Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: MEASURE R MULTIMODAL HIGHWAY SUBREGIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING $23,898,269 in additional programming within the capacity of Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Programs and funding changes via the updated project list shown in Attachment A, projects within this Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Program are inclusive of traffic signal, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and roadway improvements.
B. APPROVING the deobligation of $1,200,000 in previously approved Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Program funds for re-allocation to other existing Board-approved Measure R projects as shown in Attachment A; and
C. DELEGATING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee the authority to administratively extend funding agreement lapse dates for the Measure R I-5 North Mitigation Projects Funding Agreements to meet environmental, design, right-of-way, and construction time frames; and
D. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for Board-approved projects.
Issue
ISSUE
The Measure R Multimodal Subregional Programs update allows Metro staff and each lead agency to revise project priorities and amend budgets for implementation of the Measure R Multimodal subregional projects. In June 2021, the Board approved Modernizing the Metro Highway Program (Item No. 17), expanding funding eligibility for active transportation and complete streets projects within Measure R and Measure M guidelines. In addition, Complete Streets Policy implementation action 6.1 implemented the use of a complete streets project initiation checklist to ensure local jurisdictions have considered multimodal elements in their projects. Metro staff work with local jurisdictions on the inclusion of multimodal elements.
The attached updated project list incl...
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