Metro - File #: 2025-0211

• File #: 2025-0211
• Type: Program
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/12/2025
• In control: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 6/18/2025
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING programming the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ("Metro") share of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority's (SCRRA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Operating, Rehabilitation, and Capital Budget in the amount of $216,565,092 as described in Attachment A; B. EXTENDING the lapsing dates for funds previously allocated to SCRRA for State of Good Repair (SGR) and capital project Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as follows: * Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) Replacement Project extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026 * FY 2016-17 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026 * FY 2017-18 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2026 * FY 2018-19 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027 * FY 2019-20 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2027 * FY 2020-21 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027 * Doran Street Grade Separation Project extended from March...
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Agreements, Air quality, Amtrak, Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Commuter Rail Other Subsidies (Project), Equipment maintenance, Ez Pass, Grant Aid, Joint Powers Agreement, Link Union Station, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, Maintenance, Maintenance equipment, Maintenance facilities, Maintenance of way, Maintenance practices, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metrolink, Metrolink Transit Capital (Project), Multimodal, Operations and Maintenance, Positive train control, Program, Project, Rail transit, Railroad commuter service, Rehabilitation (Maintenance), Revenue Service, Ridership, Safety, State Of Good Repair, Strategic planning, Students, Subsidies, System safety, Ticket vending machines, Train operation, Transfers, Transit System, Universities and colleges, Vehicle miles of travel

Meeting_Body
FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: METROLINK FY2025-26 ANNUAL WORK PROGRAM AND PASSENGER RAIL SUPPORTIVE ACTIONS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING programming the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ("Metro") share of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority's (SCRRA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Operating, Rehabilitation, and Capital Budget in the amount of $216,565,092 as described in Attachment A;

B. EXTENDING the lapsing dates for funds previously allocated to SCRRA for State of Good Repair (SGR) and capital project Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as follows:

* Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) Replacement Project extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026
* FY 2016-17 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026
* FY 2017-18 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2026
* FY 2018-19 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027
* FY 2019-20 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2027
* FY 2020-21 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027
* Doran Street Grade Separation Project extended from March 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027
* LINK US Task 2 Project extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026;

C. APPROVING the FY 2025-26 Transfers to Other Operators' payment rate of $1.10 per boarding to Metro and an EZ Pass reimbursement cap to Metro of $5,592,000; and

D. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements between Metro and SCRRA for the approved funding.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is a member of the SCRRA Joint Powers Authority (JPA), operator of the "Metrolink" regional commuter rail service. The JPA requires member agencies, on an annual basis, to approve their share of the SCRRA budget, comprising Metrolink Operations, SGR, and New Capital projects. SCRRA transmitted the FY 2025-26 budget to th...