File #: 2022-0667   
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 9/14/2022 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 10/27/2022 Final action: 10/27/2022
Title: APPROVE the Resolution in Attachment A to: A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to claim $36,485,158 in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 State of Good Repair Program (SGR) grant funds as the Regional Entity for Los Angeles County for this program; B. APPROVE the regional SGR Project List for FY22-23 (Attachment B); and C. CERTIFY that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the SGR Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines.
Sponsors: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
Indexes: Budgeting, Certification, Guidelines, Informational Report, Program, Project, Resolution, Safety, Senate Bill 1, State Of Good Repair, Strategic planning, Transit operators, Transit System
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Resolution to Accept and Distribute LA County SGR Funds, 2. Attachment B - Submitted Project Listing From Metro and Municipal Operators
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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA SB1 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE the Resolution in Attachment A to:

A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to claim $36,485,158 in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 State of Good Repair Program (SGR) grant funds as the Regional Entity for Los Angeles County for this program;

B. APPROVE the regional SGR Project List for FY22-23 (Attachment B); and

C. CERTIFY that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the SGR Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines.

Issue
ISSUE

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) guidelines for the FY 2022-23 SGR Program state that eligible transit operators shall provide a proposed list of projects to their Regional Entity, as defined by Public Utilities Code (PUC) Sections 99313 and 99314. For Los Angeles County, Metro is the Regional Entity. Metro is required to submit a combined project list to Caltrans by September 2, 2022. The submittal package must include an adopted Board resolution approving the Project List and certifying that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the certifications and assurance documents. Since the required documentation was not ready until August, Caltrans has accepted a draft resolution with the project list submittal pending receipt of a Board-adopted resolution. Therefore, staff is seeking Board approval of the resolution in Attachment A.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

As defined in The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, commonly known as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the SGR Program provides approximately $105 million annually to transit operators in California for eligible transit repair, rehabilitation, and capital projects to help keep transit systems in a state of good repair. These new...

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