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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JULY 24, 2025
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Motion by:
DIRECTORS BARGER, HORVATH, BASS, DUTRA, AND SOLIS
Extending the Wildfire Recovery Modified LIFE Enrollment Motion
At the January 2025 meeting, the Board passed Motion 36 by Directors Hahn, Barger, Horvath, Solis, Dutra and Bass which initiated the immediate implementation of the Wildfire Recovery modified LIFE enrollment to assist survivors of wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County earlier that month.
The stated purpose of implementing the modified LIFE enrollment was to ensure individuals and families displaced by the wildfires have access to free or subsidized transit that may prove vital in connecting them to shelters, medical care, workplaces, schools, and other essential services. In June 2025 and again this week, the Board received updates on the program, which has shown robust utilization and is undoubtedly continuing to meet its intended purpose.
Given the widespread impacts to and displacement of survivors, our recognition of an ongoing need, and an understanding that recovery from these tragedies extends beyond the initial 6 months of this modified LIFE enrollment; we believe that this program should be extended.
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SUBJECT: EXTENDING THE WILDFIRE RECOVERY MODIFIED LIFE ENROLLMENT MOTION
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE Motion by Barger, Horvath, Bass, Dutra, and Solis that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to extend the program through January 2026, seek a Title VI waiver from the FTA to allow Metro to continue offering the modified LIFE enrollment benefit to wildfire survivors, and report back to the board in January 2026 with a 12-month summary of the program.