Metro - File #: 2020-0919

• File #: 2020-0919
• Type: Policy
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 1/20/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 3/25/2021
• Final action: 3/25/2021
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the allocation of $784,942,958 from Los Angeles County's partial share of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307/ Section 5337 funds from the CRRSA Act to transit operators, as described in Attachment A, for operating expenses; B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to solicit proposals and allocate $1,327,107 from Los Angeles County's share of FTA funds from the CRRSA Act, as described in Attachment B, to Metro's existing subrecipients of Federal Section 5310 funds for operating expenses; C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to allocate Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5311 funds from the CRRSA Act (estimated to be about $1,127,870) for transit service in rural areas upon notification by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as described in Attachment B, for operating expenses; D. APPROVING exchanges of CRRSA Act funding allocations, as appropriate, with other local or eligible State or Federal funds to acce...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Access Services Inc., Budgeting, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Growing States/High-Density States Formula Grants, Lancaster, Long Beach, Multi County Goods Movement Action Plan, North Los Angeles County subregion, Outreach, Palmdale, Policy, Public health, Ridership, Rural transit, San Bernardino Transportation Authority, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, Section 5307, Southern California Association Of Governments, Transit boards, Transit operators
• Related files: 2021-0234

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/25/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
3/17/2021	Finance, Budget and Audit Committee

Meeting_Body
FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
MARCH 17, 2021


Subject
SUBJECT: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS (CRRSA) ACT FUNDING

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the allocation of $784,942,958 from Los Angeles County's partial share of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307/ Section 5337 funds from the CRRSA Act to transit operators, as described in Attachment A, for operating expenses;

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to solicit proposals and allocate $1,327,107 from Los Angeles County's share of FTA funds from the CRRSA Act, as described in Attachment B, to Metro's existing subrecipients of Federal Section 5310 funds for operating expenses;

C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to allocate Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5311 funds from the CRRSA Act (estimated to be about $1,127,870) for transit service in rural areas upon notification by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as described in Attachment B, for operating expenses;

D. APPROVING exchanges of CRRSA Act funding allocations, as appropriate, with other local or eligible State or Federal funds to accelerate grant approval and disbursement of funds by the FTA;

E. AUTHORIZING the CEO or his designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement Board approved support of transit programs in Los Angeles County; and

F. DELEGATING to the CEO or his designee the authority to administratively approve minor changes to the allocations to reflect any revisions made by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), FTA and/or Caltrans that may impact Los Angeles County's share of the funds.


Issue
ISSUE

Public transportation systems nationwide continue to face challenges including to ridership, revenue, and overall operations due to the negative impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The CRRSA Act makes availa...