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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO BOARD MOTION 6.1 (JUNE 2015) RELATED TO COMMUTER RAIL FUNDING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
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RECEIVE AND FILE:
A) staff response to Board Motion 6.1 (Attachment A) related to Commuter Rail Funding in Los Angeles County adopted at the June 2015 Board meeting.
B) status of $18 million loan to Metrolink for rolling stock approved in FY11
Issue
ISSUE
Response to June 2015 Board Motion 6.1
As a part of the Board's consideration of staff's recommendation on Metrolink's FY16 budget request, the Board adopted Motion 6.1 directing the CEO to:
1) Develop a policy on the use of Metrolink-dedicated sources of funding; and
2) Work with Metrolink to identify projected Operating and Maintenance expenses through FY20; and
3) Request from Metrolink:
A. A current inventory and status of all New Capital, Capital Rehabilitation, and State of Good Repair projects; and
B. New projects expected over the next five fiscal years (through FY20); and
C. An inventory of all currently unfunded State of Good Repair and safety improvement needs for the Metrolink system within Los Angeles County; and
4) Provide a full accounting of all Regional Rail capital projects managed by Metro; and
5) Develop an ongoing short-range Metrolink program that plans out five years of funding commitments for Metrolink operations, maintenance, capital and state of good repair; and
6) Evaluate whether Metro or Metrolink should procure Architectural and Engineering (A&E) contracts.
An additional item within the motion instructed staff to defer, with limited exception, inclusion of Proposition C 10% funding within the Call For Projects until the plans and policies referenced above have been reviewed and approved by Metro's Board of Directors.
This item addresses items 1 through 6 above and updates the Board on the s...
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