Metro - File #: 2023-0492

• File #: 2023-0492
• Type: Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/26/2023
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 10/19/2023
• Final action: 10/26/2023
• Title: CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to: A. EXECUTE a Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA) with the City of Vernon for the LA River Path Project; and B. NEGOTIATE and execute as-needed agreements with other responsible stakeholder agencies, including the railroads.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Agreements, Bikeways, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Governance, LA River Bike Path Gap Closure Project, La River Waterway And System Bike Path (Mm Line 13) (Project), Los Angeles River, Maintenance, Maintenance practices, Measure M, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Operations and Maintenance, Project, Project delivery, Strategic planning, Vernon

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023


Subject
SUBJECT: LA RIVER PATH - AGREEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to:

A. EXECUTE a Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA) with the City of Vernon for the LA River Path Project; and

B. NEGOTIATE and execute as-needed agreements with other responsible stakeholder agencies, including the railroads.

Issue
ISSUE

The execution of the MCA and other agreements are key steps in the delivery of the LA River Path project on schedule and consistent with Metro Board direction in 2021 which authorized the CEO to negotiate and conditionally enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Vernon.

Background
BACKGROUND

The LA River Path is an active transportation project to close an eight-mile continuous gap in the bicycle/pedestrian network between Elysian Valley and the City of Vernon, through downtown Los Angeles. This project is identified in the Measure M Expenditure Plan as the LA River Waterway & System Bike Path and has $365 million of Measure M funds (2015$) allocated to it.

At its June 2021 meeting, the Board approved Motion #49 by Directors Garcetti, Solis, Kuehl, Krekorian, and Najarian about the LA River Path Project delivery.(Attachment A) For the downtown segment, the specific ask was that Metro act as the funding agency administering Measure M, coordinating and pursuing additional funds, and the agency of record for environmental clearance.

The execution of the MCA and other agreements by the Board will facilitate the development and implementation of the LA River Path Project in the respective City/County portions and have concerted coordination with other stakeholder agencies, including the railroads. Completion of the Project will require extensive design reviews, coordinatio...