Metro - File #: 2025-0953

• File #: 2025-0953
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/27/2025
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2025
• Title: CONSIDER: A. SETTING ASIDE Metro's action on February 22, 2024: 1. Approving the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project with Design Option A; 2. Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report; 3. Adopting the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations; and 4. Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. AND CONSIDER: B. RECERTIFYING, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as supplemented by the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), if the Board concludes that it satisfies the requirements of CEQA and reflects the Board's independent judgment following CEQA Guidelines section 15090; C. CERTIFYING, in accordance with CEQA, the SEIR if the Board concludes that it satisfies the requirements of CEQA and reflects the Board's independent judgment following CEQA Guidelines section 15090; D. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Alignment, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Dodger Stadium, Environmental Impact Report, Fixed Guideway, Guidelines, Guideways, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Mitigation, Motion / Motion Response, Notice Of Determination, Notice Of Preparation, Outreach, Program, Project, Retrofitting, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Monica, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Temporary Construction Easement, Travel time, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector, Zero Emissions

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES AERIAL RAPID TRANSIT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. SETTING ASIDE Metro's action on February 22, 2024:

1. Approving the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project with Design Option A;
2. Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report;
3. Adopting the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
4. Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

AND CONSIDER:

B. RECERTIFYING, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as supplemented by the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), if the Board concludes that it satisfies the requirements of CEQA and reflects the Board's independent judgment following CEQA Guidelines section 15090;

C. CERTIFYING, in accordance with CEQA, the SEIR if the Board concludes that it satisfies the requirements of CEQA and reflects the Board's independent judgment following CEQA Guidelines section 15090;

D. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the:

1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations setting forth the reasons and benefits of approving the Project with full knowledge that significant impacts may remain (Attachment A); and
2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Attachment B);

E. APPROVING the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project ("Project") with Design Option A pursuant to Public Utilities Code (PUC) section 130252 and subject to Motion: Empowering Community Through an Inclusive Community Benefits Agreement (Attachment C); and

F. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to file a Notice of Determination (Attachment D) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is the agency required by the Public Utilities Code to review all plans proposed for public mass transit pr...