Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: CEQA ADDENDUM FOR THE EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to approve the Addendum and adopt its Findings (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
The East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (ESFVTC) Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) has completed Certification by the Board in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Since Certification of the environmental document in December 2020, the project has undergone Preliminary Engineering to further develop the design of the project which has resulted in updates to the project description. The Summary of project description updates is included in the CEQA Addendum (Attachment A).
Background
BACKGROUND
In December 2020, the Metro Board certified the Final EIR for the ESFVTC Project, a 9.2-mile light rail project with 14 at-grade stations, from the Metro G Line (Orange) Van Nuys Station at the south, to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station to the north. The Board also approved a 6.7-mile segment along Van Nuys Boulevard, from the Metro G Line (Orange) Van Nuys Station to an interim terminus station at Van Nuys Boulevard/San Fernando Road, as an initial operating segment (IOS). This segment is known as the ESFV Light Rail Transit Project (Southern Segment), and it includes 11 stations and one Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF).
Since the Board's certification of the ESFVTC Final EIR in December 2020, the ESFV Light Rail Transit (Southern Segment) project team has refined the project design to accommodate and meet City of Los Angeles standards. A detailed description of the changes to the Project Description is provided in the attached Addendum to the EIR (Attachment A).
Discussion
DISCUSSION
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Metro, a...
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