Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: 2015 CALL FOR PROJECTS
ACTION: APPROVE 2015 COUNTYWIDE CALL FOR PROJECTS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVING the following actions for 2015 Countywide Call for Projects (Call), as further described in this report and attachments:
A. the recommendations in Attachment A responding to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) motions regarding the 2015 Call and additional funding recommendations;
B. program $201.9 million in seven modal categories from the fund sources shown in Attachment B. This amount also programs a limited amount of funds from the 2015 Call for Projects Deobligation ($2.5 million) and the 2015 Call TAC reserve;
C. all projects in Attachment C for potential nomination to the California Transportation Commission for 2016 State Transportation Improvement Program funds, as necessary;
D. amend the recommended 2015 Call Program of Projects into the FY 2015-2016 Los Angeles County Regional Transportation Improvement Program by adopting the resolution in Attachment D which certifies that Los Angeles County has the resources to fund the projects in the FY 2015-2016 Regional TIP and affirms its commitment to implement all of the projects in the program;
E. administer the 2015 Call as a one-time project-specific grant program with the requirement that project sponsors bear all cost increases; and
F. authorize the Chief Executive Officer to administratively provide project sponsors with funding in earlier years than shown, if the project sponsor can demonstrate project readiness to proceed, has sufficient local match and such funds are available.
Issue
ISSUE
In January 2015, Metro received 178 applications for 2015 Call funding with requests of over $473 million. Over the past eight months, staff has evaluated the applications, met with TAC and its Subcommittees, and TAC held project sponsor appeals. Based on the eval...
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