100 --> 00:58:47,100
>> Aye.

2088
00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:48,100
>> Director Najarian?

2089
00:58:48,100 --> 00:58:49,100
>> Aye.

2090
00:58:49,100 --> 00:58:51,401
>> And Chair, excuse me,

2091
00:58:52,100 --> 00:58:54,100
Director Horvath?

2092
00:58:54,100 --> 00:58:55,100
>> Aye.

2093
00:58:55,100 --> 00:58:57,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

2094
00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:58,100
>> Yes.

2095
00:58:58,100 --> 00:58:59,100
>> The motion carries.

2096
00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:00,100
>> Thank you.

2097
00:59:00,100 --> 00:59:03,100
>> And now we will move

2098
00:59:03,100 --> 00:59:05,100
to the next item.

2099
00:59:05,100 --> 00:59:06,100
>> Just give it a second

2100
00:59:06,100 --> 00:59:07,100
to reset so she can.

2101
00:59:07,100 --> 00:59:08,100
There we go.

2102
00:59:08,100 --> 00:59:09,100
>> Okay, could I have a motion,

2103
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:11,100
please?

2104
00:59:13,100 --> 00:59:15,100
>> This is,

2105
00:59:15,100 --> 00:59:16,100
so that the first one was for,

2106
00:59:16,100 --> 00:59:18,100
we had pulled

2107
00:59:18,100 --> 00:59:19,100
out just the one section,

2108
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:21,401
so it was A1,

2109
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:24,100
which removed the one section,

2110
00:59:24,100 --> 00:59:28,801
B and C. So, then this 2nd vote

2111
00:59:29,100 --> 00:59:31,100
is just for the Shoemaker

2112
00:59:31,100 --> 00:59:33,100
Avenue project approval.

2113
00:59:34,100 --> 00:59:35,100
>> As presented.

2114
00:59:35,100 --> 00:59:36,100
>> Correct?

2115
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:38,100
>> So, what would the proper

2116
00:59:38,100 --> 00:59:40,100
name of that motion be?

2117
00:59:40,100 --> 00:59:41,100
>> You can move it

2118
00:59:41,100 --> 00:59:43,100
to approve it, just this

2119
00:59:43,100 --> 00:59:44,100
project.

2120
00:59:44,100 --> 00:59:45,100
>> I will move just this

2121
00:59:45,100 --> 00:59:46,100
project.

2122
00:59:46,100 --> 00:59:47,100
>> There you go.

2123
00:59:47,100 --> 00:59:48,100
>> Do I have a 2nd?

2124
00:59:48,100 --> 00:59:50,100
>> I'll second. Please call

2125
00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:52,100
the roll, Madam Clerk.

2126
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:53,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

2127
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:55,100
>> Aye.

2128
00:59:55,100 --> 00:59:56,100
>> Director Mitchell?

2129
00:59:56,100 --> 00:59:57,100
>> Aye.

2130
00:59:57,100 --> 00:59:58,100
>> Director Najarian?

2131
00:59:58,100 --> 00:59:59,100
>> Aye.

2132
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:01,100
>> Director Mitchell, excuse

2133
01:00:01,100 --> 01:00:03,100
me, Director Horvath?

2134
01:00:03,100 --> 01:00:04,100
>> No.

2135
01:00:04,100 --> 01:00:05,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

2136
01:00:05,100 --> 01:00:06,100
>> Yes.

2137
01:00:06,100 --> 01:00:08,100
>> The motion carries.

2138
01:00:08,100 --> 01:00:10,100
>> Thank you. We now move

2139
01:00:10,100 --> 01:00:13,100
to item 11, Measure M 10-Year

2140
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:14,100
Comprehensive Assessment

2141
01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:17,100
Objectives and Criteria. Do we

2142
01:00:17,100 --> 01:00:19,100
have a presentation?

2143
01:00:21,100 --> 01:00:23,100
>> Yes, we do, Chair. Ray

2144
01:00:23,100 --> 01:00:24,000
Sosa, Chief Planning Officer,

2145
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:25,100
accompanied by Mike O'Connor,

2146
01:00:25,100 --> 01:00:27,100
Executive Officer, and Paul

2147
01:00:27,100 --> 01:00:29,100
Backstrom, Senior Director,

2148
01:00:29,100 --> 01:00:30,100
will go

2149
01:00:30,100 --> 01:00:31,100
through the presentation

2150
01:00:31,100 --> 01:00:32,100
on the Measure M 10-Year

2151
01:00:32,100 --> 01:00:33,100
Comprehensive Assessment

2152
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:35,100
Objectives and Criteria.

2153
01:00:36,100 --> 01:00:37,100
>> Thank you again, Madam

2154
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:38,100
Chair, members

2155
01:00:38,100 --> 01:00:40,100
of the committee. This is kind

2156
01:00:40,100 --> 01:00:42,100
of actually building on

2157
01:00:42,100 --> 01:00:43,100
Director Najarian's earlier

2158
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:45,100
comments about Measure M and

2159
01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:46,100
the history of it. This is

2160
01:00:46,100 --> 01:00:48,100
really a through line from

2161
01:00:48,100 --> 01:00:50,100
Measure M as a bottoms-up,

2162
01:00:50,100 --> 01:00:51,100
transparent, consensus-based

2163
01:00:51,100 --> 01:00:53,100
sales tax measure securing 71%

2164
01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:55,100
of the vote and the

2165
01:00:55,100 --> 01:00:56,100
accountability measures that

2166
01:00:56,100 --> 01:00:58,100
were built into that ordinance

2167
01:00:58,100 --> 01:01:00,100
that have helped provide the

2168
01:01:00,100 --> 01:01:02,100
structure for Measure M going

2169
01:01:02,100 --> 01:01:03,100
forward and allowing

2170
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:04,100
for an opportunity 10 years

2171
01:01:04,100 --> 01:01:05,100
later

2172
01:01:05,100 --> 01:01:06,100
to do a comprehensive

2173
01:01:06,100 --> 01:01:07,100
assessment of the measure

2174
01:01:07,100 --> 01:01:08,100
to set ourselves up

2175
01:01:08,100 --> 01:01:09,100
for the next decade.

2176
01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,100
of delivering Measure M

2177
01:01:10,100 --> 01:01:11,100
in the region. So, with that,

2178
01:01:11,100 --> 01:01:13,401
I'll begin the presentation.

2179
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:17,100
So, our recommendation today is

2180
01:01:17,100 --> 01:01:18,100
to approve the objectives and

2181
01:01:18,100 --> 01:01:20,100
the criteria for the Measure M

2182
01:01:20,100 --> 01:01:21,100
10-Year Comprehensive

2183
01:01:21,100 --> 01:01:23,401
Assessment. This action is

2184
01:01:24,100 --> 01:01:25,100
consistent with the Measure M

2185
01:01:25,100 --> 01:01:27,100
guidelines, and in addition

2186
01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:28,100
to what the ordinance directs,

2187
01:01:28,100 --> 01:01:31,100
the guidelines also state that

2188
01:01:31,100 --> 01:01:33,100
the Measure M Independent

2189
01:01:33,100 --> 01:01:34,100
Taxpayer Oversight Committee

2190
01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:36,100
shall review the objectives and

2191
01:01:36,100 --> 01:01:37,100
criteria prior to presentation

2192
01:01:37,100 --> 01:01:39,100
to the board. We completed that

2193
01:01:39,100 --> 01:01:41,100
step in June, presenting

2194
01:01:41,100 --> 01:01:43,100
to them, and so we are now

2195
01:01:43,100 --> 01:01:44,100
bringing this item forward

2196
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:45,100
to the board this cycle to

2197
01:01:45,100 --> 01:01:46,100
approve these objectives and

2198
01:01:46,100 --> 01:01:49,100
criteria. Next slide. So, the

2199
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:52,100
fundamental purpose of the

2200
01:01:52,100 --> 01:01:54,100
comprehensive assessment is to

2201
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:55,100
provide accountability and

2202
01:01:55,100 --> 01:01:57,100
transparency in how Metro and

2203
01:01:57,100 --> 01:01:58,100
our partners are performing

2204
01:01:58,100 --> 01:01:59,100
in the delivery

2205
01:01:59,100 --> 01:02:00,100
of the voter-approved Measure M

2206
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:01,100
program and

2207
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:02,100
to use that information

2208
01:02:02,100 --> 01:02:04,100
to guide our actions

2209
01:02:04,100 --> 01:02:06,100
over the next decade. The

2210
01:02:06,100 --> 01:02:07,100
ordinance requires the

2211
01:02:07,100 --> 01:02:08,100
preparation of a comprehensive

2212
01:02:08,100 --> 01:02:10,100
assessment every 5 years. You

2213
01:02:10,100 --> 01:02:11,100
may recall that we had our

2214
01:02:11,100 --> 01:02:13,100
first 5-year assessment for

2215
01:02:13,100 --> 01:02:14,100
Measure M in October of 2023,

2216
01:02:14,100 --> 01:02:16,401
which this board approved.

2217
01:02:17,100 --> 01:02:19,100
At the 10-year interval mark,

2218
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:21,100
the Measure M ordinance also

2219
01:02:21,100 --> 01:02:23,100
requires that Metro assess and

2220
01:02:23,100 --> 01:02:24,100
expenditure plan major projects

2221
01:02:24,100 --> 01:02:25,100
and multi-year subregional

2222
01:02:25,100 --> 01:02:27,100
programs, or MSPs to see how

2223
01:02:27,100 --> 01:02:29,401
they are completed or

2224
01:02:30,100 --> 01:02:31,100
anticipated to be completed

2225
01:02:31,100 --> 01:02:33,100
during the next 10-year period.

2226
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:34,100
That means when we go through

2227
01:02:34,100 --> 01:02:36,100
this assessment process,

2228
01:02:36,100 --> 01:02:38,100
we're looking back 5 years,

2229
01:02:38,100 --> 01:02:39,100
but also looking forward 10

2230
01:02:39,100 --> 01:02:41,100
years, creating a 15-year

2231
01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:43,401
fiscal year window. So,

2232
01:02:44,100 --> 01:02:45,100
to prepare for this work,

2233
01:02:45,100 --> 01:02:47,100
we have to do several things.

2234
01:02:47,100 --> 01:02:49,100
We have to estimate the

2235
01:02:49,100 --> 01:02:50,100
financial capacity for Measure

2236
01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:52,100
M and compare our forecasted

2237
01:02:52,100 --> 01:02:53,100
revenues against our

2238
01:02:53,100 --> 01:02:55,100
anticipated expenditures. We

2239
01:02:55,100 --> 01:02:57,100
also have to assess project and

2240
01:02:57,100 --> 01:02:58,100
program benefits associated

2241
01:02:58,100 --> 01:03:00,100
with Measure M investments.

2242
01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:01,100
coordinate

2243
01:03:01,100 --> 01:03:03,100
across the agency departments

2244
01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,100
with numerous teams,

2245
01:03:05,100 --> 01:03:06,100
conduct stakeholder engagement,

2246
01:03:06,100 --> 01:03:07,100
which will be a critical

2247
01:03:07,100 --> 01:03:09,100
element of this work

2248
01:03:09,100 --> 01:03:10,100
to ground our findings

2249
01:03:10,100 --> 01:03:11,100
in the lived experiences

2250
01:03:11,100 --> 01:03:12,100
of our riders and also

2251
01:03:12,100 --> 01:03:14,100
to gather feedback

2252
01:03:14,100 --> 01:03:15,100
on any proposed amendments we

2253
01:03:15,100 --> 01:03:16,100
may bring forward to you. And

2254
01:03:16,100 --> 01:03:17,100
finally,

2255
01:03:17,100 --> 01:03:18,100
once the assessment is

2256
01:03:18,100 --> 01:03:19,100
complete, we will bring it

2257
01:03:19,100 --> 01:03:20,100
to the Board for consideration

2258
01:03:20,100 --> 01:03:21,100
along

2259
01:03:21,100 --> 01:03:22,100
with any potential amendments.

2260
01:03:22,100 --> 01:03:24,100
One key item, just we want to

2261
01:03:24,100 --> 01:03:25,100
keep saying this every time we

2262
01:03:25,100 --> 01:03:27,100
come back to you, is that the

2263
01:03:27,100 --> 01:03:30,100
end process requires a 2/3 vote

2264
01:03:31,100 --> 01:03:32,100
to approve the comprehensive

2265
01:03:32,100 --> 01:03:33,100
assessment and a 2/3 vote

2266
01:03:33,100 --> 01:03:35,100
to approve any amendments. So

2267
01:03:35,100 --> 01:03:37,100
that consensus building, that

2268
01:03:37,100 --> 01:03:38,100
transparency, that community

2269
01:03:38,100 --> 01:03:39,100
engagement,

2270
01:03:39,100 --> 01:03:41,100
we take that very seriously

2271
01:03:41,100 --> 01:03:42,100
during this process. We want

2272
01:03:42,100 --> 01:03:43,100
to come back to you

2273
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,100
with the opportunity

2274
01:03:44,100 --> 01:03:45,100
to have items

2275
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:46,100
before you that will allow

2276
01:03:46,100 --> 01:03:47,100
for that consensus

2277
01:03:47,100 --> 01:03:50,601
to take hold. So, the framework

2278
01:03:52,100 --> 01:03:54,100
and the objectives

2279
01:03:54,100 --> 01:03:55,100
for the assessment. There's 2

2280
01:03:55,100 --> 01:03:57,100
major analyses that compose the

2281
01:03:57,100 --> 01:03:59,401
assessment framework. Part 1 is

2282
01:04:00,100 --> 01:04:01,100
that system-wide assessment

2283
01:04:01,100 --> 01:04:03,100
of progress to date,

2284
01:04:03,100 --> 01:04:05,100
going back the past 5 years and

2285
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:07,100
building on the first 5-year

2286
01:04:07,100 --> 01:04:08,100
assessment that we conducted.

2287
01:04:08,100 --> 01:04:10,100
It's a state of the system and

2288
01:04:10,100 --> 01:04:11,100
a quality-of-life assessment

2289
01:04:11,100 --> 01:04:12,100
of the administration of

2290
01:04:12,100 --> 01:04:15,100
Measure M to date. It will

2291
01:04:15,100 --> 01:04:16,100
encompass a broad range of

2292
01:04:16,100 --> 01:04:18,100
analysis that includes

2293
01:04:18,100 --> 01:04:19,100
revenues, expenditures,

2294
01:04:19,100 --> 01:04:21,100
major project status, Metro

2295
01:04:21,100 --> 01:04:23,401
employment and vacancy rates,

2296
01:04:24,100 --> 01:04:25,100
access to opportunity,

2297
01:04:25,100 --> 01:04:27,100
and economic benefits, as well

2298
01:04:27,100 --> 01:04:30,100
as some external factors that

2299
01:04:30,100 --> 01:04:31,100
are affecting the construction

2300
01:04:31,100 --> 01:04:33,100
market outlook. The assessment

2301
01:04:33,100 --> 01:04:34,100
objectives and criteria

2302
01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:35,100
in this report primarily apply

2303
01:04:35,100 --> 01:04:36,100
to this portion

2304
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:38,100
of the analysis. The work

2305
01:04:38,100 --> 01:04:40,100
that's completed in Part 1 will

2306
01:04:40,100 --> 01:04:42,100
then inform our work in Part

2307
01:04:42,100 --> 01:04:43,100
2, which is the capital project

2308
01:04:43,100 --> 01:04:45,100
and program assessment. This

2309
01:04:45,100 --> 01:04:47,100
portion is the evaluation of

2310
01:04:47,100 --> 01:04:48,100
the expenditure plan major

2311
01:04:48,100 --> 01:04:50,100
projects and programs including

2312
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:52,100
the MSPs, that are completed or

2313
01:04:52,100 --> 01:04:53,100
anticipated to be completed

2314
01:04:53,100 --> 01:04:55,100
in the next 10-year period. We

2315
01:04:55,100 --> 01:04:56,100
are developing a project

2316
01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:58,100
evaluation framework, metrics,

2317
01:04:58,100 --> 01:04:59,100
and weighting for this work,

2318
01:04:59,100 --> 01:05:00,100
which we'll bring

2319
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to you this fall. The 5

2320
01:05:03,100 --> 01:05:04,100
recommended assessment

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01:05:04,100 --> 01:05:06,100
objectives, which you see

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01:05:06,100 --> 01:05:07,100
on the right, carry over

2323
01:05:07,100 --> 01:05:08,100
from the 2023 assessment that

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01:05:08,100 --> 01:05:10,100
we conducted

2325
01:05:10,100 --> 01:05:11,100
with a minor revision

2326
01:05:11,100 --> 01:05:13,100
to the first objective, which

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01:05:13,100 --> 01:05:14,100
really broadens our analysis to

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01:05:14,100 --> 01:05:16,100
include other actors that are

2329
01:05:16,100 --> 01:05:18,100
delivering Measure M projects

2330
01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:20,100
and implementing projects

2331
01:05:20,100 --> 01:05:21,100
funded by Measure M in terms

2332
01:05:21,100 --> 01:05:23,401
of direct and subrecipients

2333
01:05:24,100 --> 01:05:26,100
of Measure M funds. We want to

2334
01:05:26,100 --> 01:05:27,100
make sure it's a holistic

2335
01:05:27,100 --> 01:05:29,100
approach to everyone involved

2336
01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:30,100
in delivering Measure M. The

2337
01:05:30,100 --> 01:05:31,100
language used in these 5

2338
01:05:31,100 --> 01:05:32,100
objectives draws directly

2339
01:05:32,100 --> 01:05:35,100
from the Measure M ordinance to

2340
01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:36,100
ensure that we are meeting the

2341
01:05:36,100 --> 01:05:38,100
requirements of the ordinance

2342
01:05:38,100 --> 01:05:40,401
in preparing the assessment.

2343
01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:43,100
So, the proposed assessment

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01:05:43,100 --> 01:05:45,100
criteria, similar

2345
01:05:47,100 --> 01:05:49,100
to the objectives, it builds

2346
01:05:49,100 --> 01:05:52,100
upon those that were used

2347
01:05:52,100 --> 01:05:54,100
in the 2023 Measure M 5-year

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01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:55,100
assessment

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01:05:55,100 --> 01:05:56,100
with some modifications to

2350
01:05:56,100 --> 01:05:57,100
address the specific needs that

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01:05:57,100 --> 01:05:58,100
are required

2352
01:05:58,100 --> 01:05:59,100
for the 10-year assessment.

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01:05:59,100 --> 01:06:00,100
So, we began

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01:06:00,100 --> 01:06:01,100
with those criteria

2355
01:06:01,100 --> 01:06:03,100
from the 5-year assessment,

2356
01:06:03,100 --> 01:06:04,100
and we modified them

2357
01:06:04,100 --> 01:06:05,100
to reflect relevant changes

2358
01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:06,100
since then,

2359
01:06:06,100 --> 01:06:07,100
including recommendations

2360
01:06:07,100 --> 01:06:09,100
from the Oversight Committee

2361
01:06:09,100 --> 01:06:12,100
and Metro staff that were

2362
01:06:12,100 --> 01:06:13,100
included in the Measure and

2363
01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:15,100
5-Year Assessment report. We

2364
01:06:15,100 --> 01:06:16,100
had board direction via motion

2365
01:06:16,100 --> 01:06:18,100
at that time when the board

2366
01:06:18,100 --> 01:06:20,100
approved the 2023 report,

2367
01:06:20,100 --> 01:06:21,100
and that is included. We also

2368
01:06:21,100 --> 01:06:23,100
have report recommendations

2369
01:06:24,100 --> 01:06:25,100
themselves from the 5-Year

2370
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:27,100
Assessment that we wanted

2371
01:06:27,100 --> 01:06:28,100
to continue forward, and again,

2372
01:06:28,100 --> 01:06:30,100
the needs that are specific

2373
01:06:30,100 --> 01:06:32,100
for the, the ordinance's

2374
01:06:32,100 --> 01:06:33,100
10-year assessment

2375
01:06:33,100 --> 01:06:35,401
requirements. So, there are 7

2376
01:06:37,100 --> 01:06:39,100
assessment areas. There's a lot

2377
01:06:39,100 --> 01:06:41,100
on the screen, so I won't go

2378
01:06:41,100 --> 01:06:43,100
through the entire thing. This

2379
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:45,100
is all in Attachment A

2380
01:06:45,100 --> 01:06:46,100
to the report,

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01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:48,100
but essentially, it's,

2382
01:06:48,100 --> 01:06:49,100
this is a sampling

2383
01:06:49,100 --> 01:06:51,100
of those criteria. So

2384
01:06:51,100 --> 01:06:53,100
basically, it's not the entire

2385
01:06:53,100 --> 01:06:54,100
element, but it's,

2386
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:55,100
it gives you a good sense

2387
01:06:55,100 --> 01:06:56,100
of what's in each

2388
01:06:56,100 --> 01:06:58,401
of these assessment areas. 2

2389
01:06:59,100 --> 01:07:00,100
new assessment areas have been

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01:07:00,100 --> 01:07:02,100
added to the original 2023

2391
01:07:02,100 --> 01:07:04,100
criteria. The first is the

2392
01:07:04,100 --> 01:07:06,100
planning assessment area,

2393
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:07,100
which includes 2 criteria. The

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01:07:07,100 --> 01:07:09,100
first one related to project

2395
01:07:09,100 --> 01:07:10,100
performance as amended

2396
01:07:10,100 --> 01:07:11,100
by the board with the adoption

2397
01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:13,100
of the 2023 Comprehensive

2398
01:07:13,100 --> 01:07:15,100
Assessment and whether Measure

2399
01:07:15,100 --> 01:07:17,100
M is helping to address the

2400
01:07:17,100 --> 01:07:18,100
board-adopted VMT targets or

2401
01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:20,100
vehicle miles traveled. The

2402
01:07:20,100 --> 01:07:22,100
second new assessment area is

2403
01:07:22,100 --> 01:07:24,100
economic impact, and that will

2404
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:26,100
examine direct and indirect

2405
01:07:26,100 --> 01:07:28,100
jobs created during and after

2406
01:07:28,100 --> 01:07:29,100
project implementation and

2407
01:07:29,100 --> 01:07:31,100
examine the cost-benefit of

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01:07:31,100 --> 01:07:32,100
Measure M projects and programs

2409
01:07:32,100 --> 01:07:34,100
consistent with their

2410
01:07:34,100 --> 01:07:36,100
cost-benefit analysis process.

2411
01:07:37,100 --> 01:07:38,100
Equity is pulled

2412
01:07:38,100 --> 01:07:40,100
out as its own assessment area,

2413
01:07:40,100 --> 01:07:41,100
and consistent

2414
01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:42,100
with staff recommendations

2415
01:07:42,100 --> 01:07:44,100
in the 2023 5-year assessment,

2416
01:07:44,100 --> 01:07:45,100
we are working very closely

2417
01:07:45,100 --> 01:07:47,100
with the Office of Equity and

2418
01:07:47,100 --> 01:07:49,100
Race to improve our definition

2419
01:07:49,100 --> 01:07:51,100
for access

2420
01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:52,100
to opportunity and what it

2421
01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:53,100
means for the 10-year

2422
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:55,100
comprehensive assessment as we

2423
01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:56,100
go forward. So, the application

2424
01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:59,100
of these criteria in totality

2425
01:07:59,100 --> 01:08:01,100
will produce a transparent

2426
01:08:01,100 --> 01:08:02,100
examination of how Metro and

2427
01:08:02,100 --> 01:08:04,100
its agency partners have

2428
01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:05,100
invested Measure M dollars,

2429
01:08:05,100 --> 01:08:07,100
whether set-asides

2430
01:08:07,100 --> 01:08:08,100
for operations and state of

2431
01:08:08,100 --> 01:08:10,100
good repair have been

2432
01:08:10,100 --> 01:08:11,100
sufficient, how revenues and

2433
01:08:11,100 --> 01:08:12,100
expenditures are tracking

2434
01:08:12,100 --> 01:08:14,100
against our original forecast,

2435
01:08:14,100 --> 01:08:15,100
identify associated benefits

2436
01:08:15,100 --> 01:08:18,100
of Measure M and who benefits,

2437
01:08:18,100 --> 01:08:19,100
and examines the external

2438
01:08:19,100 --> 01:08:21,100
forces that have complicated

2439
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:23,100
project delivery and prepare us

2440
01:08:23,100 --> 01:08:24,100
for the next decade

2441
01:08:24,100 --> 01:08:26,100
of investment. So

2442
01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:30,100
for the financial capacity,

2443
01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:31,100
we're in the process

2444
01:08:31,100 --> 01:08:33,100
of developing this analysis to

2445
01:08:33,100 --> 01:08:34,100
determine whether there is

2446
01:08:34,100 --> 01:08:35,100
capacity

2447
01:08:35,100 --> 01:08:36,100
to add new projects or programs

2448
01:08:36,100 --> 01:08:37,100
to Measure M. The financial

2449
01:08:37,100 --> 01:08:39,100
forecast that was prepared

2450
01:08:39,100 --> 01:08:41,100
for the Metro 2025

2451
01:08:41,100 --> 01:08:43,100
Short-Range Transportation

2452
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:44,100
Plan demonstrated that Measure

2453
01:08:44,100 --> 01:08:46,100
M revenue is down from the

2454
01:08:46,100 --> 01:08:48,100
original revenue forecast

2455
01:08:48,100 --> 01:08:50,100
in the 2016 expenditure plan.

2456
01:08:50,100 --> 01:08:51,100
However, we are currently

2457
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:52,100
updating the financial forecast

2458
01:08:52,100 --> 01:08:54,100
based on the UCLA Anderson

2459
01:08:54,100 --> 01:08:56,100
School of Business sales tax

2460
01:08:56,100 --> 01:08:58,100
forecast and that will be used

2461
01:08:58,100 --> 01:08:59,100
to inform stakeholder

2462
01:08:59,100 --> 01:09:00,100
discussions and coming

2463
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:01,100
recommendations

2464
01:09:01,100 --> 01:09:03,100
of any potential amendments

2465
01:09:03,100 --> 01:09:06,601
to the expenditure plan. So, as

2466
01:09:07,100 --> 01:09:08,100
you look forward

2467
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:10,100
for the next steps again,

2468
01:09:10,100 --> 01:09:11,100
this is a long process. We have

2469
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:12,100
various touchpoints

2470
01:09:12,100 --> 01:09:13,100
with you and the Oversight

2471
01:09:13,100 --> 01:09:15,100
Committee and the public as we

2472
01:09:15,100 --> 01:09:16,100
move towards that Board action

2473
01:09:16,100 --> 01:09:18,100
in fall of 2027.

2474
01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:20,100
With the approval

2475
01:09:20,100 --> 01:09:22,100
of the objectives and criteria,

2476
01:09:22,100 --> 01:09:24,100
today and at the full board,

2477
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,100
we'll begin an extensive data

2478
01:09:25,100 --> 01:09:26,100
collection process

2479
01:09:26,100 --> 01:09:28,100
to prepare the assessment.

2480
01:09:28,100 --> 01:09:29,100
In the fall of this year,

2481
01:09:29,100 --> 01:09:30,100
we will bring to the board a

2482
01:09:30,100 --> 01:09:32,100
project evaluation framework

2483
01:09:33,100 --> 01:09:35,100
with metrics and weighting

2484
01:09:35,100 --> 01:09:37,100
to prepare to assess Measure M

2485
01:09:37,100 --> 01:09:39,100
expenditure plan projects.

2486
01:09:39,100 --> 01:09:40,100
In spring 2027, we will bring a

2487
01:09:40,100 --> 01:09:42,100
draft assessment and proposed

2488
01:09:42,100 --> 01:09:44,100
draft amendments to the both

2489
01:09:44,100 --> 01:09:46,100
the board and the oversight

2490
01:09:46,100 --> 01:09:47,100
committee

2491
01:09:47,100 --> 01:09:49,100
for discussion and feedback.

2492
01:09:49,100 --> 01:09:50,100
Following that process, we'll

2493
01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:51,100
incorporate the direction that

2494
01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:52,100
is received

2495
01:09:52,100 --> 01:09:54,100
to complete the final work on

2496
01:09:54,100 --> 01:09:55,100
the assessment draft

2497
01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:56,100
recommendation and draft

2498
01:09:56,100 --> 01:09:57,100
amendments, excuse me, the

2499
01:09:57,100 --> 01:09:59,100
assessment and the draft

2500
01:09:59,100 --> 01:10:00,100
amendments. Then we'll come

2501
01:10:00,100 --> 01:10:01,100
back to the Oversight

2502
01:10:01,100 --> 01:10:02,100
Committee in the summer

2503
01:10:02,100 --> 01:10:04,100
for review and comment on the

2504
01:10:04,100 --> 01:10:05,100
assessment and any necessary

2505
01:10:05,100 --> 01:10:06,100
findings

2506
01:10:06,100 --> 01:10:07,100
on the proposed amendments,

2507
01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:09,100
and then incorporate all

2508
01:10:09,100 --> 01:10:10,100
of that recommendations,

2509
01:10:10,100 --> 01:10:11,100
feedback, etc., and come back

2510
01:10:11,100 --> 01:10:13,100
to the Board in fall 2027 to

2511
01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:15,100
present the final assessment,

2512
01:10:15,100 --> 01:10:16,100
which will require a 2/3 vote,

2513
01:10:16,100 --> 01:10:18,100
and any proposed amendments,

2514
01:10:18,100 --> 01:10:19,100
which require a 2/3 vote.

2515
01:10:19,100 --> 01:10:21,100
Stakeholder engagement,

2516
01:10:21,100 --> 01:10:22,100
of course, will be conducted

2517
01:10:22,100 --> 01:10:23,100
throughout this process. It's

2518
01:10:23,100 --> 01:10:24,100
very important that we continue

2519
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:26,100
to engage our communities and

2520
01:10:26,100 --> 01:10:28,100
those that helped pass Measure

2521
01:10:28,100 --> 01:10:29,100
M and share the vision with us

2522
01:10:29,100 --> 01:10:31,100
to implement what is in

2523
01:10:31,100 --> 01:10:32,100
Measure M, and that will help

2524
01:10:32,100 --> 01:10:33,100
ground truth our findings and

2525
01:10:33,100 --> 01:10:35,100
assess the amendment process as

2526
01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:37,100
we go forward. And I believe

2527
01:10:37,100 --> 01:10:38,100
that is the final slide. I'd be

2528
01:10:38,100 --> 01:10:39,100
very happy to take any

2529
01:10:39,100 --> 01:10:40,100
questions or receive direction.

2530
01:10:40,100 --> 01:10:42,100
Thank you.

2531
01:10:44,100 --> 01:10:46,100
>> Thank you for that very

2532
01:10:46,100 --> 01:10:47,100
comprehensive report. Do we

2533
01:10:47,100 --> 01:10:48,100
have any members

2534
01:10:48,100 --> 01:10:50,100
of the public who've requested

2535
01:10:50,100 --> 01:10:51,100
to speak?

2536
01:10:51,100 --> 01:10:52,100
>> This public comment

2537
01:10:52,100 --> 01:10:53,100
for item 11. Please press pound

2538
01:10:53,100 --> 01:10:55,100
2 if you'd like

2539
01:10:55,100 --> 01:10:58,601
to make a comment. No public

2540
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:01,100
comments.

2541
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:04,100
>> Public comment is now

2542
01:11:04,100 --> 01:11:06,100
closed. I believe, and,

2543
01:11:06,100 --> 01:11:07,100
and this is a nostalgic moment

2544
01:11:07,100 --> 01:11:08,100
for me as I think about

2545
01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:10,401
Director Najarian and the

2546
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:14,100
historic memory that he has and

2547
01:11:14,100 --> 01:11:16,100
the years that he has put in

2548
01:11:16,100 --> 01:11:17,100
to make sure that all

2549
01:11:17,100 --> 01:11:19,100
of this came to fruition. I

2550
01:11:19,100 --> 01:11:21,100
remember the trips around

2551
01:11:21,100 --> 01:11:23,100
Measure M, crowding

2552
01:11:23,100 --> 01:11:24,100
in cars going from the San

2553
01:11:24,100 --> 01:11:27,100
Fernando Valley to San Pedro

2554
01:11:27,100 --> 01:11:29,100
to the beach cities, all

2555
01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:31,100
to talk about Measure M. And I

2556
01:11:31,100 --> 01:11:33,100
just think

2557
01:11:33,100 --> 01:11:34,100
about you wanting this being

2558
01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:36,100
one of your legacy projects

2559
01:11:36,100 --> 01:11:37,100
because you were

2560
01:11:37,100 --> 01:11:38,100
one of those who seemed

2561
01:11:38,100 --> 01:11:39,100
to be able to talk

2562
01:11:39,100 --> 01:11:41,100
to all kinds of audiences,

2563
01:11:41,100 --> 01:11:43,401
and I was amazed.

2564
01:11:44,100 --> 01:11:47,100
>> Are you calling me old?

2565
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:48,100
>> That means I was there.

2566
01:11:48,100 --> 01:11:50,100
>> What does that mean?

2567
01:11:50,100 --> 01:11:51,100
>> No.

2568
01:11:51,100 --> 01:11:52,100
>> Just briefly, I think it

2569
01:11:52,100 --> 01:11:54,100
was, it's a huge testament

2570
01:11:54,100 --> 01:11:57,100
to the residents of LA County

2571
01:11:57,100 --> 01:11:59,100
who stood up and accepted not

2572
01:11:59,100 --> 01:12:00,100
one

2573
01:12:00,100 --> 01:12:02,100
but two sales tax measures.

2574
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:03,100
And I can't say the

2575
01:12:03,100 --> 01:12:05,100
immeasurable credibility that

2576
01:12:05,100 --> 01:12:06,100
gives us when we go to

2577
01:12:06,100 --> 01:12:07,100
Washington or to Sacramento

2578
01:12:07,100 --> 01:12:09,100
and ask

2579
01:12:09,100 --> 01:12:11,100
for funding because they say,

2580
01:12:11,100 --> 01:12:13,100
you guys stood up and made it

2581
01:12:13,100 --> 01:12:15,100
happen, and you're putting your

2582
01:12:15,100 --> 01:12:16,100
money where your mouths are.

2583
01:12:16,100 --> 01:12:18,100
Of course, leadership from the

2584
01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:20,100
supervisors and the mayors that

2585
01:12:20,100 --> 01:12:21,100
were,

2586
01:12:21,100 --> 01:12:23,100
LA mayors that were involved

2587
01:12:23,100 --> 01:12:24,100
in this, and board members, as

2588
01:12:24,100 --> 01:12:27,601
well as yourself and others who

2589
01:12:28,100 --> 01:12:30,100
we've sat with,

2590
01:12:30,100 --> 01:12:31,100
played a great role in that.

2591
01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:33,100
So I'm just, I was just part

2592
01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:34,100
of the team. Thank you.

2593
01:12:34,100 --> 01:12:35,100
>> And I know we're not

2594
01:12:35,100 --> 01:12:36,100
supposed to offer trinkets, but

2595
01:12:36,100 --> 01:12:38,100
I do remember the M&M's that we

2596
01:12:38,100 --> 01:12:40,100
carried and how popular we were

2597
01:12:40,100 --> 01:12:43,100
with them. But this certainly

2598
01:12:44,100 --> 01:12:45,100
is a testament

2599
01:12:45,100 --> 01:12:48,100
to voter confidence, and it's

2600
01:12:48,100 --> 01:12:50,100
so important as we look forward

2601
01:12:50,100 --> 01:12:52,100
to stimulating this ridership

2602
01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:54,100
explosion that has started

2603
01:12:54,100 --> 01:12:56,100
with FIFA, but also

2604
01:12:56,100 --> 01:12:58,100
to find ways to meet the

2605
01:12:58,100 --> 01:12:59,100
emerging challenges and

2606
01:12:59,100 --> 01:13:01,100
opportunities, preparing

2607
01:13:02,100 --> 01:13:04,100
for major events, adapting

2608
01:13:04,100 --> 01:13:06,100
to evolving travel patterns,

2609
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:08,401
embracing new technology, and

2610
01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:11,100
building the most resilient and

2611
01:13:11,100 --> 01:13:13,100
sustainable transportation

2612
01:13:13,100 --> 01:13:15,100
system in the world. Thank you,

2613
01:13:15,100 --> 01:13:17,100
CEO Wiggins and Metro staff,

2614
01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:19,401
for developing this framework,

2615
01:13:20,100 --> 01:13:22,100
and we look forward to what is

2616
01:13:22,100 --> 01:13:25,100
to come. I see requests from

2617
01:13:25,100 --> 01:13:27,100
Supervisor Solis.

2618
01:13:27,100 --> 01:13:28,100
>> Yes, thank you.

2619
01:13:28,100 --> 01:13:29,100
I too want to join you and,

2620
01:13:29,100 --> 01:13:31,100
and thank you and, and Ara and

2621
01:13:31,100 --> 01:13:33,100
all the folks that really made

2622
01:13:33,100 --> 01:13:35,100
this all possible. It seems

2623
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:36,100
like 10 years went

2624
01:13:36,100 --> 01:13:38,100
by so fast, and this is my,

2625
01:13:38,100 --> 01:13:40,100
going on my 12th year,

2626
01:13:40,100 --> 01:13:41,100
and some of us won't even be

2627
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:43,100
on the board

2628
01:13:43,100 --> 01:13:45,100
by the time they get to 27,

2629
01:13:45,100 --> 01:13:48,100
year 27. So I'll be watching.

2630
01:13:48,100 --> 01:13:49,100
But I want to say that it's

2631
01:13:49,100 --> 01:13:51,100
been my privilege to serve on

2632
01:13:51,100 --> 01:13:54,100
this board and actually see the

2633
01:13:54,100 --> 01:13:56,100
workings of Measure M and how

2634
01:13:56,100 --> 01:13:57,100
we were able to meet the needs

2635
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:59,100
of our community. And I,

2636
01:13:59,100 --> 01:14:00,100
for one, will say I got

2637
01:14:00,100 --> 01:14:01,100
to sit here and be able

2638
01:14:01,100 --> 01:14:02,100
to vote on some very

2639
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:04,100
significant projects,

2640
01:14:04,100 --> 01:14:05,100
like the Gold Line extension

2641
01:14:05,100 --> 01:14:08,100
to Pomona that some people

2642
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:10,100
thought would never happen,

2643
01:14:10,100 --> 01:14:12,401
the Metro Regional Connector

2644
01:14:13,100 --> 01:14:16,100
that we saw famously, and the

2645
01:14:16,100 --> 01:14:18,100
NoHo to Pasadena BRT. Ara, come

2646
01:14:18,100 --> 01:14:20,100
on, we were there

2647
01:14:20,100 --> 01:14:23,100
in those battles. It's tough.

2648
01:14:23,100 --> 01:14:24,100
And it's still tough,

2649
01:14:24,100 --> 01:14:25,100
but we're getting there. And

2650
01:14:25,100 --> 01:14:26,100
I'm very excited about the

2651
01:14:26,100 --> 01:14:27,100
Eastside extension and also

2652
01:14:27,100 --> 01:14:29,100
Sela, cause that's kind

2653
01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:30,100
of where, well, it was called

2654
01:14:30,100 --> 01:14:32,100
Sela before, that line.

2655
01:14:32,100 --> 01:14:33,100
But just

2656
01:14:33,100 --> 01:14:35,100
to say how far we've come. And

2657
01:14:35,100 --> 01:14:36,100
I know that there's going

2658
01:14:36,100 --> 01:14:37,100
to be a lot

2659
01:14:37,100 --> 01:14:38,100
of assessment feedback coming

2660
01:14:38,100 --> 01:14:40,100
in from all parts

2661
01:14:40,100 --> 01:14:41,100
of our communities

2662
01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:42,100
in the county, but I do want

2663
01:14:42,100 --> 01:14:45,100
to say that that we look

2664
01:14:45,100 --> 01:14:47,100
at also keeping our commitment

2665
01:14:47,100 --> 01:14:49,100
to the voters. Because I know

2666
01:14:49,100 --> 01:14:51,100
in my situation with the

2667
01:14:51,100 --> 01:14:54,100
Eastside Gold Line, we knew

2668
01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:56,100
that there was funding for 2

2669
01:14:56,100 --> 01:14:59,100
rails, 2 rails that could have

2670
01:14:59,100 --> 01:15:02,100
been proposed. One was R60,

2671
01:15:03,100 --> 01:15:04,100
right? And that didn't happen

2672
01:15:04,100 --> 01:15:06,100
because we didn't have

2673
01:15:06,100 --> 01:15:08,100
sufficient funding. So there

2674
01:15:08,100 --> 01:15:09,100
was a decision made to go

2675
01:15:09,100 --> 01:15:12,100
to a BRT. from down here in

2676
01:15:12,100 --> 01:15:13,100
El Monte all the way out to

2677
01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:15,100
Pomona. And that was a way of

2678
01:15:15,100 --> 01:15:17,100
still continuing our commitment

2679
01:15:17,100 --> 01:15:19,100
to our communities out there

2680
01:15:19,100 --> 01:15:22,601
that still don't have that area

2681
01:15:23,100 --> 01:15:24,100
covered in a rail system. So I

2682
01:15:24,100 --> 01:15:27,100
would hope that we would think

2683
01:15:27,100 --> 01:15:29,100
about committing to keeping the

2684
01:15:29,100 --> 01:15:32,100
monies that were set aside

2685
01:15:32,100 --> 01:15:35,100
for SR 60 to stay in the area

2686
01:15:35,100 --> 01:15:38,100
for the East LA Gold Line

2687
01:15:38,100 --> 01:15:41,100
because it still will impact

2688
01:15:41,100 --> 01:15:42,100
the areas in Whittier, going

2689
01:15:42,100 --> 01:15:44,100
through Whittier and extending

2690
01:15:44,100 --> 01:15:46,100
as far as we can from East LA

2691
01:15:46,100 --> 01:15:47,100
out

2692
01:15:47,100 --> 01:15:48,100
to those different communities.

2693
01:15:48,100 --> 01:15:49,100
And I believe it's an

2694
01:15:49,100 --> 01:15:52,100
obligation that we made. And it

2695
01:15:52,100 --> 01:15:53,100
was pretty clear

2696
01:15:53,100 --> 01:15:55,100
to me what the trade-offs were.

2697
01:15:55,100 --> 01:15:56,100
But not to say that somehow

2698
01:15:56,100 --> 01:15:59,100
this money then could be left

2699
01:15:59,100 --> 01:16:01,100
over and reprogrammed somewhere

2700
01:16:01,100 --> 01:16:02,100
else for something else.

2701
01:16:02,100 --> 01:16:04,100
I think that would really go

2702
01:16:04,100 --> 01:16:05,100
against the grain of what our

2703
01:16:05,100 --> 01:16:07,100
commitment was and what we sold

2704
01:16:07,100 --> 01:16:09,100
our communities on, that we, we

2705
01:16:09,100 --> 01:16:12,100
were lifting up these equity

2706
01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:14,100
areas. So for me, that would,

2707
01:16:14,100 --> 01:16:15,100
that would be something that I

2708
01:16:15,100 --> 01:16:16,100
would like to be

2709
01:16:16,100 --> 01:16:17,100
on record for. Thank you very

2710
01:16:17,100 --> 01:16:19,100
much.

2711
01:16:19,100 --> 01:16:21,100
>> Supervisor Horvath.

2712
01:16:21,100 --> 01:16:23,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. In

2713
01:16:23,100 --> 01:16:24,100
2023, along with consideration

2714
01:16:24,100 --> 01:16:26,100
of the 5-year assessment,

2715
01:16:26,100 --> 01:16:28,100
our board adopted a set

2716
01:16:28,100 --> 01:16:29,100
of evaluation criteria,

2717
01:16:29,100 --> 01:16:30,100
and I see some

2718
01:16:30,100 --> 01:16:32,100
of that being incorporated

2719
01:16:32,100 --> 01:16:33,100
in what you presented. Thank

2720
01:16:33,100 --> 01:16:34,100
you for that.

2721
01:16:34,100 --> 01:16:36,100
But I'm not seeing some others,

2722
01:16:36,100 --> 01:16:37,100
and so I just, for example,

2723
01:16:37,100 --> 01:16:39,100
wanted to highlight under the

2724
01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:41,401
economic impact criteria will

2725
01:16:42,100 --> 01:16:43,100
staff be evaluating access to

2726
01:16:43,100 --> 01:16:45,100
jobs as well as direct and

2727
01:16:45,100 --> 01:16:47,100
indirect job creation?

2728
01:16:48,100 --> 01:16:50,100
>> Yes, Supervisor. Our equity

2729
01:16:50,100 --> 01:16:52,100
assessment area will include

2730
01:16:52,100 --> 01:16:53,100
criteria for measuring access

2731
01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:54,100
to opportunity, and that also

2732
01:16:54,100 --> 01:16:56,100
includes examining access

2733
01:16:56,100 --> 01:16:58,100
to jobs. So yes.

2734
01:16:58,100 --> 01:17:00,100
>> Okay, and will staff

2735
01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:02,401
evaluate whether projects and

2736
01:17:03,100 --> 01:17:05,100
programs are anticipated

2737
01:17:05,100 --> 01:17:06,100
to connect

2738
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:08,100
to major economic centers,

2739
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:10,100
which we know will increase

2740
01:17:10,100 --> 01:17:11,100
sales tax growth,

2741
01:17:11,100 --> 01:17:13,100
which I know you sort of led

2742
01:17:13,100 --> 01:17:15,100
with that we're not on track

2743
01:17:15,100 --> 01:17:18,100
at this point. So, if that's

2744
01:17:18,100 --> 01:17:19,100
being done,

2745
01:17:19,100 --> 01:17:20,100
where is that criteria

2746
01:17:20,100 --> 01:17:22,401
captured, and where does

2747
01:17:23,100 --> 01:17:24,100
project feasibility and

2748
01:17:24,100 --> 01:17:26,100
competitive competitiveness

2749
01:17:26,100 --> 01:17:27,100
for local, state,

2750
01:17:27,100 --> 01:17:28,100
or federal dollars factor

2751
01:17:28,100 --> 01:17:29,100
into the criteria?

2752
01:17:29,100 --> 01:17:31,100
>> Sure, thank you. There's 3

2753
01:17:31,100 --> 01:17:32,100
areas that I would focus on.

2754
01:17:32,100 --> 01:17:34,100
The first is the planning

2755
01:17:34,100 --> 01:17:35,100
assessment area

2756
01:17:35,100 --> 01:17:36,100
with a criterion that's

2757
01:17:36,100 --> 01:17:37,100
specific to connectivity. Under

2758
01:17:37,100 --> 01:17:39,100
the equity assessment area,

2759
01:17:39,100 --> 01:17:41,100
there's also some, some

2760
01:17:41,100 --> 01:17:42,100
elements there that are focused

2761
01:17:42,100 --> 01:17:43,100
on that. And then you have the

2762
01:17:43,100 --> 01:17:45,100
access to opportunity. So, all

2763
01:17:45,100 --> 01:17:46,100
3, I mean, there may not be one

2764
01:17:46,100 --> 01:17:47,100
direct hit on it, but there's

2765
01:17:47,100 --> 01:17:49,100
3 areas that converge

2766
01:17:49,100 --> 01:17:50,100
on that will help us to explore

2767
01:17:50,100 --> 01:17:52,100
that area that you requested.

2768
01:17:52,100 --> 01:17:55,100
>> And the Board report notes

2769
01:17:55,100 --> 01:17:57,100
criteria being incorporated

2770
01:17:58,100 --> 01:18:00,100
into both retrospective

2771
01:18:00,100 --> 01:18:02,100
evaluation as well as

2772
01:18:02,100 --> 01:18:04,100
prospective. And I saw a lot

2773
01:18:04,100 --> 01:18:05,100
of the retrospective in

2774
01:18:05,100 --> 01:18:07,100
Attachment A,

2775
01:18:07,100 --> 01:18:09,100
and that was very helpful.

2776
01:18:09,100 --> 01:18:10,100
Where will we see the criteria

2777
01:18:10,100 --> 01:18:12,100
being factored into prospective

2778
01:18:12,100 --> 01:18:14,100
analysis?

2779
01:18:14,100 --> 01:18:15,100
>> I appreciate that. So, we're

2780
01:18:15,100 --> 01:18:17,100
setting up the look back first,

2781
01:18:17,100 --> 01:18:18,100
and then we'll be coming back

2782
01:18:18,100 --> 01:18:19,100
in the fall with a report on

2783
01:18:19,100 --> 01:18:21,100
the project evaluation

2784
01:18:21,100 --> 01:18:22,100
framework, the metrics, the

2785
01:18:22,100 --> 01:18:23,100
weighting,

2786
01:18:23,100 --> 01:18:24,100
the look forward part. So,

2787
01:18:24,100 --> 01:18:25,100
we're kind

2788
01:18:25,100 --> 01:18:26,100
of setting up how we've done

2789
01:18:26,100 --> 01:18:27,100
to date first,

2790
01:18:27,100 --> 01:18:28,100
and then we're transitioning.

2791
01:18:28,100 --> 01:18:29,100
So, you will see that in the

2792
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:30,100
fall when we come back.

2793
01:18:30,100 --> 01:18:31,100
>> Okay. And just

2794
01:18:31,100 --> 01:18:32,100
on the going forward, I think

2795
01:18:32,100 --> 01:18:33,100
the more explicit we can be

2796
01:18:33,100 --> 01:18:34,100
in sort of highlighting since

2797
01:18:34,100 --> 01:18:36,100
the board passed that criteria

2798
01:18:36,100 --> 01:18:37,100
how we're addressing that

2799
01:18:37,100 --> 01:18:39,100
criteria in evaluation, I

2800
01:18:39,100 --> 01:18:40,100
think,

2801
01:18:40,100 --> 01:18:41,100
I know that would be helpful

2802
01:18:41,100 --> 01:18:42,100
to me and maybe

2803
01:18:42,100 --> 01:18:45,100
for others as well. Thank you.

2804
01:18:45,100 --> 01:18:47,100
>> Supervisor Mitchell.

2805
01:18:47,100 --> 01:18:49,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair, and

2806
01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:51,100
I'm looking forward

2807
01:18:51,100 --> 01:18:53,100
to this process. I'm glad

2808
01:18:53,100 --> 01:18:54,100
to join this committee again

2809
01:18:54,100 --> 01:18:57,100
to have this opportunity to

2810
01:18:57,100 --> 01:18:59,100
take this 10-year comprehensive

2811
01:18:59,100 --> 01:19:01,100
assessment.

2812
01:19:01,100 --> 01:19:03,100
On your assessment area slide,

2813
01:19:03,100 --> 01:19:04,100
I think it's slide 6, I just

2814
01:19:04,100 --> 01:19:05,100
want to comment on the first

2815
01:19:05,100 --> 01:19:07,100
bullet and the last bullet, the

2816
01:19:07,100 --> 01:19:09,401
financial analysis and equity.

2817
01:19:11,100 --> 01:19:13,100
I am hoping to learn from the

2818
01:19:13,100 --> 01:19:15,100
assessment's analysis whether

2819
01:19:17,100 --> 01:19:18,100
our operations and our

2820
01:19:18,100 --> 01:19:20,100
maintenance funding has been

2821
01:19:20,100 --> 01:19:21,100
sufficient

2822
01:19:21,100 --> 01:19:24,100
for existing budgets, as well

2823
01:19:24,100 --> 01:19:25,100
as if our current operations

2824
01:19:25,100 --> 01:19:27,100
and maintenance funding levels

2825
01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:28,100
are going to meet the needs

2826
01:19:28,100 --> 01:19:30,100
of our growing system. That's

2827
01:19:30,100 --> 01:19:31,100
going to be really, I think,

2828
01:19:31,100 --> 01:19:32,100
important to me,

2829
01:19:32,100 --> 01:19:34,100
particularly as operations

2830
01:19:34,100 --> 01:19:35,100
chair, and really trying

2831
01:19:35,100 --> 01:19:36,100
to make sure I keep my eye on

2832
01:19:36,100 --> 01:19:37,100
the operations and maintenance

2833
01:19:37,100 --> 01:19:39,100
budget. Because

2834
01:19:40,100 --> 01:19:42,100
from my perspective, it, it

2835
01:19:42,100 --> 01:19:45,100
funds and fuels the core

2836
01:19:45,100 --> 01:19:47,100
element of our system. And so,

2837
01:19:47,100 --> 01:19:49,100
I am hoping that the assessment

2838
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:51,100
will give me that kind

2839
01:19:51,100 --> 01:19:53,100
of insight.

2840
01:19:55,100 --> 01:19:56,100
>> Yes, we've received clear

2841
01:19:56,100 --> 01:19:58,100
direction,

2842
01:19:58,100 --> 01:19:59,100
and we are not doing this work

2843
01:19:59,100 --> 01:20:00,100
in a silo, even though the

2844
01:20:00,100 --> 01:20:02,100
assessment itself and the

2845
01:20:02,100 --> 01:20:03,100
comprehensive assessment is

2846
01:20:03,100 --> 01:20:05,100
more of a capital assessment.

2847
01:20:05,100 --> 01:20:06,100
We are not bifurcating

2848
01:20:06,100 --> 01:20:07,100
in any way, shape, or form, and

2849
01:20:07,100 --> 01:20:08,100
have had clear direction that

2850
01:20:08,100 --> 01:20:10,100
where are there,

2851
01:20:10,100 --> 01:20:12,100
where there are opportunities

2852
01:20:12,100 --> 01:20:14,100
to reduce our reliance on

2853
01:20:14,100 --> 01:20:15,100
operations-eligible funding or

2854
01:20:15,100 --> 01:20:17,100
assist that in any way,

2855
01:20:17,100 --> 01:20:19,100
we are seeking them. So, we've

2856
01:20:19,100 --> 01:20:21,100
already started our work there,

2857
01:20:21,100 --> 01:20:22,100
and we understand the marching

2858
01:20:22,100 --> 01:20:23,100
orders.

2859
01:20:23,100 --> 01:20:24,100
>> Thank you. I appreciate

2860
01:20:24,100 --> 01:20:27,100
that. I understand both in the

2861
01:20:27,100 --> 01:20:28,100
report and you articulated that

2862
01:20:28,100 --> 01:20:29,100
you're working

2863
01:20:29,100 --> 01:20:31,100
on the definition of access

2864
01:20:31,100 --> 01:20:33,100
to opportunity under equity.

2865
01:20:33,100 --> 01:20:35,100
And so, I'll be interested in

2866
01:20:35,100 --> 01:20:36,100
hearing what that ultimately is

2867
01:20:36,100 --> 01:20:38,100
defined as, but I'm hoping that

2868
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:41,100
we think broadly, macro versus

2869
01:20:44,100 --> 01:20:46,100
micro, when we think

2870
01:20:46,100 --> 01:20:47,100
about access to opportunity,

2871
01:20:47,100 --> 01:20:49,100
and that it's not just making

2872
01:20:49,100 --> 01:20:51,100
sure people,

2873
01:20:51,100 --> 01:20:52,100
that we're not just focusing

2874
01:20:52,100 --> 01:20:53,100
on access to work and school,

2875
01:20:53,100 --> 01:20:55,100
but,

2876
01:21:29,100 --> 01:21:31,100
medical facility, but

2877
01:21:31,100 --> 01:21:33,100
that's not an urgent care or a

2878
01:21:33,100 --> 01:21:34,100
hospital. So, we're trying

2879
01:21:34,100 --> 01:21:35,100
to do some of that work

2880
01:21:35,100 --> 01:21:36,100
in culling through the data.

2881
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:37,100
>> Thank you very much

2882
01:21:37,100 --> 01:21:38,100
for that.

2883
01:21:38,100 --> 01:21:39,100
Thanks, Madam Chair.

2884
01:21:39,100 --> 01:21:40,100
>> Okay, this is an action

2885
01:21:40,100 --> 01:21:41,100
item. Could I have a motion and

2886
01:21:41,100 --> 01:21:43,100
second, please?

2887
01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:45,100
>> Second.

2888
01:21:45,100 --> 01:21:47,100
>> Thank you. Madam Clerk, will

2889
01:21:47,100 --> 01:21:48,100
you please call the roll?

2890
01:21:48,100 --> 01:21:50,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

2891
01:21:50,100 --> 01:21:51,100
>> Aye.

2892
01:21:51,100 --> 01:21:52,100
>> Director Mitchell?

2893
01:21:52,100 --> 01:21:53,100
>> Aye.

2894
01:21:53,100 --> 01:21:54,100
>> Director Najarian?

2895
01:21:54,100 --> 01:21:55,100
>> Aye.

2896
01:21:55,100 --> 01:21:56,100
>> Director Horvath?

2897
01:21:56,100 --> 01:21:57,100
>> Aye.

2898
01:21:57,100 --> 01:21:58,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

2899
01:21:58,100 --> 01:21:59,100
>> Aye.

2900
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:00,100
>> The motion carries.

2901
01:22:00,100 --> 01:22:01,100
>> Thank you. Moving to item

2902
01:22:01,100 --> 01:22:02,100
12, Eastside Transit Corridor

2903
01:22:02,100 --> 01:22:04,100
Phase 2 Project.

2904
01:22:06,100 --> 01:22:08,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Ray

2905
01:22:08,100 --> 01:22:10,100
Sosa, Chief Planning Officer,

2906
01:22:10,100 --> 01:22:13,100
being joined at the desk by

2907
01:22:13,100 --> 01:22:16,100
Jill Liu, who is our project

2908
01:22:16,100 --> 01:22:18,100
manager and senior director

2909
01:22:18,100 --> 01:22:19,100
for the East Side, and our

2910
01:22:19,100 --> 01:22:20,100
senior executive officer,

2911
01:22:20,100 --> 01:22:22,100
David Meagher, to initiate the

2912
01:22:22,100 --> 01:22:24,100
presentation.

2913
01:22:24,100 --> 01:22:26,100
>> Thank you, Ray. I think

2914
01:22:26,100 --> 01:22:28,100
Director Solis may have already

2915
01:22:28,100 --> 01:22:29,100
given our introduction for this

2916
01:22:29,100 --> 01:22:31,100
project just a few moments ago.

2917
01:22:31,100 --> 01:22:33,100
But this is a project that's

2918
01:22:33,100 --> 01:22:34,100
been coming a long, long time.

2919
01:22:34,100 --> 01:22:36,100
Eastside, the first cycle 1,

2920
01:22:36,100 --> 01:22:37,100
the phase 1

2921
01:22:37,100 --> 01:22:38,100
of the project was completed,

2922
01:22:38,100 --> 01:22:40,100
and now we have a chance

2923
01:22:40,100 --> 01:22:41,100
to complete a project that gets

2924
01:22:41,100 --> 01:22:42,100
to Whittier Boulevard, serves

2925
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:43,100
Atlantic, gets over to City

2926
01:22:43,100 --> 01:22:45,100
of Commerce, which has more

2927
01:22:45,100 --> 01:22:47,100
attendees than Disneyland, they

2928
01:22:47,100 --> 01:22:49,100
claim, every year, as a major,

2929
01:22:49,100 --> 01:22:50,100
at the head

2930
01:22:50,100 --> 01:22:52,100
of the I-5 freeway coming in

2931
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:54,100
from the south,

2932
01:22:54,100 --> 01:22:55,100
a major transfer point

2933
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:56,100
from cars to get

2934
01:22:56,100 --> 01:22:57,100
into transit and move

2935
01:22:57,100 --> 01:22:58,100
through the east side to get

2936
01:22:58,100 --> 01:22:59,100
to downtown. So, this has been

2937
01:22:59,100 --> 01:23:01,100
a long time coming, and I think

2938
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:02,100
we have a progress report on a

2939
01:23:02,100 --> 01:23:03,100
major milestone that we're

2940
01:23:03,100 --> 01:23:04,100
achieving

2941
01:23:04,100 --> 01:23:05,100
with the project right now.

2942
01:23:05,100 --> 01:23:06,100
And I'll turn it over to

2943
01:23:06,100 --> 01:23:08,401
Jill, our project manager.

2944
01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:10,100
>> Good morning, Chair

2945
01:23:10,100 --> 01:23:12,100
Dupont-Walker and committee

2946
01:23:12,100 --> 01:23:13,100
members. Staff is here

2947
01:23:13,100 --> 01:23:14,100
to present agenda item number

2948
01:23:14,100 --> 01:23:15,100
12 for the Eastside Transit

2949
01:23:15,100 --> 01:23:17,100
Corridor Phase 2 project. This

2950
01:23:17,100 --> 01:23:19,100
is a 9-mile project, as David

2951
01:23:19,100 --> 01:23:20,100
mentioned, from East LA to

2952
01:23:20,100 --> 01:23:22,100
Whittier. This 9-mile project

2953
01:23:22,100 --> 01:23:23,100
has been environmentally clear

2954
01:23:23,100 --> 01:23:25,100
under CEQA. After 19 years

2955
01:23:25,100 --> 01:23:28,100
of making in the history. And

2956
01:23:28,100 --> 01:23:29,100
right now, we're focused on

2957
01:23:29,100 --> 01:23:31,100
design and federal

2958
01:23:31,100 --> 01:23:33,100
environmental clearance for the

2959
01:23:33,100 --> 01:23:35,100
initial 4.7-mile alignment

2960
01:23:35,100 --> 01:23:37,100
for this project. In May, we

2961
01:23:37,100 --> 01:23:39,100
published the NEPA document

2962
01:23:39,100 --> 01:23:40,100
environmental assessments,

2963
01:23:40,100 --> 01:23:42,100
and then in June, we completed

2964
01:23:42,100 --> 01:23:43,100
the public review process based

2965
01:23:43,100 --> 01:23:45,100
on the findings of the

2966
01:23:45,100 --> 01:23:47,100
environmental assessment and

2967
01:23:47,100 --> 01:23:48,100
the feedback received

2968
01:23:48,100 --> 01:23:50,100
from the public and agencies.

2969
01:23:50,100 --> 01:23:51,100
We are recommending 3

2970
01:23:51,100 --> 01:23:52,100
recommendations

2971
01:23:52,100 --> 01:23:54,100
for the board's consideration

2972
01:23:54,100 --> 01:23:55,100
to receive and file the NEPA

2973
01:23:55,100 --> 01:23:57,100
document, including the project

2974
01:23:57,100 --> 01:23:58,100
mitigation measures

2975
01:23:58,100 --> 01:24:01,100
for the LPA, a 4.7-mile IOS

2976
01:24:01,100 --> 01:24:04,100
to Montebello. Also approve a

2977
01:24:04,100 --> 01:24:06,100
new and smaller maintenance and

2978
01:24:06,100 --> 01:24:08,100
storage facility, MSS Site 3,

2979
01:24:08,100 --> 01:24:10,100
in the City of Commerce

2980
01:24:10,100 --> 01:24:12,100
for the board-approved LPA,

2981
01:24:12,100 --> 01:24:13,100
while maintaining the entire

2982
01:24:13,100 --> 01:24:15,100
9-mile project all the way to

2983
01:24:15,100 --> 01:24:16,100
Whittier and the end of

2984
01:24:16,100 --> 01:24:18,100
Lambeau Road in Whittier.

2985
01:24:18,100 --> 01:24:19,100
That's the full project

2986
01:24:19,100 --> 01:24:21,100
definition. And then amending

2987
01:24:21,100 --> 01:24:23,100
the 2020 Long-Range

2988
01:24:23,100 --> 01:24:24,100
Transportation Plan to reflect

2989
01:24:24,100 --> 01:24:26,100
the board LPA and the new MSF

2990
01:24:26,100 --> 01:24:28,100
site for the Eastside Phase 2

2991
01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:30,100
project. Just for context,

2992
01:24:30,100 --> 01:24:32,401
this project has been

2993
01:24:33,100 --> 01:24:35,100
in the making for 19 years. As

2994
01:24:35,100 --> 01:24:37,100
I mentioned, the existing E

2995
01:24:37,100 --> 01:24:38,100
Line currently has 22 miles

2996
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:40,100
long and 29 stations and

2997
01:24:40,100 --> 01:24:42,100
provides 1-seat rides from

2998
01:24:42,100 --> 01:24:44,100
East LA to Santa Monica. Once

2999
01:24:44,100 --> 01:24:46,100
the full 9-mile project is

3000
01:24:46,100 --> 01:24:47,100
built,

3001
01:24:47,100 --> 01:24:49,100
this project will extend the E

3002
01:24:49,100 --> 01:24:51,100
Line service to 30 miles, 31

3003
01:24:51,100 --> 01:24:53,100
miles long with 7 new stations

3004
01:24:53,100 --> 01:24:55,100
connecting more people

3005
01:24:55,100 --> 01:24:57,100
to more jobs and more places.

3006
01:24:57,100 --> 01:24:59,100
Similar to the other Metro

3007
01:24:59,100 --> 01:25:00,100
Rail projects, we will be

3008
01:25:00,100 --> 01:25:02,100
implementing the project

3009
01:25:02,100 --> 01:25:03,100
in phases

3010
01:25:03,100 --> 01:25:04,100
with the initial phase to

3011
01:25:04,100 --> 01:25:05,100
Montebello connecting the

3012
01:25:05,100 --> 01:25:06,100
hearts of East LA, Commerce

3013
01:25:06,100 --> 01:25:07,100
Citadel that has 17 million

3014
01:25:07,100 --> 01:25:09,100
visitors, and then downtown

3015
01:25:09,100 --> 01:25:11,100
Montebello. And the future

3016
01:25:11,100 --> 01:25:12,100
extension will further extend

3017
01:25:12,100 --> 01:25:14,100
the E Line by another 4 miles

3018
01:25:14,100 --> 01:25:16,100
to, from Montebello to

3019
01:25:16,100 --> 01:25:17,100
Whittier. Because the 9 Mile

3020
01:25:17,100 --> 01:25:19,100
project has been

3021
01:25:19,100 --> 01:25:20,100
environmentally clear

3022
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:21,100
under CEQA, and the project has

3023
01:25:21,100 --> 01:25:23,100
well-defined alternative and

3024
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:25,100
station alignment,

3025
01:25:25,100 --> 01:25:26,100
we have FTA's approval for this

3026
01:25:26,100 --> 01:25:28,401
1-year expedited NEPA process

3027
01:25:29,100 --> 01:25:31,100
so that we can make a federal

3028
01:25:31,100 --> 01:25:33,100
action for funding

3029
01:25:33,100 --> 01:25:34,100
for this project. This new

3030
01:25:34,100 --> 01:25:36,100
alignment, the IOS,

3031
01:25:36,100 --> 01:25:38,100
will include 3.1 miles

3032
01:25:38,100 --> 01:25:40,100
underground from East South

3033
01:25:40,100 --> 01:25:41,100
Atlantic Station to Commerce

3034
01:25:41,100 --> 01:25:43,100
Citadel. 0.9 miles

3035
01:25:44,100 --> 01:25:47,100
of aerial alignment north of,

3036
01:25:47,100 --> 01:25:49,100
near the Garfield-Washington

3037
01:25:49,100 --> 01:25:50,100
intersection in Commerce, and

3038
01:25:50,100 --> 01:25:52,100
then 0.7 miles

3039
01:25:53,100 --> 01:25:54,100
of street-level alignments in

3040
01:25:54,100 --> 01:25:56,100
Montebello. The NEPA study also

3041
01:25:56,100 --> 01:25:58,100
evaluated 3 new MSF sites,

3042
01:25:58,100 --> 01:26:00,100
which we'll talk a little bit

3043
01:26:00,100 --> 01:26:01,100
more about it later. And then

3044
01:26:01,100 --> 01:26:03,100
overall, the project schedule

3045
01:26:03,100 --> 01:26:04,100
is once we complete the NEPA

3046
01:26:04,100 --> 01:26:06,100
process in fall,

3047
01:26:06,100 --> 01:26:07,100
we will start utility

3048
01:26:07,100 --> 01:26:08,100
relocation,

3049
01:26:08,100 --> 01:26:09,100
property acquisition in 2027.

3050
01:26:09,100 --> 01:26:11,100
Groundbreaking

3051
01:26:11,100 --> 01:26:14,100
for station and guideways in

3052
01:26:14,100 --> 01:26:15,100
2029 and opening

3053
01:26:15,100 --> 01:26:17,100
for the project in about 10

3054
01:26:17,100 --> 01:26:18,100
years. The project does have

3055
01:26:18,100 --> 01:26:19,100
many benefits,

3056
01:26:19,100 --> 01:26:21,100
reduced travel time from 16

3057
01:26:21,100 --> 01:26:23,100
minutes by car down to 8

3058
01:26:23,100 --> 01:26:24,100
minutes by rail, regardless

3059
01:26:24,100 --> 01:26:26,100
of traffic. Better quality

3060
01:26:26,100 --> 01:26:27,000
of life, less traffic, less

3061
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,100
emissions, and then reduced

3062
01:26:29,100 --> 01:26:30,100
transportation costs for over

3063
01:26:30,100 --> 01:26:32,100
75,000 individuals that are

3064
01:26:32,100 --> 01:26:34,100
transit dependent

3065
01:26:34,100 --> 01:26:35,100
in a study area. it generates

3066
01:26:35,100 --> 01:26:37,100
over $3.1 billion economic

3067
01:26:37,100 --> 01:26:38,100
benefits

3068
01:26:38,100 --> 01:26:41,100
in this region and then 11,000

3069
01:26:41,100 --> 01:26:42,100
new jobs for the construction

3070
01:26:42,100 --> 01:26:44,100
and operation of the project.

3071
01:26:44,100 --> 01:26:45,100
During the NEPA phase,

3072
01:26:45,100 --> 01:26:47,100
we heard from the community the

3073
01:26:47,100 --> 01:26:49,100
39-acre site in Montebello was

3074
01:26:49,100 --> 01:26:51,100
too large. It covers 500

3075
01:26:51,100 --> 01:26:53,100
employees and 6 large

3076
01:26:53,100 --> 01:26:55,100
properties.

3077
01:26:55,100 --> 01:26:56,100
During NEPA phase, we tried

3078
01:26:56,100 --> 01:26:58,100
to look at ways

3079
01:26:58,100 --> 01:27:00,100
to reduce impact. We started

3080
01:27:00,100 --> 01:27:02,100
thinking about within the box

3081
01:27:02,100 --> 01:27:04,100
of 2 options, MS Site 1 and 2

3082
01:27:04,100 --> 01:27:06,100
in Montebello, which shows

3083
01:27:06,100 --> 01:27:08,100
in yellow and green

3084
01:27:08,100 --> 01:27:09,100
on the map. And those are

3085
01:27:09,100 --> 01:27:11,100
smaller than 39 acres, 25 to

3086
01:27:11,100 --> 01:27:13,100
29 acres. However, that's still

3087
01:27:13,100 --> 01:27:14,100
too big to the City of

3088
01:27:14,100 --> 01:27:16,401
Montebello. And we started

3089
01:27:17,100 --> 01:27:18,100
to think outside of the box.

3090
01:27:18,100 --> 01:27:20,100
What can we do? We look at the

3091
01:27:20,100 --> 01:27:21,100
properties that were already

3092
01:27:21,100 --> 01:27:23,100
identified in the final EIR

3093
01:27:23,100 --> 01:27:25,100
for tunnel boring activity,

3094
01:27:25,100 --> 01:27:27,100
and we're going

3095
01:27:27,100 --> 01:27:29,100
to use those 9-acre sites in

3096
01:27:29,100 --> 01:27:30,100
Commerce Twice

3097
01:27:30,100 --> 01:27:31,100
after construction

3098
01:27:31,100 --> 01:27:32,100
of tunnel boring

3099
01:27:32,100 --> 01:27:34,100
for the underground alignment

3100
01:27:34,100 --> 01:27:35,100
in Commerce, we're going

3101
01:27:35,100 --> 01:27:36,100
to use it

3102
01:27:36,100 --> 01:27:37,100
for a junior MSF site

3103
01:27:37,100 --> 01:27:38,100
in the city of Commerce. MSF

3104
01:27:38,100 --> 01:27:40,100
Site 3 is recommended because

3105
01:27:40,100 --> 01:27:42,100
it meets the operational

3106
01:27:42,100 --> 01:27:43,100
requirements, we need

3107
01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:45,100
for the IOS, reduce the number

3108
01:27:45,100 --> 01:27:47,100
of property acquisitions,

3109
01:27:47,100 --> 01:27:48,100
reduce the impact

3110
01:27:48,100 --> 01:27:49,100
to the community

3111
01:27:49,100 --> 01:27:51,100
without displacing 500

3112
01:27:51,100 --> 01:27:53,100
employees in Montebello. It

3113
01:27:53,100 --> 01:27:54,100
also minimizes construction

3114
01:27:54,100 --> 01:27:55,100
impact along Washington

3115
01:27:55,100 --> 01:27:57,100
Boulevard. We conducted the

3116
01:27:57,100 --> 01:27:58,100
weighted benefits and cost

3117
01:27:58,100 --> 01:27:59,100
analysis also for the 3

3118
01:27:59,100 --> 01:28:01,100
options, and all MSF sites are

3119
01:28:01,100 --> 01:28:03,401
viable, but MSF Site 3

3120
01:28:04,100 --> 01:28:06,100
performed the best. As you can

3121
01:28:06,100 --> 01:28:08,100
see, we, across all 5 goals,

3122
01:28:08,100 --> 01:28:10,100
MSF Site 3 delivers similar

3123
01:28:10,100 --> 01:28:12,401
benefits from safety, health,

3124
01:28:13,100 --> 01:28:15,100
environmental sustainability,

3125
01:28:15,100 --> 01:28:17,100
and deliver economic benefits.

3126
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:19,100
However, it, we could deliver

3127
01:28:19,100 --> 01:28:20,100
all the similar benefits

3128
01:28:20,100 --> 01:28:22,100
with much lower cost. Reduce

3129
01:28:22,100 --> 01:28:24,100
construction impact and

3130
01:28:24,100 --> 01:28:25,100
environmental impact

3131
01:28:25,100 --> 01:28:27,100
to our community. We have also

3132
01:28:27,100 --> 01:28:29,100
conducted very comprehensive

3133
01:28:29,100 --> 01:28:31,100
outreach, starting even prior

3134
01:28:31,100 --> 01:28:32,100
to entry into the NEPA phase

3135
01:28:32,100 --> 01:28:34,401
in early 2025. We hosted 4

3136
01:28:35,100 --> 01:28:36,100
public meetings in East LA,

3137
01:28:36,100 --> 01:28:38,100
Montebello, Commerce, and also

3138
01:28:38,100 --> 01:28:40,401
virtually. We had 200 attendees

3139
01:28:41,100 --> 01:28:43,100
at those events. And throughout

3140
01:28:43,100 --> 01:28:44,100
the whole NEPA process,

3141
01:28:44,100 --> 01:28:46,100
we worked very closely

3142
01:28:46,100 --> 01:28:47,100
with our 14 community-based

3143
01:28:47,100 --> 01:28:49,100
organizations on this project.

3144
01:28:49,100 --> 01:28:51,100
to continue increasing

3145
01:28:51,100 --> 01:28:53,100
awareness for this project. We

3146
01:28:53,100 --> 01:28:55,100
made the environmental

3147
01:28:55,100 --> 01:28:56,100
assessment document available

3148
01:28:56,100 --> 01:28:57,100
online, which we had 1,300

3149
01:28:57,100 --> 01:29:00,100
visits over 30 days. We have

3150
01:29:00,100 --> 01:29:01,100
hard copies available

3151
01:29:01,100 --> 01:29:03,100
at local libraries,

3152
01:29:03,100 --> 01:29:04,100
distributed 50,000 flyers

3153
01:29:04,100 --> 01:29:06,100
door-to-door

3154
01:29:06,100 --> 01:29:08,100
to our community station area,

3155
01:29:08,100 --> 01:29:10,100
transit intercepts, small

3156
01:29:10,100 --> 01:29:11,100
businesses, legal notices,

3157
01:29:11,100 --> 01:29:13,401
digital and physical flyers

3158
01:29:14,100 --> 01:29:15,100
through many, many channels.

3159
01:29:15,100 --> 01:29:17,100
And then we want to really

3160
01:29:17,100 --> 01:29:18,100
thank the board offices and the

3161
01:29:18,100 --> 01:29:20,100
cities and the Gateway Cities

3162
01:29:20,100 --> 01:29:21,100
Corps for helping us informing

3163
01:29:21,100 --> 01:29:22,100
the community

3164
01:29:22,100 --> 01:29:24,100
of this project. A little bit

3165
01:29:24,100 --> 01:29:26,100
about the finding from the

3166
01:29:26,100 --> 01:29:27,100
environmental assessment. The

3167
01:29:27,100 --> 01:29:30,100
LPA to Montebello has no

3168
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:32,100
adverse environmental impact

3169
01:29:32,100 --> 01:29:34,100
that cannot be mitigated. It

3170
01:29:34,100 --> 01:29:36,100
has minimal impact

3171
01:29:36,100 --> 01:29:37,100
to historical resources, and

3172
01:29:37,100 --> 01:29:38,100
the impact that had been

3173
01:29:38,100 --> 01:29:40,100
identified in the EA can either

3174
01:29:40,100 --> 01:29:42,100
be avoided, minimized,

3175
01:29:42,100 --> 01:29:43,100
or mitigated

3176
01:29:43,100 --> 01:29:44,100
with the implementation of the

3177
01:29:44,100 --> 01:29:46,100
project. measures and the NEPA

3178
01:29:46,100 --> 01:29:48,100
mitigation measures. And as I

3179
01:29:48,100 --> 01:29:49,100
mentioned,

3180
01:29:49,100 --> 01:29:51,100
this project creates $3.1

3181
01:29:51,100 --> 01:29:52,100
billion of benefits in terms

3182
01:29:52,100 --> 01:29:54,100
of economic condition.

3183
01:29:54,100 --> 01:29:56,401
Finally, what we heard

3184
01:29:57,100 --> 01:30:00,100
from the public in June during

3185
01:30:00,100 --> 01:30:01,100
the 30-day public review period

3186
01:30:01,100 --> 01:30:03,100
and the 4 public hearings in

3187
01:30:03,100 --> 01:30:04,100
East LA, Commerce,

3188
01:30:04,100 --> 01:30:06,100
Montebello, and virtually is

3189
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:09,100
that we have received 140 total

3190
01:30:09,100 --> 01:30:10,100
comment submission letters,

3191
01:30:10,100 --> 01:30:12,100
which encompass over 350

3192
01:30:12,100 --> 01:30:14,100
comments. These comments are

3193
01:30:14,100 --> 01:30:16,100
very, very similar

3194
01:30:16,100 --> 01:30:18,100
to what we have heard

3195
01:30:18,100 --> 01:30:19,100
from the previously,

3196
01:30:19,100 --> 01:30:20,100
the final EIR. It shows really

3197
01:30:20,100 --> 01:30:22,100
strong support

3198
01:30:22,100 --> 01:30:23,100
for the project,

3199
01:30:23,100 --> 01:30:24,100
for the extension to

3200
01:30:24,100 --> 01:30:25,100
Montebello and further

3201
01:30:25,100 --> 01:30:26,100
extension to Whittier. And

3202
01:30:26,100 --> 01:30:28,100
there's some common suggestions

3203
01:30:28,100 --> 01:30:29,100
about how we can work

3204
01:30:29,100 --> 01:30:30,100
with the cities and communities

3205
01:30:30,100 --> 01:30:31,100
on the design

3206
01:30:31,100 --> 01:30:33,100
of the alignment and the

3207
01:30:33,100 --> 01:30:34,100
station to ensure appropriate

3208
01:30:34,100 --> 01:30:36,100
traffic access and safety

3209
01:30:36,100 --> 01:30:38,100
during construction. and also

3210
01:30:38,100 --> 01:30:40,100
considering transit-oriented

3211
01:30:40,100 --> 01:30:41,100
development, community benefits

3212
01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:43,100
throughout the project

3213
01:30:43,100 --> 01:30:45,100
development process. So today

3214
01:30:45,100 --> 01:30:47,100
we are requesting your approval

3215
01:30:47,100 --> 01:30:48,100
and to receive and file

3216
01:30:48,100 --> 01:30:49,100
for the NEPA document,

3217
01:30:49,100 --> 01:30:51,100
select the MSF site in

3218
01:30:51,100 --> 01:30:53,100
Commerce, and also updating the

3219
01:30:53,100 --> 01:30:55,100
long-range plan. Upon your

3220
01:30:55,100 --> 01:30:56,100
approval for these actions,

3221
01:30:56,100 --> 01:30:58,100
we will work

3222
01:30:58,100 --> 01:30:59,100
with our lead agency FTA

3223
01:30:59,100 --> 01:31:00,100
to publish the NEPA document,

3224
01:31:00,100 --> 01:31:02,100
the findings of no significant

3225
01:31:02,100 --> 01:31:04,100
impact findings by fall 2026,

3226
01:31:04,100 --> 01:31:07,100
And we'll work with the,

3227
01:31:08,100 --> 01:31:09,100
our cities to continue engaging

3228
01:31:09,100 --> 01:31:11,100
the public throughout the

3229
01:31:11,100 --> 01:31:12,100
environmental process. I would

3230
01:31:12,100 --> 01:31:14,100
just really acknowledge FTA

3231
01:31:14,100 --> 01:31:16,100
Region 9

3232
01:31:16,100 --> 01:31:18,100
for their expedited review

3233
01:31:18,100 --> 01:31:19,100
for this process, also their

3234
01:31:19,100 --> 01:31:21,100
partnership,

3235
01:31:22,100 --> 01:31:24,100
and also our borough offices

3236
01:31:24,100 --> 01:31:25,100
in terms of outreach support

3237
01:31:25,100 --> 01:31:27,100
during the NEPA phase. And

3238
01:31:27,100 --> 01:31:28,100
also, behind me and work

3239
01:31:28,100 --> 01:31:30,100
with me, 175 staff members

3240
01:31:30,100 --> 01:31:32,100
from Metro departments and our

3241
01:31:32,100 --> 01:31:33,100
consultant team,

3242
01:31:33,100 --> 01:31:35,100
including our SBE and DBE,

3243
01:31:35,100 --> 01:31:36,100
who worked really hard

3244
01:31:36,100 --> 01:31:38,100
for the outreach effort.

3245
01:31:38,100 --> 01:31:39,100
With that, I'm happy

3246
01:31:39,100 --> 01:31:41,100
to answer any questions.

3247
01:31:41,100 --> 01:31:43,100
>> Thank you

3248
01:31:43,100 --> 01:31:44,100
for that presentation. Do we

3249
01:31:44,100 --> 01:31:45,100
have any members

3250
01:31:45,100 --> 01:31:46,100
of the public who asked

3251
01:31:46,100 --> 01:31:48,100
to speak?

3252
01:31:48,100 --> 01:31:49,100
>> Yes, we do. I have item 12

3253
01:31:49,100 --> 01:31:50,100
here. Patrick Lewis, please

3254
01:31:50,100 --> 01:31:53,100
come up to lectern A. Ashley

3255
01:31:53,100 --> 01:31:54,100
Lujan, please come up

3256
01:31:54,100 --> 01:31:56,100
to lectern B. Gabriella Eddy,

3257
01:31:56,100 --> 01:31:58,100
please come up to lectern A.

3258
01:31:58,100 --> 01:31:59,100
If you're on the phone,

3259
01:31:59,100 --> 01:32:01,100
please press pound 2.

3260
01:32:02,100 --> 01:32:03,100
>> Thank you. We're glad

3261
01:32:03,100 --> 01:32:05,100
to hear your voice today.

3262
01:32:05,100 --> 01:32:06,100
>> Good afternoon. My name is

3263
01:32:06,100 --> 01:32:08,100
Patrick Lewis, and I'm speaking

3264
01:32:08,100 --> 01:32:09,100
on behalf of the Gateway

3265
01:32:09,100 --> 01:32:10,100
Cities Council of

3266
01:32:10,100 --> 01:32:11,100
Governments. Today we voice our

3267
01:32:11,100 --> 01:32:13,100
support for the Eastside

3268
01:32:13,100 --> 01:32:14,100
Transit Corridor Phase 2

3269
01:32:14,100 --> 01:32:15,100
project and the environmental

3270
01:32:15,100 --> 01:32:16,100
assessment

3271
01:32:16,100 --> 01:32:18,100
before the committee. This

3272
01:32:18,100 --> 01:32:19,100
project represents an important

3273
01:32:19,100 --> 01:32:20,100
step

3274
01:32:20,100 --> 01:32:21,100
toward expanding reliable,

3275
01:32:21,100 --> 01:32:22,100
high-quality transit service

3276
01:32:22,100 --> 01:32:24,100
throughout Southeast Los

3277
01:32:24,100 --> 01:32:25,100
Angeles County and the

3278
01:32:25,100 --> 01:32:26,100
Gateway Cities region.

3279
01:32:26,100 --> 01:32:28,100
Improved regional connectivity

3280
01:32:28,100 --> 01:32:29,100
will make it easier

3281
01:32:29,100 --> 01:32:30,100
for residents to reach jobs,

3282
01:32:30,100 --> 01:32:32,100
schools, medical facilities,

3283
01:32:32,100 --> 01:32:34,100
commercial areas, and other key

3284
01:32:34,100 --> 01:32:35,100
destinations while reducing

3285
01:32:35,100 --> 01:32:36,100
transportation barriers

3286
01:32:36,100 --> 01:32:38,100
for many communities. We urge

3287
01:32:38,100 --> 01:32:39,100
the committee to receive and

3288
01:32:39,100 --> 01:32:41,100
file the environmental

3289
01:32:41,100 --> 01:32:42,100
assessment, approve the

3290
01:32:42,100 --> 01:32:44,100
recommended maintenance and

3291
01:32:44,100 --> 01:32:45,100
storage facility site in

3292
01:32:45,100 --> 01:32:46,100
Commerce, and amend the

3293
01:32:46,100 --> 01:32:48,100
long-range transportation plan

3294
01:32:48,100 --> 01:32:49,100
to incorporate the

3295
01:32:49,100 --> 01:32:50,100
board-approved locally

3296
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:52,100
preferred alternative.

3297
01:32:52,100 --> 01:32:53,100
Advancing these approvals will

3298
01:32:53,100 --> 01:32:54,100
bring the project closer to

3299
01:32:54,100 --> 01:32:55,100
implementation and help realize

3300
01:32:55,100 --> 01:32:57,100
long-term transportation,

3301
01:32:57,100 --> 01:32:58,100
economic, and quality

3302
01:32:58,100 --> 01:32:59,100
of life benefits

3303
01:32:59,100 --> 01:33:00,100
for our communities. Thank you.

3304
01:33:00,100 --> 01:33:02,401
>> Thank you. Next, please.

3305
01:33:14,100 --> 01:33:16,100
>> Good afternoon. My name is

3306
01:33:16,100 --> 01:33:17,100
Ashley Lujan. I represent the

3307
01:33:17,100 --> 01:33:18,100
Mexican American Opportunity

3308
01:33:18,100 --> 01:33:20,100
Foundation. As a grassroots

3309
01:33:20,100 --> 01:33:21,100
organization that provides

3310
01:33:21,100 --> 01:33:23,100
services to community members

3311
01:33:23,100 --> 01:33:25,100
throughout the East Side,

3312
01:33:25,100 --> 01:33:27,100
Commerce, Montebello, and

3313
01:33:27,100 --> 01:33:29,100
neighboring communities, we

3314
01:33:30,100 --> 01:33:32,100
witness firsthand how important

3315
01:33:32,100 --> 01:33:34,100
public reliable transportation

3316
01:33:34,100 --> 01:33:36,100
is to the people we serve.

3317
01:33:36,100 --> 01:33:38,100
This is why we support the

3318
01:33:38,100 --> 01:33:40,100
Eastside Corridor Transit

3319
01:33:40,100 --> 01:33:42,401
Corridor Phase 2 project. Many

3320
01:33:43,100 --> 01:33:44,100
of our community members rely

3321
01:33:44,100 --> 01:33:46,100
on transit every day to get

3322
01:33:46,100 --> 01:33:48,100
to work, go to school,

3323
01:33:48,100 --> 01:33:50,100
attend medical appointments,

3324
01:33:50,100 --> 01:33:52,100
and other essential

3325
01:33:52,100 --> 01:33:54,401
destinations. We encourage the

3326
01:33:55,100 --> 01:33:56,100
Metro Board

3327
01:33:56,100 --> 01:33:57,100
to continue advancing the

3328
01:33:57,100 --> 01:33:58,100
Eastside Transit Corridor

3329
01:33:58,100 --> 01:34:00,100
Phase 2 project so future

3330
01:34:00,100 --> 01:34:01,100
generations can benefit

3331
01:34:01,100 --> 01:34:02,100
from a stronger,

3332
01:34:02,100 --> 01:34:04,100
more connected system.

3333
01:34:04,100 --> 01:34:06,100
Expanded transport, expanding

3334
01:34:06,100 --> 01:34:08,100
transportation is not a luxury

3335
01:34:08,100 --> 01:34:09,100
but a crucial step to creating

3336
01:34:09,100 --> 01:34:10,100
greater opportunities

3337
01:34:10,100 --> 01:34:12,100
for families and neighborhoods.

3338
01:34:12,100 --> 01:34:13,100
Thank you.

3339
01:34:13,100 --> 01:34:15,401
>> Thank you. Next, please.

3340
01:34:17,100 --> 01:34:18,100
>> Can you hear me?

3341
01:34:18,100 --> 01:34:20,100
>> Thank you. Yes.

3342
01:34:20,100 --> 01:34:21,100
>> Good morning, Chair,

3343
01:34:21,100 --> 01:34:22,100
members. I'm Gabriela Eria,

3344
01:34:22,100 --> 01:34:23,100
community organizer

3345
01:34:23,100 --> 01:34:25,100
with SVCC representing today,

3346
01:34:25,100 --> 01:34:26,100
and we want

3347
01:34:26,100 --> 01:34:28,100
to express our strong support

3348
01:34:28,100 --> 01:34:29,100
for the Eastside Transit

3349
01:34:29,100 --> 01:34:31,100
Corridor Phase 2 project.

3350
01:34:31,100 --> 01:34:33,100
Every day we work with

3351
01:34:33,100 --> 01:34:34,100
residents and families

3352
01:34:34,100 --> 01:34:35,100
throughout our community who

3353
01:34:35,100 --> 01:34:37,100
rely on public transportation

3354
01:34:37,100 --> 01:34:39,100
to get to work, to school, to

3355
01:34:39,100 --> 01:34:40,100
medical appointments and

3356
01:34:40,100 --> 01:34:42,100
services they need. We know

3357
01:34:42,100 --> 01:34:44,100
that having reliable and

3358
01:34:44,100 --> 01:34:45,100
accessible transit is not just

3359
01:34:45,100 --> 01:34:47,100
about getting from one place

3360
01:34:47,100 --> 01:34:49,100
to another. It's

3361
01:34:49,100 --> 01:34:50,100
about creating opportunities,

3362
01:34:50,100 --> 01:34:51,100
reducing barriers, and helping

3363
01:34:51,100 --> 01:34:53,100
our communities stay connected.

3364
01:34:53,100 --> 01:34:55,100
I'm from Mexico City, so I know

3365
01:34:55,100 --> 01:34:57,100
about these things firsthand.

3366
01:34:57,100 --> 01:34:59,100
And expanding transit access

3367
01:34:59,100 --> 01:35:01,100
will help connect residents

3368
01:35:01,100 --> 01:35:03,100
to jobs, education, healthcare,

3369
01:35:03,100 --> 01:35:06,100
sports, and recreation. And we

3370
01:35:06,100 --> 01:35:08,100
also appreciate that Metro's

3371
01:35:08,100 --> 01:35:10,100
commitment engaged community

3372
01:35:10,100 --> 01:35:11,100
organizations like us and

3373
01:35:11,100 --> 01:35:13,100
residents throughout this

3374
01:35:13,100 --> 01:35:14,100
process, giving local voices

3375
01:35:14,100 --> 01:35:15,100
the opportunity

3376
01:35:15,100 --> 01:35:16,100
to be heard and

3377
01:35:16,100 --> 01:35:19,100
to help us that to project like

3378
01:35:19,100 --> 01:35:21,100
this reflects needs and

3379
01:35:21,100 --> 01:35:23,100
priorities of the community.

3380
01:35:23,100 --> 01:35:24,100
Thank you for your time,

3381
01:35:24,100 --> 01:35:26,100
and we support this. Go

3382
01:35:26,100 --> 01:35:27,100
Metro!

3383
01:35:27,100 --> 01:35:29,100
>> Go Metro! We have 2 people

3384
01:35:29,100 --> 01:35:31,100
from the phones. Please unmute

3385
01:35:31,100 --> 01:35:33,100
the first caller.

3386
01:35:35,100 --> 01:35:37,100
>> Caller ending in 9370,

3387
01:35:37,100 --> 01:35:38,100
please state your name. You

3388
01:35:38,100 --> 01:35:39,100
have 1 minute

3389
01:35:39,100 --> 01:35:41,401
to state your comment.

3390
01:35:42,100 --> 01:35:45,601
>> Hi, my name is Jacqueline. I

3391
01:35:46,100 --> 01:35:49,100
am a South Montebello resident,

3392
01:35:49,100 --> 01:35:52,100
and I decided to call

3393
01:35:52,100 --> 01:35:54,100
in because I'm in support

3394
01:35:54,100 --> 01:35:56,100
for the Metro Eastside

3395
01:35:56,100 --> 01:35:57,100
Extension all the way to

3396
01:35:57,100 --> 01:36:00,100
Montebello. I would get service

3397
01:36:00,100 --> 01:36:03,100
from the last train station,

3398
01:36:03,100 --> 01:36:06,100
which would be, at least

3399
01:36:06,100 --> 01:36:07,100
for this portion, the

3400
01:36:07,100 --> 01:36:09,100
Greenland and Washington. And I

3401
01:36:09,100 --> 01:36:11,100
am here in support because we

3402
01:36:11,100 --> 01:36:12,100
Don't have that many. We have

3403
01:36:12,100 --> 01:36:15,100
many. We have the Montebello

3404
01:36:16,100 --> 01:36:18,100
transit, but

3405
01:36:18,100 --> 01:36:20,100
at the same time, it's not as

3406
01:36:20,100 --> 01:36:22,100
like,

3407
01:36:23,100 --> 01:36:26,100
it's not as consistent as

3408
01:36:26,100 --> 01:36:28,100
Metro. And I feel like

3409
01:36:28,100 --> 01:36:29,100
with this Metro extension, we

3410
01:36:29,100 --> 01:36:30,100
would have much more reliable

3411
01:36:30,100 --> 01:36:31,100
service to get

3412
01:36:31,100 --> 01:36:32,100
to downtown LA or to get

3413
01:36:32,100 --> 01:36:33,100
to even closer places

3414
01:36:33,100 --> 01:36:35,100
like the Citadel, which is,

3415
01:36:35,100 --> 01:36:37,100
which was the station prior.

3416
01:36:37,100 --> 01:36:38,100
And I'm here

3417
01:36:38,100 --> 01:36:39,100
in support because I feel like

3418
01:36:39,100 --> 01:36:41,100
it would benefit our community

3419
01:36:41,100 --> 01:36:43,100
to have reliable

3420
01:36:43,100 --> 01:36:45,100
transportation,

3421
01:36:45,100 --> 01:36:46,100
to have reliable transportation

3422
01:36:46,100 --> 01:36:48,100
to downtown LA.

3423
01:36:51,100 --> 01:36:52,100
>> Moving on

3424
01:36:52,100 --> 01:36:53,100
to the next caller.

3425
01:36:53,100 --> 01:36:54,100
Caller ending in 3705,

3426
01:36:54,100 --> 01:36:56,100
please say your name. You have

3427
01:36:56,100 --> 01:36:57,100
1 minute

3428
01:36:57,100 --> 01:36:59,401
to state your comment.

3429
01:37:02,100 --> 01:37:04,100
>> Good afternoon,

3430
01:37:06,100 --> 01:37:07,100
board members. My name is

3431
01:37:07,100 --> 01:37:08,100
Cesar Roldan, Director of

3432
01:37:08,100 --> 01:37:09,100
Public Works for the City of

3433
01:37:09,100 --> 01:37:11,100
Montebello. The city supports

3434
01:37:11,100 --> 01:37:13,100
Metro's continued advancements

3435
01:37:13,100 --> 01:37:15,100
of the Eastside Transit

3436
01:37:15,100 --> 01:37:16,100
Corridor Phase 2 project and

3437
01:37:16,100 --> 01:37:17,100
the environmental assessment

3438
01:37:17,100 --> 01:37:19,100
being presented today.

3439
01:37:19,100 --> 01:37:21,100
However, we respectfully

3440
01:37:21,100 --> 01:37:22,100
request that the board consider

3441
01:37:22,100 --> 01:37:23,100
relocating the proposed

3442
01:37:23,100 --> 01:37:24,100
maintenance and storage

3443
01:37:24,100 --> 01:37:26,100
facility to a more appropriate

3444
01:37:26,100 --> 01:37:27,100
site outside of the City of

3445
01:37:27,100 --> 01:37:28,100
Montebello. This project is an

3446
01:37:28,100 --> 01:37:30,100
important investment

3447
01:37:30,100 --> 01:37:32,100
in regional mobility. It will

3448
01:37:32,100 --> 01:37:33,100
expand access to jobs,

3449
01:37:33,100 --> 01:37:35,100
education, healthcare,

3450
01:37:35,100 --> 01:37:37,100
and other essential services

3451
01:37:37,100 --> 01:37:38,100
for residents in East Los

3452
01:37:38,100 --> 01:37:40,100
Angeles, Commerce,

3453
01:37:40,100 --> 01:37:41,100
Montebello, Pico, Santa Fe

3454
01:37:41,100 --> 01:37:42,100
Springs, Whittier, and the

3455
01:37:42,100 --> 01:37:44,100
surrounding communities. We

3456
01:37:44,100 --> 01:37:45,100
urge the committee to receive

3457
01:37:45,100 --> 01:37:46,100
and file the environmental

3458
01:37:46,100 --> 01:37:48,100
assessment, approve the

3459
01:37:48,100 --> 01:37:50,100
proposed maintenance storage

3460
01:37:50,100 --> 01:37:51,100
facility site in Commerce, and

3461
01:37:51,100 --> 01:37:52,100
amend the long-range

3462
01:37:52,100 --> 01:37:53,100
transportation plan to advance

3463
01:37:53,100 --> 01:37:55,100
the board-selected locally

3464
01:37:55,100 --> 01:37:56,100
preferred alternative. I want

3465
01:37:56,100 --> 01:37:59,100
to thank the board, and I want

3466
01:37:59,100 --> 01:38:00,100
to thank Metro staff

3467
01:38:00,100 --> 01:38:01,100
for working with the City of

3468
01:38:01,100 --> 01:38:02,100
Montebello. Thank you.

3469
01:38:02,100 --> 01:38:03,100
>> That was the last public

3470
01:38:03,100 --> 01:38:04,100
comment.

3471
01:38:04,100 --> 01:38:05,100
>> Thank you. Supervisor

3472
01:38:05,100 --> 01:38:07,100
Solis.

3473
01:38:08,100 --> 01:38:09,100
>> Yes, thank you, Madam

3474
01:38:09,100 --> 01:38:11,100
Chair. I especially want

3475
01:38:11,100 --> 01:38:14,601
to thank the staff. I want

3476
01:38:15,100 --> 01:38:16,100
to thank you, Ray, and your

3477
01:38:16,100 --> 01:38:17,100
team Jill, Lou, especially

3478
01:38:17,100 --> 01:38:19,100
Lillian De Losa Gutierrez,

3479
01:38:19,100 --> 01:38:21,100
Lorena Sanchez, Dolores

3480
01:38:21,100 --> 01:38:23,100
Roibal, Annette Cortez, and I

3481
01:38:23,100 --> 01:38:25,100
especially want

3482
01:38:25,100 --> 01:38:27,100
to thank our CEO, Stephanie

3483
01:38:27,100 --> 01:38:29,100
Wiggins, and everyone, because

3484
01:38:29,100 --> 01:38:31,100
when you mentioned earlier this

3485
01:38:31,100 --> 01:38:32,100
has been a 19-year project,

3486
01:38:32,100 --> 01:38:34,100
I had to shake my head. I

3487
01:38:34,100 --> 01:38:35,100
haven't even been here 12 yet,

3488
01:38:35,100 --> 01:38:37,100
and look at, I mean,

3489
01:38:37,100 --> 01:38:39,100
people have been on this,

3490
01:38:39,100 --> 01:38:41,100
and it took mountains,

3491
01:38:41,100 --> 01:38:43,100
moving mountains. And I want to

3492
01:38:43,100 --> 01:38:45,100
say that you have not let us

3493
01:38:45,100 --> 01:38:47,100
down, Metro, and the community

3494
01:38:47,100 --> 01:38:49,100
has not let us down. And it is

3495
01:38:49,100 --> 01:38:51,100
important because this,

3496
01:38:51,100 --> 01:38:53,100
for me, is one

3497
01:38:53,100 --> 01:38:55,100
of the biggest legacy projects

3498
01:38:55,100 --> 01:38:56,100
for the East Side. And we're

3499
01:38:56,100 --> 01:38:57,100
finally going

3500
01:38:57,100 --> 01:38:59,100
to see some pathway forward.

3501
01:38:59,100 --> 01:39:00,100
And given all the challenges

3502
01:39:00,100 --> 01:39:02,100
and hardships, to come

3503
01:39:02,100 --> 01:39:03,100
to this day,

3504
01:39:03,100 --> 01:39:04,100
to see that we're going

3505
01:39:04,100 --> 01:39:06,100
to submit our NEPA, go

3506
01:39:06,100 --> 01:39:07,100
through the NEPA process,

3507
01:39:07,100 --> 01:39:09,100
and we've had our hearings, and

3508
01:39:09,100 --> 01:39:11,100
we've done tremendous outreach.

3509
01:39:11,100 --> 01:39:12,100
So I want to commend you for

3510
01:39:12,100 --> 01:39:13,100
that because I know this was

3511
01:39:13,100 --> 01:39:15,100
not easy. And including

3512
01:39:15,100 --> 01:39:17,100
figuring

3513
01:39:17,100 --> 01:39:18,100
out where we were going

3514
01:39:18,100 --> 01:39:19,100
to put the maintenance yard,

3515
01:39:19,100 --> 01:39:20,100
going back and forth with

3516
01:39:20,100 --> 01:39:22,100
Montebello and Commerce. And

3517
01:39:22,100 --> 01:39:24,100
the person who called earlier,

3518
01:39:24,100 --> 01:39:25,100
we're looking at Commerce. So

3519
01:39:25,100 --> 01:39:26,100
just

3520
01:39:26,100 --> 01:39:27,100
to clear the record there and

3521
01:39:27,100 --> 01:39:29,100
to let you know that now

3522
01:39:29,100 --> 01:39:30,100
because of this process,

3523
01:39:30,100 --> 01:39:32,100
we'll be able to move into the

3524
01:39:32,100 --> 01:39:33,100
other step forward now that'll

3525
01:39:33,100 --> 01:39:36,100
open up the capital investment

3526
01:39:36,100 --> 01:39:38,100
grant program so we can receive

3527
01:39:38,100 --> 01:39:40,100
more funding. And I'm just I'm

3528
01:39:40,100 --> 01:39:41,100
just overwhelmed. I can't

3529
01:39:41,100 --> 01:39:44,100
believe that today has finally

3530
01:39:44,100 --> 01:39:46,100
come for me, at least sitting

3531
01:39:46,100 --> 01:39:47,100
here knowing that all things

3532
01:39:47,100 --> 01:39:49,100
were coming together. Because

3533
01:39:49,100 --> 01:39:52,100
last year or 6 months ago, I

3534
01:39:52,100 --> 01:39:53,100
was very fearful that things

3535
01:39:53,100 --> 01:39:54,100
were not going

3536
01:39:54,100 --> 01:39:56,100
to go this way,

3537
01:39:56,100 --> 01:39:57,100
that they were going to go

3538
01:39:57,100 --> 01:39:58,100
in another direction. But I'm

3539
01:39:58,100 --> 01:40:00,100
very happy that the wisdom

3540
01:40:00,100 --> 01:40:01,100
of your committee, this

3541
01:40:01,100 --> 01:40:03,401
committee, and your staff,

3542
01:40:04,100 --> 01:40:05,100
as well as the community coming

3543
01:40:05,100 --> 01:40:07,100
out to support. And I want

3544
01:40:07,100 --> 01:40:09,100
to thank my staff too, Wakas,

3545
01:40:09,100 --> 01:40:10,100
Raymond, and others that have

3546
01:40:10,100 --> 01:40:11,100
been involved in this process

3547
01:40:11,100 --> 01:40:13,100
for many years. What a

3548
01:40:13,100 --> 01:40:15,100
tremendous opportunity is

3549
01:40:15,100 --> 01:40:17,100
for all of us. And I would just

3550
01:40:17,100 --> 01:40:19,100
ask us to continue to do the

3551
01:40:19,100 --> 01:40:20,100
outreach so people are fully

3552
01:40:20,100 --> 01:40:22,100
aware that we have our eyes and

3553
01:40:22,100 --> 01:40:24,401
our ears focused here,

3554
01:40:25,100 --> 01:40:26,100
and that this is going to be a

3555
01:40:26,100 --> 01:40:28,100
very beneficial project

3556
01:40:28,100 --> 01:40:30,100
economically for people who are

3557
01:40:30,100 --> 01:40:32,100
so transit-dependent

3558
01:40:32,100 --> 01:40:34,100
on the bus right now, and

3559
01:40:34,100 --> 01:40:35,100
to see them making progress,

3560
01:40:35,100 --> 01:40:37,100
economic development,

3561
01:40:37,100 --> 01:40:39,100
and just the creation

3562
01:40:39,100 --> 01:40:41,100
of jobs, all of that is going

3563
01:40:41,100 --> 01:40:42,100
to be so meaningful

3564
01:40:42,100 --> 01:40:43,100
for this space, for East LA,

3565
01:40:43,100 --> 01:40:44,100
which has gone

3566
01:40:44,100 --> 01:40:46,100
through a whole lot, as many

3567
01:40:46,100 --> 01:40:48,100
of you know, in the last 3

3568
01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:50,100
weeks. So, thank you so much,

3569
01:40:50,100 --> 01:40:51,100
and I want to congratulate the

3570
01:40:51,100 --> 01:40:53,100
planning team and again our

3571
01:40:53,100 --> 01:40:55,100
CEO. Thank you.

3572
01:40:56,100 --> 01:40:57,100
>> I love the confidence

3573
01:40:57,100 --> 01:40:59,100
already being expressed and

3574
01:40:59,100 --> 01:41:01,100
this project. Director

3575
01:41:01,100 --> 01:41:03,100
Najarian.

3576
01:41:04,100 --> 01:41:05,100
>> Well, I have another story

3577
01:41:05,100 --> 01:41:06,100
to tell.

3578
01:41:06,100 --> 01:41:07,100
>> We're ready, we're ready,

3579
01:41:07,100 --> 01:41:09,100
we're ready.

3580
01:41:09,100 --> 01:41:12,100
>> It was almost 17 years ago,

3581
01:41:12,100 --> 01:41:15,100
it was November of 2009, that

3582
01:41:15,100 --> 01:41:16,100
I,

3583
01:41:16,100 --> 01:41:18,100
as a freshly minted chairman

3584
01:41:18,100 --> 01:41:20,401
of this august agency,

3585
01:41:22,100 --> 01:41:23,100
was there and able

3586
01:41:23,100 --> 01:41:25,401
to officiate at the

3587
01:41:26,100 --> 01:41:27,100
ribbon-cutting and the

3588
01:41:27,100 --> 01:41:30,100
dedication of the East Side,

3589
01:41:30,100 --> 01:41:31,100
they called it the Gold Line

3590
01:41:31,100 --> 01:41:34,100
back then. Phase 1. And it was

3591
01:41:34,100 --> 01:41:37,100
attended by all the incredible

3592
01:41:37,100 --> 01:41:38,100
community leaders, Gloria

3593
01:41:38,100 --> 01:41:40,100
Molina, Representative Lucille

3594
01:41:41,100 --> 01:41:43,401
Roybal-Allard, the mayor was

3595
01:41:45,100 --> 01:41:47,100
Antonio Villaraigosa, and

3596
01:41:47,100 --> 01:41:49,100
everyone was there. And I have

3597
01:41:49,100 --> 01:41:50,100
to tell you,

3598
01:41:50,100 --> 01:41:52,100
it was such a proud moment

3599
01:41:52,100 --> 01:41:54,100
for East LA at that time,

3600
01:41:54,100 --> 01:41:55,100
because up until then, they

3601
01:41:55,100 --> 01:41:57,100
really felt that they were

3602
01:41:57,100 --> 01:41:58,100
being ignored

3603
01:41:58,100 --> 01:42:00,401
in the transit allocation.

3604
01:42:01,100 --> 01:42:03,100
The West Side had all their,

3605
01:42:03,100 --> 01:42:04,100
the Red Line was already going,

3606
01:42:04,100 --> 01:42:07,100
the Purple Line was going, and

3607
01:42:07,100 --> 01:42:09,100
this was something that really

3608
01:42:09,100 --> 01:42:11,100
brought some identity and some

3609
01:42:11,100 --> 01:42:12,100
pride

3610
01:42:12,100 --> 01:42:14,401
to the entire community.

3611
01:42:15,100 --> 01:42:16,100
Supervisor, you were probably

3612
01:42:16,100 --> 01:42:17,100
in Washington, and you probably

3613
01:42:17,100 --> 01:42:19,100
heard all the good news and

3614
01:42:19,100 --> 01:42:21,100
everything that was that was

3615
01:42:21,100 --> 01:42:23,100
going on at that time. And then

3616
01:42:23,100 --> 01:42:25,100
let's move forward a little

3617
01:42:25,100 --> 01:42:27,100
bit. I can't, I mean,

3618
01:42:27,100 --> 01:42:29,100
I can't overstate the amount of

3619
01:42:29,100 --> 01:42:31,100
controversy that we were facing

3620
01:42:31,100 --> 01:42:33,100
trying to decide which

3621
01:42:33,100 --> 01:42:34,100
alignment was going

3622
01:42:34,100 --> 01:42:36,100
to be used. Is it going

3623
01:42:36,100 --> 01:42:38,100
to be the SR 60, or is it going

3624
01:42:38,100 --> 01:42:40,100
to be the Washington

3625
01:42:40,100 --> 01:42:42,100
Boulevard? And all the heavy

3626
01:42:42,100 --> 01:42:43,100
hitters were out there trying

3627
01:42:43,100 --> 01:42:45,100
to lobby the board. Richard

3628
01:42:45,100 --> 01:42:47,401
Alatorre, A big proponent

3629
01:42:48,100 --> 01:42:50,100
of the SR-60. Mike Ruse and all

3630
01:42:50,100 --> 01:42:53,100
these other folks were coming

3631
01:42:53,100 --> 01:42:54,100
in and lobbying. And I think it

3632
01:42:54,100 --> 01:42:56,401
was a contamination discovery

3633
01:43:00,100 --> 01:43:02,100
on the SR-60 route that really

3634
01:43:02,100 --> 01:43:03,100
shifted everyone back to

3635
01:43:03,100 --> 01:43:05,100
Washington. And I'm so happy

3636
01:43:05,100 --> 01:43:07,100
that we're here today approving

3637
01:43:07,100 --> 01:43:09,100
the NEPA, moving forward. It's

3638
01:43:09,100 --> 01:43:11,100
something that the East Side

3639
01:43:11,100 --> 01:43:13,100
desperately deserves and is

3640
01:43:13,100 --> 01:43:15,100
entitled to. Thank you.

3641
01:43:15,100 --> 01:43:16,100
Especially since we've had all

3642
01:43:16,100 --> 01:43:17,100
the excitement

3643
01:43:17,100 --> 01:43:18,100
on the west side, right? We've

3644
01:43:18,100 --> 01:43:20,100
got the K Line and the, the C

3645
01:43:20,100 --> 01:43:22,100
Line and the D Line and all

3646
01:43:22,100 --> 01:43:23,100
that stuff. This is something

3647
01:43:23,100 --> 01:43:25,100
that's truly deserved and

3648
01:43:25,100 --> 01:43:27,100
equitable. And if nothing else,

3649
01:43:27,100 --> 01:43:28,100
this board tries to be

3650
01:43:28,100 --> 01:43:30,100
equitable. I think there's

3651
01:43:30,100 --> 01:43:32,100
still some allocations that

3652
01:43:32,100 --> 01:43:33,100
need to be made

3653
01:43:33,100 --> 01:43:34,100
to the east side

3654
01:43:34,100 --> 01:43:36,100
of the county,

3655
01:43:36,100 --> 01:43:38,100
but certainly this is a step

3656
01:43:38,100 --> 01:43:39,100
in the right direction. So I

3657
01:43:39,100 --> 01:43:41,100
wholeheartedly support this.

3658
01:43:43,100 --> 01:43:44,100
>> Well, thank you

3659
01:43:44,100 --> 01:43:45,100
for sharing that. Really,

3660
01:43:45,100 --> 01:43:46,100
really important. But I do,

3661
01:43:46,100 --> 01:43:49,100
I want to just add kudos

3662
01:43:49,100 --> 01:43:52,601
to you for the outreach. It's

3663
01:43:54,100 --> 01:43:57,100
such an outstanding notation of

3664
01:43:58,100 --> 01:44:00,100
how the community has been

3665
01:44:00,100 --> 01:44:01,100
engaged. And actually, the only

3666
01:44:01,100 --> 01:44:02,100
public comment today has been

3667
01:44:02,100 --> 01:44:04,100
on this item,

3668
01:44:04,100 --> 01:44:05,100
so it continues. And kudos

3669
01:44:05,100 --> 01:44:07,100
to you. Thank you. Thank you so

3670
01:44:07,100 --> 01:44:09,100
much, Madam Clerk. I'm going

3671
01:44:09,100 --> 01:44:10,100
to have a motion,

3672
01:44:10,100 --> 01:44:13,601
please. I know Mr. Najarian is

3673
01:44:15,100 --> 01:44:16,100
going to second it.

3674
01:44:16,100 --> 01:44:18,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

3675
01:44:18,100 --> 01:44:20,100
>> Yes.

3676
01:44:20,100 --> 01:44:21,100
>> [ SPANISH ].

3677
01:44:21,100 --> 01:44:22,100
>> Director Mitchell?

3678
01:44:22,100 --> 01:44:23,100
>> Aye.

3679
01:44:23,100 --> 01:44:24,100
>> Director Najarian?

3680
01:44:24,100 --> 01:44:25,100
>> Aye.

3681
01:44:25,100 --> 01:44:26,100
>> Director Horvath?

3682
01:44:26,100 --> 01:44:27,100
>> Aye.

3683
01:44:27,100 --> 01:44:29,100
>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

3684
01:44:29,100 --> 01:44:30,100
>> [ SPANISH ].

3685
01:44:30,100 --> 01:44:32,100
>> The motion carries.

3686
01:44:32,100 --> 01:44:34,100
>> Thank you. Thank you so

3687
01:44:34,100 --> 01:44:37,601
much. We are now at item 13,

3688
01:44:40,100 --> 01:44:41,100
Open and Slow Streets Grant

3689
01:44:41,100 --> 01:44:43,100
Program update.

3690
01:44:45,100 --> 01:44:46,100
>> Thank you, Chair. Joining me

3691
01:44:46,100 --> 01:44:48,100
at the table is Jacob Lieb,

3692
01:44:48,100 --> 01:44:50,100
Deputy Executive Officer, and

3693
01:44:50,100 --> 01:44:52,100
Neha Chawla, Senior Director,

3694
01:44:52,100 --> 01:44:54,100
who will go

3695
01:44:54,100 --> 01:44:56,100
through the presentation.

3696
01:45:00,100 --> 01:45:02,100
>> Thank you.

3697
01:45:02,100 --> 01:45:03,100
>> Good afternoon. We will be

3698
01:45:03,100 --> 01:45:04,100
presenting the Open and Slow

3699
01:45:04,100 --> 01:45:06,100
Streets grant update

3700
01:45:06,100 --> 01:45:07,100
for your consideration. The

3701
01:45:07,100 --> 01:45:09,100
staff recommendation is

3702
01:45:09,100 --> 01:45:10,100
to provide assistance

3703
01:45:10,100 --> 01:45:11,100
to local jurisdictions

3704
01:45:11,100 --> 01:45:12,100
to use local return and

3705
01:45:12,100 --> 01:45:13,100
Transportation Development

3706
01:45:13,100 --> 01:45:15,100
Act, or TDA, Article 3 as the

3707
01:45:15,100 --> 01:45:17,100
only available funding for

3708
01:45:17,100 --> 01:45:19,100
Open and Slow Streets events

3709
01:45:19,100 --> 01:45:21,100
occurring between September

3710
01:45:21,100 --> 01:45:23,100
2026 and March 2028. The

3711
01:45:24,100 --> 01:45:26,401
Metro Board approved cycles 6

3712
01:45:27,100 --> 01:45:29,100
and 7 of the program in

3713
01:45:29,100 --> 01:45:31,100
December 2026, 2025. The action

3714
01:45:32,100 --> 01:45:34,100
included an amendment

3715
01:45:34,100 --> 01:45:35,100
to report back on a series of

3716
01:45:35,100 --> 01:45:37,100
recommendations and analysis,

3717
01:45:37,100 --> 01:45:38,100
to obtain input

3718
01:45:38,100 --> 01:45:40,100
from community stakeholders

3719
01:45:40,100 --> 01:45:41,100
to identify ways

3720
01:45:41,100 --> 01:45:43,100
to make the program permanent,

3721
01:45:43,100 --> 01:45:44,100
initiate an abbreviated cycle

3722
01:45:44,100 --> 01:45:45,100
with identified funding

3723
01:45:45,100 --> 01:45:47,100
for events occurring between

3724
01:45:47,100 --> 01:45:49,100
September 2026 and March

3725
01:45:49,100 --> 01:45:51,100
2028, and offer technical

3726
01:45:51,100 --> 01:45:52,100
assistance,

3727
01:45:52,100 --> 01:45:53,100
including alternative sources

3728
01:45:53,100 --> 01:45:54,100
of funding

3729
01:45:54,100 --> 01:45:55,100
for events not funded

3730
01:45:55,100 --> 01:45:57,100
through cycles 6 and 7.

3731
01:45:58,100 --> 01:45:59,100
>> Thank you, Neha. Good

3732
01:45:59,100 --> 01:46:01,100
afternoon, Madam Chair, members

3733
01:46:01,100 --> 01:46:03,100
of the committee. I will talk

3734
01:46:03,100 --> 01:46:06,100
you through the staff response

3735
01:46:06,100 --> 01:46:07,100
to direction from the board

3736
01:46:07,100 --> 01:46:09,100
from back in January, as Neha

3737
01:46:09,100 --> 01:46:10,100
described. This is

3738
01:46:10,100 --> 01:46:12,100
substantially described

3739
01:46:12,100 --> 01:46:13,100
within the board report itself,

3740
01:46:13,100 --> 01:46:16,100
but I'll be describing some

3741
01:46:16,100 --> 01:46:17,100
of the high points

3742
01:46:17,100 --> 01:46:19,401
of our staff response.

3743
01:46:20,100 --> 01:46:21,100
For the first item,

3744
01:46:21,100 --> 01:46:22,100
which directed us to come back

3745
01:46:22,100 --> 01:46:24,100
with recommendations

3746
01:46:24,100 --> 01:46:25,100
for a permanent Open and Slow

3747
01:46:25,100 --> 01:46:27,100
Streets program, what we're

3748
01:46:27,100 --> 01:46:29,100
describing is that staff

3749
01:46:29,100 --> 01:46:30,100
intends to return to the board

3750
01:46:30,100 --> 01:46:32,100
in 2028 with recommendations

3751
01:46:32,100 --> 01:46:34,100
for a permanent program. A

3752
01:46:34,100 --> 01:46:36,100
couple of things that we want

3753
01:46:36,100 --> 01:46:38,100
to emphasize here. First

3754
01:46:38,100 --> 01:46:40,100
of all,

3755
01:46:40,100 --> 01:46:42,100
that the currently awarded

3756
01:46:42,100 --> 01:46:44,100
Cycle 6 and 7 Open and Slow

3757
01:46:44,100 --> 01:46:45,100
Streets events,

3758
01:46:45,100 --> 01:46:47,100
and I'd say unlike prior cycles

3759
01:46:47,100 --> 01:46:50,100
of the grant program, we have

3760
01:46:50,100 --> 01:46:51,100
retained the program evaluation

3761
01:46:51,100 --> 01:46:53,100
activities, whereas in the past

3762
01:46:53,100 --> 01:46:54,100
we've asked our grantees

3763
01:46:54,100 --> 01:46:56,401
to evaluate individual events.

3764
01:46:57,100 --> 01:46:58,100
That evaluation is ongoing

3765
01:46:58,100 --> 01:47:00,100
with the current slate

3766
01:47:00,100 --> 01:47:01,100
of events, will continue

3767
01:47:01,100 --> 01:47:03,100
with the 2028 Open and Slow

3768
01:47:03,100 --> 01:47:05,100
Streets events,

3769
01:47:05,100 --> 01:47:06,100
and that will provide us

3770
01:47:06,100 --> 01:47:08,100
with a depth of information to

3771
01:47:08,100 --> 01:47:10,401
inform that recommendation that

3772
01:47:12,100 --> 01:47:14,100
we'll be bringing back to you.

3773
01:47:14,100 --> 01:47:15,100
in 2028. The other thing

3774
01:47:15,100 --> 01:47:17,100
to emphasize is that we do

3775
01:47:17,100 --> 01:47:19,100
within this Board report

3776
01:47:19,100 --> 01:47:20,100
describe some guideposts or

3777
01:47:20,100 --> 01:47:22,100
considerations

3778
01:47:22,100 --> 01:47:24,100
for a permanent program,

3779
01:47:24,100 --> 01:47:25,100
and we felt it was important to

3780
01:47:25,100 --> 01:47:26,100
inform you and get your

3781
01:47:26,100 --> 01:47:28,100
feedback as our Board, as well

3782
01:47:28,100 --> 01:47:30,100
as to provide an indication

3783
01:47:30,100 --> 01:47:31,100
to stakeholders and partners

3784
01:47:31,100 --> 01:47:33,100
about how we want

3785
01:47:33,100 --> 01:47:34,100
to pursue that discussion

3786
01:47:34,100 --> 01:47:35,100
over the next couple

3787
01:47:35,100 --> 01:47:37,100
of years. And it features

3788
01:47:37,100 --> 01:47:39,100
things like a closer tie

3789
01:47:39,100 --> 01:47:41,100
to specific intended outcomes,

3790
01:47:41,100 --> 01:47:43,100
such as improving transit

3791
01:47:43,100 --> 01:47:46,100
ridership, both on day of event

3792
01:47:46,100 --> 01:47:47,100
and measuring the impact that

3793
01:47:47,100 --> 01:47:49,100
open and slow streets events

3794
01:47:49,100 --> 01:47:51,401
have on everyday choices

3795
01:47:52,100 --> 01:47:54,401
to ride transit. Additional

3796
01:47:55,100 --> 01:47:58,100
outcomes that we are featuring

3797
01:47:59,100 --> 01:48:01,401
include creating some distinct

3798
01:48:02,100 --> 01:48:03,100
and measurable momentum

3799
01:48:03,100 --> 01:48:05,100
toward the implementation of

3800
01:48:05,100 --> 01:48:06,100
permanent active transportation

3801
01:48:06,100 --> 01:48:08,100
infrastructure,

3802
01:48:09,100 --> 01:48:12,100
and then as well moving

3803
01:48:12,100 --> 01:48:13,100
toward a more regular,

3804
01:48:13,100 --> 01:48:16,100
predictable cadence of open and

3805
01:48:16,100 --> 01:48:17,100
slow streets events, as we see

3806
01:48:17,100 --> 01:48:18,100
with some of the most popular

3807
01:48:18,100 --> 01:48:20,401
and successful and long-running

3808
01:48:21,100 --> 01:48:22,100
open street and slow streets

3809
01:48:22,100 --> 01:48:24,100
programs around the world. All

3810
01:48:24,100 --> 01:48:26,100
of those objectives that we

3811
01:48:26,100 --> 01:48:27,100
described in the board report

3812
01:48:27,100 --> 01:48:29,100
are also underpinned

3813
01:48:29,100 --> 01:48:30,100
by a key consideration,

3814
01:48:30,100 --> 01:48:32,100
which is cost efficiency. What

3815
01:48:32,100 --> 01:48:34,100
we've observed,

3816
01:48:34,100 --> 01:48:35,100
and specifically recently

3817
01:48:35,100 --> 01:48:37,100
with the program,

3818
01:48:37,100 --> 01:48:39,100
are dramatically increasing

3819
01:48:39,100 --> 01:48:40,100
costs,

3820
01:48:40,100 --> 01:48:41,100
and everything else that we

3821
01:48:41,100 --> 01:48:42,100
want to accomplish

3822
01:48:42,100 --> 01:48:44,100
with this program requires us

3823
01:48:44,100 --> 01:48:46,100
to deliver these events as

3824
01:48:46,100 --> 01:48:48,100
efficiently as possible

3825
01:48:48,100 --> 01:48:50,100
with our partners. The second

3826
01:48:50,100 --> 01:48:51,100
item that the Board asked us

3827
01:48:51,100 --> 01:48:52,100
to come back

3828
01:48:52,100 --> 01:48:54,100
with recommendations

3829
01:48:54,100 --> 01:48:55,100
on is funding

3830
01:48:55,100 --> 01:48:56,100
for an abbreviated cycle and

3831
01:48:56,100 --> 01:48:58,100
to identify $1 million

3832
01:48:58,100 --> 01:49:01,100
for that purpose. What we have

3833
01:49:01,100 --> 01:49:03,100
described in the board report

3834
01:49:03,100 --> 01:49:06,100
is that there is both broadly

3835
01:49:06,100 --> 01:49:08,100
eligible, very flexible,

3836
01:49:08,100 --> 01:49:10,100
and available funding in

3837
01:49:10,100 --> 01:49:12,100
locally programmed fund

3838
01:49:12,100 --> 01:49:13,100
sources, including

3839
01:49:13,100 --> 01:49:15,100
Transportation Development

3840
01:49:15,100 --> 01:49:16,100
Act Article 3, as well as local

3841
01:49:16,100 --> 01:49:18,401
return. We've provided as

3842
01:49:19,100 --> 01:49:20,100
attachments to the board

3843
01:49:20,100 --> 01:49:22,100
reports the current fund

3844
01:49:22,100 --> 01:49:24,100
balances for both of those

3845
01:49:24,100 --> 01:49:26,100
Funding sources. We've also

3846
01:49:26,100 --> 01:49:28,100
described that

3847
01:49:29,100 --> 01:49:32,601
for all prior cycles of the

3848
01:49:33,100 --> 01:49:35,100
Open and Slow Street programs

3849
01:49:35,100 --> 01:49:38,100
we have tapped on Proposition C

3850
01:49:38,100 --> 01:49:40,401
25%, PC 25, as the only

3851
01:49:41,100 --> 01:49:43,100
eligible Metro, directly

3852
01:49:44,100 --> 01:49:46,100
Metro-programmed funding source

3853
01:49:47,100 --> 01:49:48,100
for programming events like

3854
01:49:48,100 --> 01:49:50,100
Open and Slow Streets. The

3855
01:49:50,100 --> 01:49:53,100
PC-25 funding source for this

3856
01:49:54,100 --> 01:49:57,100
time period is fully subscribed

3857
01:49:58,100 --> 01:50:00,100
to high-priority investments

3858
01:50:01,100 --> 01:50:03,100
such as the Vermont Transit

3859
01:50:03,100 --> 01:50:05,100
Corridor, the freeway service

3860
01:50:05,100 --> 01:50:07,100
patrol other items that,

3861
01:50:07,100 --> 01:50:08,100
that we've described

3862
01:50:08,100 --> 01:50:10,100
within the board report. And,

3863
01:50:10,100 --> 01:50:11,100
and we do not want to be

3864
01:50:11,100 --> 01:50:12,100
in a position

3865
01:50:12,100 --> 01:50:13,100
of creating a funding hole

3866
01:50:13,100 --> 01:50:15,100
within those other priorities

3867
01:50:15,100 --> 01:50:16,100
and, and then having

3868
01:50:16,100 --> 01:50:17,100
to come back to you

3869
01:50:17,100 --> 01:50:19,100
with recommendations for how

3870
01:50:19,100 --> 01:50:21,100
those funding holes might be

3871
01:50:21,100 --> 01:50:23,100
plugged. And then the final

3872
01:50:23,100 --> 01:50:24,100
item that the board asked us

3873
01:50:24,100 --> 01:50:25,100
to report back on is technical

3874
01:50:25,100 --> 01:50:27,100
assistance. I want

3875
01:50:27,100 --> 01:50:28,100
to emphasize here, of course,

3876
01:50:28,100 --> 01:50:29,100
that we provide technical

3877
01:50:29,100 --> 01:50:30,100
assistance to grantees and

3878
01:50:30,100 --> 01:50:32,100
prospective grantees routinely.

3879
01:50:32,100 --> 01:50:35,100
We've done that as part

3880
01:50:35,100 --> 01:50:37,100
of the cycle 6 and 7 debrief,

3881
01:50:37,100 --> 01:50:39,100
both with successful and

3882
01:50:39,100 --> 01:50:41,401
unsuccessful applicants. And we

3883
01:50:42,100 --> 01:50:44,100
will be,

3884
01:50:45,100 --> 01:50:47,100
pending the board's action

3885
01:50:47,100 --> 01:50:48,100
on this item, we will be

3886
01:50:48,100 --> 01:50:50,100
initiating an intensive

3887
01:50:50,100 --> 01:50:51,000
technical assistance effort

3888
01:50:51,000 --> 01:50:53,400
to assist jurisdictions with

3889
01:50:54,100 --> 01:50:56,100
accessing the available

3890
01:50:56,100 --> 01:50:58,100
funding, navigating trade-offs,

3891
01:50:58,100 --> 01:51:00,100
providing grant writing

3892
01:51:00,100 --> 01:51:02,100
assistance in instances where

3893
01:51:02,100 --> 01:51:03,100
that's appropriate,

3894
01:51:03,100 --> 01:51:06,100
and so forth. Open and Slow

3895
01:51:06,100 --> 01:51:08,100
Streets program, of course, is

3896
01:51:08,100 --> 01:51:10,100
an equity-focused effort that's

3897
01:51:10,100 --> 01:51:12,401
reflected in our grant

3898
01:51:14,100 --> 01:51:16,401
selection criteria, where in

3899
01:51:17,100 --> 01:51:18,100
fact these events are taking

3900
01:51:18,100 --> 01:51:20,100
place. As noted on slide 25,

3901
01:51:20,100 --> 01:51:22,100
of the current 29 funded events

3902
01:51:22,100 --> 01:51:23,100
are

3903
01:51:23,100 --> 01:51:25,100
in equity-focused communities,

3904
01:51:25,100 --> 01:51:27,100
and filters through with how

3905
01:51:27,100 --> 01:51:29,100
the events are produced and

3906
01:51:29,100 --> 01:51:30,100
mounted. Many of the events are

3907
01:51:30,100 --> 01:51:32,100
themselves produced by

3908
01:51:32,100 --> 01:51:34,100
community-based organizations,

3909
01:51:34,100 --> 01:51:35,100
and all of the events place a

3910
01:51:35,100 --> 01:51:38,100
great emphasis on making sure

3911
01:51:38,100 --> 01:51:41,100
that the full range of Los

3912
01:51:41,100 --> 01:51:43,100
Angeles residents have access

3913
01:51:43,100 --> 01:51:46,100
to events and are enjoying

3914
01:51:46,100 --> 01:51:49,100
them. Next steps as described,

3915
01:51:49,100 --> 01:51:51,100
we will be continuing

3916
01:51:51,100 --> 01:51:53,100
to evaluate the current slate

3917
01:51:53,100 --> 01:51:55,100
of funded program events

3918
01:51:55,100 --> 01:51:57,401
in cycles 6 and 7. returning

3919
01:51:58,100 --> 01:52:00,100
to you in 2028

3920
01:52:00,100 --> 01:52:02,100
with recommendations tied to

3921
01:52:02,100 --> 01:52:04,100
Cycle 8 and an ongoing

3922
01:52:04,100 --> 01:52:06,401
permanent program as directed

3923
01:52:07,100 --> 01:52:09,100
by the board. That concludes

3924
01:52:09,100 --> 01:52:10,100
our presentation.

3925
01:52:10,100 --> 01:52:11,100
>> Thank you very much. Do we

3926
01:52:11,100 --> 01:52:13,100
have any public comments?

3927
01:52:13,100 --> 01:52:14,100
>> If you'd like

3928
01:52:14,100 --> 01:52:17,100
to make a comment on item 13,

3929
01:52:17,100 --> 01:52:19,100
Open and Slow Streets Grant

3930
01:52:19,100 --> 01:52:21,100
Program Update, please press

3931
01:52:21,100 --> 01:52:22,100
pound 2 to raise your hand.

3932
01:52:22,100 --> 01:52:24,100
From the room, we have Rommel

3933
01:52:24,100 --> 01:52:26,401
Ramel Pasqual, please come

3934
01:52:27,100 --> 01:52:29,100
to podium lectern A, and Wes

3935
01:52:29,100 --> 01:52:31,100
Ruttenman, please come

3936
01:52:31,100 --> 01:52:33,100
to lectern B.

3937
01:52:37,100 --> 01:52:38,100
>> Good morning,

3938
01:52:38,100 --> 01:52:39,100
directors. I'm Ramel Pasqual.

3939
01:52:39,100 --> 01:52:41,100
I'm the executive director of

3940
01:52:41,100 --> 01:52:43,100
CicLAvia. Let me just begin by,

3941
01:52:43,100 --> 01:52:45,100
Metro has been an outstanding

3942
01:52:45,100 --> 01:52:46,100
partner in making Open Streets

3943
01:52:46,100 --> 01:52:48,100
one of the region's greatest

3944
01:52:48,100 --> 01:52:49,100
success stories. These events

3945
01:52:49,100 --> 01:52:50,100
have consistently delivered

3946
01:52:50,100 --> 01:52:52,100
benefits, increasing transit

3947
01:52:53,100 --> 01:52:54,100
ridership, supporting local

3948
01:52:54,100 --> 01:52:56,100
business, improving public

3949
01:52:56,100 --> 01:52:58,100
health, encouraging active

3950
01:52:58,100 --> 01:52:59,100
transportation, and most

3951
01:52:59,100 --> 01:53:00,100
importantly,

3952
01:53:00,100 --> 01:53:02,100
bringing communities together.

3953
01:53:02,100 --> 01:53:03,100
That's why today's report is so

3954
01:53:03,100 --> 01:53:05,100
disappointing. It arrives

3955
01:53:05,100 --> 01:53:07,401
months late. No permanent

3956
01:53:08,100 --> 01:53:10,100
program developed,

3957
01:53:10,100 --> 01:53:12,100
no funding allocated

3958
01:53:13,100 --> 01:53:14,100
for events in 2027. No

3959
01:53:14,100 --> 01:53:16,100
commitments

3960
01:53:16,100 --> 01:53:18,100
to longer multi-route,

3961
01:53:18,100 --> 01:53:20,100
multi-mile routes that have

3962
01:53:20,100 --> 01:53:21,100
made Open Streets so

3963
01:53:21,100 --> 01:53:22,100
successful. And I want

3964
01:53:22,100 --> 01:53:24,100
to be clear on this, is we

3965
01:53:24,100 --> 01:53:25,100
would have welcomed being

3966
01:53:25,100 --> 01:53:27,100
engaged as a report was being

3967
01:53:27,100 --> 01:53:29,100
developed. As the region's

3968
01:53:29,100 --> 01:53:31,100
longest-running and most

3969
01:53:31,100 --> 01:53:32,100
experienced Open Streets

3970
01:53:32,100 --> 01:53:34,100
organization, we believe our

3971
01:53:34,100 --> 01:53:35,100
experience could have helped

3972
01:53:35,100 --> 01:53:37,100
strengthen its recommendations.

3973
01:53:38,100 --> 01:53:39,100
As we move forward,

3974
01:53:39,100 --> 01:53:42,100
I'm asking the board to make

3975
01:53:42,100 --> 01:53:43,100
Open Streets permanent. Thank

3976
01:53:43,100 --> 01:53:45,100
you.

3977
01:53:45,100 --> 01:53:46,100
>> Thank you. Next, please.

3978
01:53:46,100 --> 01:53:48,100
>> Good morning, directors.

3979
01:53:50,100 --> 01:53:51,100
Wes Ruderman, Deputy Director

3980
01:53:51,100 --> 01:53:52,100
with active SGV.

3981
01:53:52,100 --> 01:53:54,401
Over the past decade,

3982
01:53:56,100 --> 01:53:57,100
we we've had the pleasure

3983
01:53:57,100 --> 01:53:58,100
of hosting 10 events in the

3984
01:53:58,100 --> 01:54:00,100
San Gabriel Valley made

3985
01:54:00,100 --> 01:54:02,100
possible by Metro. Our region

3986
01:54:02,100 --> 01:54:03,100
is filled

3987
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:04,100
with small communities, and

3988
01:54:04,100 --> 01:54:05,100
these cities generally do not

3989
01:54:05,100 --> 01:54:07,100
have the staff capacity or the

3990
01:54:07,100 --> 01:54:08,100
discretionary funding

3991
01:54:08,100 --> 01:54:10,100
to host large regional events

3992
01:54:10,100 --> 01:54:12,100
like this. However, thanks to

3993
01:54:12,100 --> 01:54:13,100
Metro's program,

3994
01:54:13,100 --> 01:54:15,100
we've been able

3995
01:54:16,100 --> 01:54:17,100
to do really iconic events,

3996
01:54:17,100 --> 01:54:18,100
some of the biggest events

3997
01:54:18,100 --> 01:54:19,100
in the San Gabriel Valley.

3998
01:54:19,100 --> 01:54:20,100
For example,

3999
01:54:20,100 --> 01:54:22,100
our first one connected 6 new

4000
01:54:22,100 --> 01:54:24,100
Gold Line cities all the way

4001
01:54:24,100 --> 01:54:26,100
from Azusa to South Pasadena.

4002
01:54:26,100 --> 01:54:28,100
It was 8 communities together,

4003
01:54:28,100 --> 01:54:29,100
18 miles of open streets.

4004
01:54:29,100 --> 01:54:30,100
There was even a point-to-point

4005
01:54:30,100 --> 01:54:31,100
half marathon. People were able

4006
01:54:31,100 --> 01:54:33,100
to run, get a TAP card,

4007
01:54:33,100 --> 01:54:35,100
and take the train back. And

4008
01:54:35,100 --> 01:54:36,100
again, things like events

4009
01:54:36,100 --> 01:54:38,100
like that, or Arroyo Fest, when

4010
01:54:38,100 --> 01:54:40,100
the Arroyo Seco Parkway was

4011
01:54:40,100 --> 01:54:41,100
reopened, only possible with

4012
01:54:41,100 --> 01:54:43,100
Metro's leadership and support.

4013
01:54:43,100 --> 01:54:45,100
And unfortunately,

4014
01:54:45,100 --> 01:54:46,100
our region will not be able

4015
01:54:46,100 --> 01:54:47,100
to do events like this if there

4016
01:54:47,100 --> 01:54:49,100
isn't a strong partner at

4017
01:54:49,100 --> 01:54:51,100
Metro and a Metro program.

4018
01:54:51,100 --> 01:54:52,100
Thank you.

4019
01:54:52,100 --> 01:54:53,100
>> That was the last public

4020
01:54:53,100 --> 01:54:54,100
comment.

4021
01:54:54,100 --> 01:54:57,100
>> Okay, thank you. I hear the

4022
01:54:57,100 --> 01:55:00,100
public comment. I'm also struck

4023
01:55:00,100 --> 01:55:02,100
by the staff report, which

4024
01:55:02,100 --> 01:55:05,601
indicates that this is the only

4025
01:55:06,100 --> 01:55:08,100
available pot of money for this

4026
01:55:08,100 --> 01:55:10,100
use. I remember joining this

4027
01:55:10,100 --> 01:55:12,100
board,

4028
01:55:12,100 --> 01:55:15,100
and we were actually looking

4029
01:55:15,100 --> 01:55:17,100
at these kinds of activities as

4030
01:55:17,100 --> 01:55:19,100
being very much out-of-the-box

4031
01:55:19,100 --> 01:55:20,100
thinking. We've come a long way

4032
01:55:20,100 --> 01:55:23,100
but I must say I would be very,

4033
01:55:23,100 --> 01:55:26,601
very concerned if we put any

4034
01:55:28,100 --> 01:55:30,100
of our projects at risk

4035
01:55:30,100 --> 01:55:31,100
by doing this. So, we must find

4036
01:55:31,100 --> 01:55:32,100
a way

4037
01:55:32,100 --> 01:55:34,100
to be out-of-the-box thinkers

4038
01:55:34,100 --> 01:55:35,100
at the same time that we don't

4039
01:55:35,100 --> 01:55:38,100
forget our core focus. I am

4040
01:55:38,100 --> 01:55:40,100
very concerned if anything

4041
01:55:40,100 --> 01:55:41,100
would threaten the Vermont

4042
01:55:41,100 --> 01:55:43,100
Corridor. I am struck

4043
01:55:43,100 --> 01:55:45,401
by the continued memory

4044
01:55:47,100 --> 01:55:48,100
of a video that talked

4045
01:55:48,100 --> 01:55:51,100
about the last train, red car,

4046
01:55:51,100 --> 01:55:54,100
that went in. It was Vermont,

4047
01:55:54,100 --> 01:55:55,100
and it was promised that it

4048
01:55:55,100 --> 01:55:56,100
would return. And we start

4049
01:55:56,100 --> 01:55:58,100
with the BRT.

4050
01:55:58,100 --> 01:55:59,100
And so, I hope we can,

4051
01:55:59,100 --> 01:56:01,100
I know you will because you're

4052
01:56:01,100 --> 01:56:03,100
creative, continue to look.

4053
01:56:03,100 --> 01:56:04,100
And thank you for that. And I'm

4054
01:56:04,100 --> 01:56:05,100
sure none of us would want

4055
01:56:05,100 --> 01:56:07,100
to put

4056
01:56:07,100 --> 01:56:08,100
at risk a legacy project

4057
01:56:08,100 --> 01:56:09,100
like the Vermont Corridor BRT.

4058
01:56:09,100 --> 01:56:11,100
Thank you. Supervisor

4059
01:56:12,100 --> 01:56:14,100
Horvath.

4060
01:56:14,100 --> 01:56:15,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I,

4061
01:56:15,100 --> 01:56:18,100
I just want to echo the

4062
01:56:18,100 --> 01:56:19,100
sentiments that were expressed

4063
01:56:19,100 --> 01:56:21,100
by members of the public. And

4064
01:56:21,100 --> 01:56:23,100
given the hour we're at, I, I

4065
01:56:23,100 --> 01:56:24,100
know we have a couple more

4066
01:56:24,100 --> 01:56:25,100
items and I probably need

4067
01:56:25,100 --> 01:56:26,100
to wrap up soon. I just wanted

4068
01:56:26,100 --> 01:56:27,100
to ask my colleagues to

4069
01:56:27,100 --> 01:56:29,100
consider potentially moving

4070
01:56:29,100 --> 01:56:31,100
this item for full board

4071
01:56:31,100 --> 01:56:33,100
consideration. I know there are

4072
01:56:33,100 --> 01:56:34,100
other members of the board who

4073
01:56:34,100 --> 01:56:36,100
also have a passion

4074
01:56:36,100 --> 01:56:37,100
for these programs,

4075
01:56:37,100 --> 01:56:40,100
and I too am disappointed,

4076
01:56:40,100 --> 01:56:43,100
not only what it says

4077
01:56:43,100 --> 01:56:44,100
about our investment

4078
01:56:44,100 --> 01:56:45,100
in this kind of programming,

4079
01:56:45,100 --> 01:56:47,100
but with a 4-month delay, even

4080
01:56:47,100 --> 01:56:49,100
if we did stand up something

4081
01:56:49,100 --> 01:56:50,100
alternatively,

4082
01:56:50,100 --> 01:56:51,100
it takes away the opportunity

4083
01:56:51,100 --> 01:56:52,100
for people to apply and go

4084
01:56:52,100 --> 01:56:53,100
through the process that's

4085
01:56:53,100 --> 01:56:55,100
necessary. The intention

4086
01:56:55,100 --> 01:56:56,100
behind this wasn't simply to

4087
01:56:56,100 --> 01:56:58,100
provide technical assistance.

4088
01:56:58,100 --> 01:57:02,100
It was to look at how we could

4089
01:57:02,100 --> 01:57:05,100
make a program permanent. And I

4090
01:57:05,100 --> 01:57:06,100
agree with the Chair that we

4091
01:57:06,100 --> 01:57:08,100
have to be mindful

4092
01:57:08,100 --> 01:57:09,100
of what our finances are. And

4093
01:57:09,100 --> 01:57:11,100
unfortunately, the pot of money

4094
01:57:11,100 --> 01:57:13,100
that was identified is not a

4095
01:57:13,100 --> 01:57:14,100
pot of money that we actually

4096
01:57:14,100 --> 01:57:15,100
have discretion over. And so, I

4097
01:57:15,100 --> 01:57:18,100
think that given the challenges

4098
01:57:20,100 --> 01:57:22,100
of what has been presented

4099
01:57:22,100 --> 01:57:24,100
to us and sort of the lateness

4100
01:57:24,100 --> 01:57:25,100
of where we are

4101
01:57:25,100 --> 01:57:27,100
in our committee meeting

4102
01:57:27,100 --> 01:57:29,100
at this point in time,

4103
01:57:29,100 --> 01:57:31,100
I think there's a lot

4104
01:57:31,100 --> 01:57:32,100
to discuss

4105
01:57:32,100 --> 01:57:34,100
about what would be possible

4106
01:57:34,100 --> 01:57:37,100
for us to do at this point. I

4107
01:57:37,100 --> 01:57:39,100
think a major motivation

4108
01:57:39,100 --> 01:57:40,100
for us

4109
01:57:40,100 --> 01:57:42,100
to consider this was not only

4110
01:57:42,100 --> 01:57:43,100
to create a long-term permanent

4111
01:57:43,100 --> 01:57:45,100
program, which I think is a

4112
01:57:45,100 --> 01:57:46,100
priority, but also

4113
01:57:46,100 --> 01:57:48,100
to identify opportunities

4114
01:57:48,100 --> 01:57:50,100
between the World Cup and the

4115
01:57:50,100 --> 01:57:52,100
Olympics and keep sort of the

4116
01:57:52,100 --> 01:57:54,100
energy going as it relates

4117
01:57:54,100 --> 01:57:55,100
to open streets and the kind

4118
01:57:55,100 --> 01:57:57,100
of activity that it can bring,

4119
01:57:57,100 --> 01:57:58,100
the kind of engagement

4120
01:57:58,100 --> 01:58:00,100
opportunities that it gives

4121
01:58:00,100 --> 01:58:02,100
Metro for, to engage people who

4122
01:58:02,100 --> 01:58:03,100
are interested in all of the

4123
01:58:03,100 --> 01:58:05,100
solutions that we're bringing

4124
01:58:05,100 --> 01:58:06,100
forward to communities. So, I

4125
01:58:06,100 --> 01:58:07,100
would just offer that perhaps

4126
01:58:07,100 --> 01:58:09,100
we could forward this

4127
01:58:09,100 --> 01:58:10,100
to the full board for

4128
01:58:10,100 --> 01:58:11,100
consideration without

4129
01:58:11,100 --> 01:58:13,100
recommendation today.

4130
01:58:14,100 --> 01:58:17,100
>> I think that our full Board

4131
01:58:17,100 --> 01:58:18,100
has a lot of items

4132
01:58:18,100 --> 01:58:21,100
on it because we were dark in

4133
01:58:21,100 --> 01:58:23,100
June. So, if this committee

4134
01:58:23,100 --> 01:58:24,100
would want to vote today,

4135
01:58:24,100 --> 01:58:26,100
it doesn't close the issue out,

4136
01:58:26,100 --> 01:58:28,100
but I think it's important

4137
01:58:28,100 --> 01:58:30,100
for us, given what I've seen

4138
01:58:30,100 --> 01:58:32,100
already and been advised we

4139
01:58:32,100 --> 01:58:34,401
might have before us

4140
01:58:35,100 --> 01:58:37,100
in the meeting next week. If we

4141
01:58:37,100 --> 01:58:38,100
could move this item today,

4142
01:58:38,100 --> 01:58:40,100
it would be very helpful.

4143
01:58:40,100 --> 01:58:41,100
Thank you. But let me hear

4144
01:58:41,100 --> 01:58:42,100
from the rest

4145
01:58:42,100 --> 01:58:44,100
of the committee.

4146
01:58:47,100 --> 01:58:49,100
>> My note says this was a

4147
01:58:49,100 --> 01:58:51,100
receive and file. Is that not

4148
01:58:51,100 --> 01:58:53,100
the action?

4149
01:58:54,100 --> 01:58:55,100
>> You're right, it is. It is a

4150
01:58:55,100 --> 01:58:56,100
receive and file.

4151
01:58:56,100 --> 01:58:57,100
>> No, it's not. It's not.

4152
01:58:57,100 --> 01:58:58,100
It's an action

4153
01:58:58,100 --> 01:59:00,100
to be taken.

4154
01:59:00,100 --> 01:59:01,100
>> So, our notes are wrong.

4155
01:59:01,100 --> 01:59:03,100
Okay.

4156
01:59:03,100 --> 01:59:05,100
>> Thank you very much, Madam

4157
01:59:05,100 --> 01:59:08,601
Chair. Let me say, I have

4158
01:59:13,100 --> 01:59:15,100
thoroughly enjoyed partnering

4159
01:59:16,100 --> 01:59:17,100
with some of the Open and

4160
01:59:17,100 --> 01:59:19,100
Slow Streets partners.

4161
01:59:19,100 --> 01:59:21,100
CicLAvia specifically partnered

4162
01:59:22,100 --> 01:59:24,100
and brought, helped to bring

4163
01:59:24,100 --> 01:59:26,100
CicLAvia to South LA. It's just

4164
01:59:26,100 --> 01:59:28,100
partnered with Metro on the

4165
01:59:28,100 --> 01:59:29,100
Paseo Willowbrook Open Street

4166
01:59:29,100 --> 01:59:32,100
event just 4th of July. And

4167
01:59:32,100 --> 01:59:34,100
when I consider You know,

4168
01:59:34,100 --> 01:59:35,100
what I hear

4169
01:59:35,100 --> 01:59:36,100
from constituents when we bring

4170
01:59:36,100 --> 01:59:38,100
CicLAvia, coupled

4171
01:59:39,100 --> 01:59:40,100
with the fact that the 2nd

4172
01:59:40,100 --> 01:59:42,100
Supervisory District,

4173
01:59:42,100 --> 01:59:43,100
in my other day job,

4174
01:59:43,100 --> 01:59:45,100
when we look at the Vision

4175
01:59:45,100 --> 01:59:46,100
Zero project that the county

4176
01:59:46,100 --> 01:59:49,100
voted on years ago, I am clear

4177
01:59:49,100 --> 01:59:51,100
that it's the 2nd district that

4178
01:59:51,100 --> 01:59:53,100
has the highest rate of vehicle

4179
01:59:53,100 --> 01:59:55,401
pedestrian fatalities. And so

4180
01:59:56,100 --> 01:59:58,100
Open and Slow Streets is a

4181
01:59:58,100 --> 02:00:00,100
wonderful program

4182
02:00:00,100 --> 02:00:01,100
to bring those communities

4183
02:00:01,100 --> 02:00:04,100
to create a safe opportunity

4184
02:00:04,100 --> 02:00:06,100
for community members

4185
02:00:06,100 --> 02:00:07,100
to try transit,

4186
02:00:07,100 --> 02:00:09,100
to walk and bike

4187
02:00:09,100 --> 02:00:12,100
in their own communities. And

4188
02:00:12,100 --> 02:00:15,100
so, I've supported. The reason

4189
02:00:15,100 --> 02:00:17,100
I chuckled is,

4190
02:00:17,100 --> 02:00:18,100
these are the kinds of

4191
02:00:18,100 --> 02:00:19,100
decisions that make our jobs

4192
02:00:19,100 --> 02:00:21,100
very difficult when it's

4193
02:00:21,100 --> 02:00:24,100
Sophie's Choice, if you will.

4194
02:00:25,100 --> 02:00:26,100
As Director Najarian talked

4195
02:00:26,100 --> 02:00:27,100
about this last item,

4196
02:00:27,100 --> 02:00:29,100
we just heard how it took 19

4197
02:00:29,100 --> 02:00:31,100
years and how there was real

4198
02:00:31,100 --> 02:00:33,100
concern for many of those years

4199
02:00:33,100 --> 02:00:34,100
that there were certain aspects

4200
02:00:34,100 --> 02:00:36,100
of the community that had

4201
02:00:36,100 --> 02:00:38,100
expansion of transit and other

4202
02:00:38,100 --> 02:00:41,100
aspects that didn't. In reading

4203
02:00:42,100 --> 02:00:44,100
the report and the funding

4204
02:00:44,100 --> 02:00:46,100
source that would have

4205
02:00:46,100 --> 02:00:48,100
to be tapped is a community,

4206
02:00:48,100 --> 02:00:50,100
the Vermont Transit Corridor,

4207
02:00:50,100 --> 02:00:52,100
that currently sees close to

4208
02:00:52,100 --> 02:00:54,100
40,000 Angelenos a day.

4209
02:01:00,100 --> 02:01:02,100
>> As we talked a moment ago

4210
02:01:02,100 --> 02:01:04,401
about how you're going

4211
02:01:05,100 --> 02:01:08,100
to define the, under the equity

4212
02:01:08,100 --> 02:01:10,100
rubric acknowledging that

4213
02:01:14,100 --> 02:01:16,100
40,000 people per day

4214
02:01:16,100 --> 02:01:18,100
conservatively rely

4215
02:01:19,100 --> 02:01:20,100
on our presence

4216
02:01:20,100 --> 02:01:22,100
on that corridor

4217
02:01:24,100 --> 02:01:26,100
to live their lives. And so, if

4218
02:01:26,100 --> 02:01:29,100
that is the only viable funding

4219
02:01:29,100 --> 02:01:31,100
source, it's,

4220
02:01:32,100 --> 02:01:34,100
it's a non-negotiable for

4221
02:01:34,100 --> 02:01:36,100
someone who represents that

4222
02:01:36,100 --> 02:01:38,100
district and hears

4223
02:01:38,100 --> 02:01:41,100
from those people every day

4224
02:01:41,100 --> 02:01:44,100
about what that BRT means

4225
02:01:44,100 --> 02:01:46,100
to them, their ability to go

4226
02:01:46,100 --> 02:01:48,100
to work, to go to school,

4227
02:01:48,100 --> 02:01:50,100
to go to not just work but

4228
02:01:50,100 --> 02:01:53,601
to multiple jobs. And so that

4229
02:01:55,100 --> 02:01:57,100
is challenging for me. I'm not

4230
02:01:57,100 --> 02:01:59,100
really clear what a delay

4231
02:01:59,100 --> 02:02:02,100
in a vote would get us.

4232
02:02:02,100 --> 02:02:04,100
Director Horvath, you've hit

4233
02:02:04,100 --> 02:02:05,100
your button,

4234
02:02:05,100 --> 02:02:06,100
you must have an answer.

4235
02:02:06,100 --> 02:02:07,100
>> More opportunity for

4236
02:02:07,100 --> 02:02:09,100
engagement and discussion. I do

4237
02:02:09,100 --> 02:02:10,100
not believe that the Vermont

4238
02:02:10,100 --> 02:02:11,100
Corridor bucket

4239
02:02:11,100 --> 02:02:13,100
of money is the only source

4240
02:02:13,100 --> 02:02:16,100
of funding. CMAC, CBG. There

4241
02:02:16,100 --> 02:02:17,100
are other sources that we could

4242
02:02:17,100 --> 02:02:19,100
consider. And again,

4243
02:02:19,100 --> 02:02:20,100
given the lateness

4244
02:02:20,100 --> 02:02:22,100
of where we are, I think that

4245
02:02:22,100 --> 02:02:23,100
just deserves discussion. If

4246
02:02:23,100 --> 02:02:24,100
we're interested

4247
02:02:24,100 --> 02:02:26,100
in funding this,

4248
02:02:26,100 --> 02:02:28,100
I don't think the Sophie's

4249
02:02:28,100 --> 02:02:30,100
Choice that you reference is

4250
02:02:30,100 --> 02:02:32,100
appropriate or fair. But I

4251
02:02:32,100 --> 02:02:33,100
don't think it's the only

4252
02:02:33,100 --> 02:02:35,100
option that we have

4253
02:02:35,100 --> 02:02:36,100
to consider. And I think we

4254
02:02:36,100 --> 02:02:37,100
could, if there's willingness

4255
02:02:37,100 --> 02:02:39,100
of the board to continue

4256
02:02:39,100 --> 02:02:40,100
to fund this, that we could

4257
02:02:40,100 --> 02:02:41,100
have a more robust discussion

4258
02:02:41,100 --> 02:02:43,100
around what we would want to

4259
02:02:43,100 --> 02:02:44,100
fund and where we would fund it

4260
02:02:44,100 --> 02:02:46,100
from.

4261
02:02:46,100 --> 02:02:47,100
>> And so, is staff prepared

4262
02:02:47,100 --> 02:02:48,100
to talk about those other

4263
02:02:48,100 --> 02:02:50,100
funding sources and

4264
02:02:50,100 --> 02:02:52,100
opportunities today?

4265
02:02:53,100 --> 02:02:55,100
>> We appreciate the question.

4266
02:02:55,100 --> 02:02:57,100
We are, we are not prepared

4267
02:02:57,100 --> 02:02:59,100
to talk about,

4268
02:03:00,100 --> 02:03:01,100
>> Good afternoon, Michelle

4269
02:03:01,100 --> 02:03:03,100
Navarro, interim CFO.

4270
02:03:04,100 --> 02:03:06,100
Unfortunately, we do have very

4271
02:03:06,100 --> 02:03:07,100
limited sources

4272
02:03:07,100 --> 02:03:08,100
of eligible money

4273
02:03:08,100 --> 02:03:10,100
for these type

4274
02:03:10,100 --> 02:03:12,100
of projects and programs. The

4275
02:03:12,100 --> 02:03:14,100
only other source of funding

4276
02:03:14,100 --> 02:03:15,100
would be operating eligible

4277
02:03:15,100 --> 02:03:17,100
dollars,

4278
02:03:17,100 --> 02:03:19,100
which we are being very prudent

4279
02:03:19,100 --> 02:03:20,100
in under, in,

4280
02:03:20,100 --> 02:03:22,100
in protecting those dollars

4281
02:03:22,100 --> 02:03:23,100
for our operations.

4282
02:03:23,100 --> 02:03:25,100
>> We do have fiscal challenges

4283
02:03:25,100 --> 02:03:27,100
ahead, and we are trying to

4284
02:03:27,100 --> 02:03:28,100
protect those dollars as much

4285
02:03:28,100 --> 02:03:30,100
as possible.

4286
02:03:32,100 --> 02:03:33,100
>> I have a question,

4287
02:03:33,100 --> 02:03:35,401
but answer, Supervisor Mitchell?

4288
02:03:38,100 --> 02:03:39,100
>> It has.

4289
02:03:39,100 --> 02:03:40,100
>> Okay.

4290
02:03:40,100 --> 02:03:41,100
>> Thank you.

4291
02:03:41,100 --> 02:03:43,100
>> Any other comments? I think

4292
02:03:43,100 --> 02:03:45,100
given where we are,

4293
02:03:45,100 --> 02:03:48,601
I would ask for a motion.

4294
02:03:49,100 --> 02:03:52,100
>> I would move that we advance

4295
02:03:52,100 --> 02:03:53,100
this item

4296
02:03:53,100 --> 02:03:54,100
without recommendation

4297
02:03:54,100 --> 02:03:55,100
to the full board for full

4298
02:03:55,100 --> 02:03:57,100
board consideration.

4299
02:04:03,100 --> 02:04:04,100
>> The motion fails for lack

4300
02:04:04,100 --> 02:04:06,100
of a second. Could I have a

4301
02:04:06,100 --> 02:04:07,100
motion

4302
02:04:07,100 --> 02:04:09,100
to move it forward?

4303
02:04:09,100 --> 02:04:11,100
>> So moved.

4304
02:04:12,100 --> 02:04:14,100
>> Second.

4305
02:04:14,100 --> 02:04:16,100
>> Moved and seconded that we

4306
02:04:16,100 --> 02:04:18,100
move the items accepting the

4307
02:04:18,100 --> 02:04:20,100
staff recommendation. Will you

4308
02:04:20,100 --> 02:04:21,100
please call the roll?

4309
02:04:21,100 --> 02:04:23,100
>> Vice Chair Solis?

4310
02:04:23,100 --> 02:04:24,100
>> Aye.

4311
02:04:24,100 --> 02:04:25,100
>> Director Mitchell?

4312
02:04:25,100 --> 02:04:26,100
>> Aye.

4313
02:04:26,100 --> 02:04:27,100
>> Director Najarian?

4314
02:04:27,100 --> 02:04:28,100
>> Aye.

4315
02:04:28,100 --> 02:04:30,100
>> Director Horvath?

4316
02:04:30,100 --> 02:04:31,100
>> No.

4317
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>> And Chair Dupont-Walker?

4318
02:04:32,100 --> 02:04:33,100
>> Aye.

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02:04:33,100 --> 02:04:35,100
>> The motion carries.

4320
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>> But if I might add, I don't

4321
02:04:37,100 --> 02:04:38,100
think this forecloses the

4322
02:04:38,100 --> 02:04:39,100
efforts

4323
02:04:39,100 --> 02:04:40,100
to find other funding pools,

4324
02:04:40,100 --> 02:04:42,100
both

4325
02:04:42,100 --> 02:04:44,100
on the funding side and also

4326
02:04:44,100 --> 02:04:46,100
on the cost containment side in

4327
02:04:46,100 --> 02:04:48,100
the preparation and production

4328
02:04:48,100 --> 02:04:50,100
of these CicLAvias. So.

4329
02:04:50,100 --> 02:04:53,100
>> I think we all agree. Yeah, I

4330
02:04:53,100 --> 02:04:55,100
think we all agree. I think

4331
02:04:55,100 --> 02:04:57,100
what's important is there are

4332
02:04:57,100 --> 02:04:59,100
communities who have not

4333
02:04:59,100 --> 02:05:00,100
enjoyed the benefits. You've

4334
02:05:00,100 --> 02:05:01,100
talked about that today,

4335
02:05:01,100 --> 02:05:03,100
and I think we need to make

4336
02:05:03,100 --> 02:05:04,100
sure that they understand it's

4337
02:05:04,100 --> 02:05:07,601
still a priority for us. Item

4338
02:05:09,100 --> 02:05:10,100
15, Countywide Planning Major

4339
02:05:10,100 --> 02:05:13,100
Project Status Report. Oh, I'm

4340
02:05:13,100 --> 02:05:16,601
sorry, did I skip 14? Yes, I

4341
02:05:19,100 --> 02:05:21,100
skipped 14. Thank you,

4342
02:05:22,100 --> 02:05:24,100
Supervisor Horvath.

4343
02:05:24,100 --> 02:05:25,100
Transportation Demand

4344
02:05:25,100 --> 02:05:27,100
Management Master Plan and

4345
02:05:27,100 --> 02:05:29,100
Policies.

4346
02:05:29,100 --> 02:05:32,100
>> Thank you, Chair. This item

4347
02:05:32,100 --> 02:05:34,100
is a receive and file

4348
02:05:34,100 --> 02:05:36,100
on the master plan. We can go

4349
02:05:36,100 --> 02:05:38,100
through an expedited

4350
02:05:38,100 --> 02:05:40,100
presentation considering the

4351
02:05:40,100 --> 02:05:42,100
time, if that may be the wish

4352
02:05:42,100 --> 02:05:43,100
of the Chair.

4353
02:05:43,100 --> 02:05:45,100
>> Yes.

4354
02:05:47,100 --> 02:05:48,100
>> Good morning. We are here

4355
02:05:48,100 --> 02:05:50,100
to present the TDM Master Plan

4356
02:05:50,100 --> 02:05:53,100
and policies. This is part

4357
02:05:55,100 --> 02:05:57,100
of the pre-games trip reduc,

4358
02:05:57,100 --> 02:05:59,100
or VMT reduction goal for the

4359
02:05:59,100 --> 02:06:02,100
Olympics. Next slide. We are

4360
02:06:02,100 --> 02:06:04,100
recommending

4361
02:06:04,100 --> 02:06:05,100
to receive and file the report

4362
02:06:05,100 --> 02:06:06,100
on implementation of the

4363
02:06:06,100 --> 02:06:07,100
Metro Transportation Demand

4364
02:06:07,100 --> 02:06:09,401
Management Master Plan Yes,

4365
02:06:12,100 --> 02:06:13,100
ma'am. So staff have developed

4366
02:06:13,100 --> 02:06:14,100
a Transportation Demand

4367
02:06:14,100 --> 02:06:16,401
Management Master Plan and

4368
02:06:18,100 --> 02:06:19,100
policies to address demand

4369
02:06:19,100 --> 02:06:20,100
in the Greater Los Angeles

4370
02:06:20,100 --> 02:06:21,100
region and

4371
02:06:21,100 --> 02:06:22,100
to provide a TDM roadmap

4372
02:06:22,100 --> 02:06:24,100
to support the 2028 Olympic and

4373
02:06:24,100 --> 02:06:26,100
Paralympic Games, as indicated

4374
02:06:26,100 --> 02:06:28,100
in the 2028 Mobility Concept

4375
02:06:28,100 --> 02:06:29,100
Plan. The goal of implementing

4376
02:06:29,100 --> 02:06:31,100
the master plan and policies is

4377
02:06:31,100 --> 02:06:33,100
to reduce VMT in Los Angeles

4378
02:06:33,100 --> 02:06:35,401
County by 20%. Before the 2028

4379
02:06:38,100 --> 02:06:39,100
games, as established

4380
02:06:39,100 --> 02:06:41,100
by SCAG and LA 28. And I will

4381
02:06:41,100 --> 02:06:43,100
mention that this is just one

4382
02:06:43,100 --> 02:06:46,100
of the measures that will help

4383
02:06:46,100 --> 02:06:48,401
meet that 20% reduction goal.

4384
02:06:49,100 --> 02:06:51,100
The elements of the TDM master

4385
02:06:51,100 --> 02:06:53,100
plan are transit corridors and

4386
02:06:53,100 --> 02:06:54,100
mobility hubs. We want

4387
02:06:54,100 --> 02:06:55,100
to engage with communities

4388
02:06:55,100 --> 02:06:57,100
around planned mobility hubs

4389
02:06:57,100 --> 02:06:58,100
and transit lines to increase

4390
02:06:58,100 --> 02:06:59,100
transit use as well as

4391
02:06:59,100 --> 02:07:01,100
multimodal trips. Really

4392
02:07:01,100 --> 02:07:03,100
concentrating on those short

4393
02:07:03,100 --> 02:07:05,100
non-commute trips,

4394
02:07:05,100 --> 02:07:07,100
so those leisure trips,

4395
02:07:07,100 --> 02:07:09,100
errands, trips to school, and

4396
02:07:09,100 --> 02:07:11,100
promoting transit corridors and

4397
02:07:11,100 --> 02:07:13,100
mobility hubs as real assets

4398
02:07:13,100 --> 02:07:15,100
to the community. We also have

4399
02:07:15,100 --> 02:07:17,100
on-demand shared mobility

4400
02:07:17,100 --> 02:07:19,100
engaging residents in areas

4401
02:07:19,100 --> 02:07:20,100
with limited transit access by

4402
02:07:20,100 --> 02:07:22,100
offering incentivized on-demand

4403
02:07:22,100 --> 02:07:24,100
carpooling as a less expensive

4404
02:07:24,100 --> 02:07:26,100
option to driving alone. So

4405
02:07:26,100 --> 02:07:28,100
This would be similar to

4406
02:07:28,100 --> 02:07:29,100
Uber, but it would be a carpool

4407
02:07:29,100 --> 02:07:31,100
model where users could find

4408
02:07:31,100 --> 02:07:32,100
carpools

4409
02:07:32,100 --> 02:07:34,100
in a dynamic situation. Also,

4410
02:07:34,100 --> 02:07:36,401
I'd like to point

4411
02:07:37,100 --> 02:07:38,100
out that this is great for

4412
02:07:38,100 --> 02:07:40,100
employers who have shift

4413
02:07:40,100 --> 02:07:41,100
workers who don't have regular

4414
02:07:41,100 --> 02:07:43,100
schedules, and it's also great

4415
02:07:43,100 --> 02:07:45,100
for our transit-dependent folks

4416
02:07:45,100 --> 02:07:47,100
to have an additional mode of

4417
02:07:47,100 --> 02:07:48,100
mobility because you don't need

4418
02:07:48,100 --> 02:07:49,100
to own a car in order

4419
02:07:49,100 --> 02:07:51,100
to participate. You can just

4420
02:07:51,100 --> 02:07:53,100
simply be a rider. The next is

4421
02:07:53,100 --> 02:07:54,100
fostering multimodal kids

4422
02:07:54,100 --> 02:07:56,100
for the future. So it's going

4423
02:07:56,100 --> 02:07:58,100
into schools near the transit

4424
02:07:58,100 --> 02:07:59,100
corridors and mobility hubs and

4425
02:07:59,100 --> 02:08:01,100
engaging the kids and the

4426
02:08:01,100 --> 02:08:03,100
parents through the kids

4427
02:08:03,100 --> 02:08:04,100
in learning about walking,

4428
02:08:04,100 --> 02:08:07,100
biking, and transit, not only

4429
02:08:07,100 --> 02:08:08,100
to create future generations

4430
02:08:08,100 --> 02:08:10,100
that embrace multimodal travel,

4431
02:08:10,100 --> 02:08:12,100
but also to get to the parents

4432
02:08:12,100 --> 02:08:14,100
and get the parents taking

4433
02:08:14,100 --> 02:08:16,100
their kids on transit

4434
02:08:16,100 --> 02:08:18,100
at a young age. And finally,

4435
02:08:18,100 --> 02:08:20,100
we have transit tourism.

4436
02:08:20,100 --> 02:08:21,100
Promoting transit-accessible

4437
02:08:21,100 --> 02:08:22,100
destinations

4438
02:08:22,100 --> 02:08:23,100
to tourists as well as

4439
02:08:23,100 --> 02:08:24,100
residents

4440
02:08:24,100 --> 02:08:25,100
to reduce vehicle demand.

4441
02:08:25,100 --> 02:08:26,100
We'll do this

4442
02:08:26,100 --> 02:08:28,100
through partnering

4443
02:08:28,100 --> 02:08:29,100
with hotels,

4444
02:08:29,100 --> 02:08:31,100
training concierge on Metro's

4445
02:08:31,100 --> 02:08:33,100
programs, and also

4446
02:08:34,100 --> 02:08:36,100
through reaching out to our

4447
02:08:36,100 --> 02:08:38,100
residents and engaging them

4448
02:08:38,100 --> 02:08:39,100
to take transit

4449
02:08:39,100 --> 02:08:40,100
to leisure destinations. The

4450
02:08:40,100 --> 02:08:41,100
total budget

4451
02:08:41,100 --> 02:08:43,401
for this program is $11.295

4452
02:08:44,100 --> 02:08:45,100
million, funded by a $10

4453
02:08:45,100 --> 02:08:47,100
million CMAQ grant.

4454
02:08:49,100 --> 02:08:50,100
To support implementation

4455
02:08:50,100 --> 02:08:51,100
of the TDM Master Plan and

4456
02:08:51,100 --> 02:08:53,100
policies for the 2028 Games,

4457
02:08:53,100 --> 02:08:54,100
Metro will partner with SCAG,

4458
02:08:54,100 --> 02:08:56,100
which is coordinating the TDM

4459
02:08:56,100 --> 02:08:57,100
subcommittee of the Games

4460
02:08:57,100 --> 02:08:59,100
Mobility Concept Plan. Metro

4461
02:08:59,100 --> 02:09:01,100
will initially implement the

4462
02:09:01,100 --> 02:09:03,100
TDM Master Plan and policies as

4463
02:09:03,100 --> 02:09:05,100
targeted pilot projects and

4464
02:09:05,100 --> 02:09:07,100
conduct stakeholder outreach.

4465
02:09:07,100 --> 02:09:09,100
After completion, staff will

4466
02:09:09,100 --> 02:09:10,100
review all the data collected

4467
02:09:10,100 --> 02:09:12,100
from the pilot program, and if

4468
02:09:12,100 --> 02:09:13,100
the pilot analysis indicates

4469
02:09:13,100 --> 02:09:15,401
effective TMD VMT reduction.

4470
02:09:16,100 --> 02:09:18,100
Based on that recommendation,

4471
02:09:18,100 --> 02:09:19,100
the 5 initiatives,

4472
02:09:19,100 --> 02:09:20,100
the pilots will be expanded

4473
02:09:20,100 --> 02:09:22,401
to the entire region.

4474
02:09:27,100 --> 02:09:28,100
>> Is that the presentation?

4475
02:09:28,100 --> 02:09:29,100
>> That's the presentation.

4476
02:09:29,100 --> 02:09:30,100
>> Any questions or comments

4477
02:09:30,100 --> 02:09:33,100
by members of committee? Thank

4478
02:09:33,100 --> 02:09:34,100
you. This is received and

4479
02:09:34,100 --> 02:09:36,401
filed. Appreciate it. Item

4480
02:09:37,100 --> 02:09:39,100
15, I'm sorry, public comment,

4481
02:09:39,100 --> 02:09:41,100
please.

4482
02:09:41,100 --> 02:09:42,100
>> This is public comment

4483
02:09:42,100 --> 02:09:43,100
for item 14. Please press pound

4484
02:09:43,100 --> 02:09:44,100
2 if you'd like

4485
02:09:44,100 --> 02:09:47,601
to make a comment. No public

4486
02:09:50,100 --> 02:09:52,100
comments.

4487
02:09:52,100 --> 02:09:53,100
>> Okay this is received and

4488
02:09:53,100 --> 02:09:55,100
filed, and we will, we have

4489
02:09:55,100 --> 02:09:58,100
received it and it will be

4490
02:09:58,100 --> 02:10:00,100
filed. Item 15, countywide

4491
02:10:00,100 --> 02:10:02,401
planning major project status

4492
02:10:03,100 --> 02:10:04,100
report. We have polled. We

4493
02:10:04,100 --> 02:10:05,100
thank you

4494
02:10:05,100 --> 02:10:07,100
for receiving the report. Do we

4495
02:10:07,100 --> 02:10:10,100
have any questions? Okay, we

4496
02:10:10,100 --> 02:10:12,100
will review and we'll be in

4497
02:10:12,100 --> 02:10:13,100
contact should there be any

4498
02:10:13,100 --> 02:10:15,100
comments. We're now

4499
02:10:17,100 --> 02:10:19,401
at the public comment.

4500
02:10:20,100 --> 02:10:22,100
>> This is public comment

4501
02:10:22,100 --> 02:10:23,100
for item 15. Please press pound

4502
02:10:23,100 --> 02:10:24,100
2 if you'd like

4503
02:10:24,100 --> 02:10:27,601
to make a comment on item 15.

4504
02:10:28,100 --> 02:10:29,100
No public comments.

4505
02:10:29,100 --> 02:10:30,100
>> My crystal ball told me

4506
02:10:30,100 --> 02:10:32,100
that. We

4507
02:10:34,100 --> 02:10:36,100
at general public comment now.

4508
02:10:36,100 --> 02:10:37,100
Do any members

4509
02:10:37,100 --> 02:10:39,100
of the public have any comments

4510
02:10:39,100 --> 02:10:41,100
on items that are not

4511
02:10:41,100 --> 02:10:42,100
on today's agenda?

4512
02:10:42,100 --> 02:10:43,100
>> We don't have anybody

4513
02:10:43,100 --> 02:10:44,100
in the room

4514
02:10:44,100 --> 02:10:45,100
for general public comment. If

4515
02:10:45,100 --> 02:10:46,100
you're on the phone,

4516
02:10:46,100 --> 02:10:48,401
please press pound 2. No

4517
02:10:51,100 --> 02:10:53,100
general public comments.

4518
02:10:53,100 --> 02:10:54,100
>> Public comment is now

4519
02:10:54,100 --> 02:10:55,100
closed. The agenda is now

4520
02:10:55,100 --> 02:10:56,100
exhausted. The meeting stands

4521
02:10:56,100 --> 02:10:58,100
adjourned.

4522
02:11:00,100 --> 02:11:02,100
>> Construction committee will

4523
02:11:03,100 --> 02:11:05,100
begin at 1:30.

4524
02:11:06,100 --> 02:11:07,100
>> Let me say before we go,

4525
02:11:07,100 --> 02:11:09,100
I just want to say to you,

4526
02:11:09,100 --> 02:11:12,601
Director Najarian, it is such a

4527
02:11:15,100 --> 02:11:18,100
joy, and we look forward

4528
02:11:18,100 --> 02:11:19,100
to remaining in contact. We

4529
02:11:19,100 --> 02:11:21,100
know you won't go far away

4530
02:11:21,100 --> 02:11:23,100
from transportation, but you

4531
02:11:23,100 --> 02:11:25,100
have a legacy that is worth

4532
02:11:25,100 --> 02:11:26,100
repeating.

4533
02:11:26,100 --> 02:11:27,100
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I

4534
02:11:27,100 --> 02:11:28,000
have loved working with you.

4535
02:11:28,000 --> 02:11:29,000
Thank you.