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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 15, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 - PROJECT APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the Board selected full nine-mile Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 with the Lambert Station in the City of Whittier as the terminus for the Project;
B. APPROVING the refinement to the Board selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.6-mile extension of the existing Metro E-Line to Greenwood Station as the Initial Operating Segment; with design options for Atlantic/Pomona (open underground station) and Greenwood Station (at-grade) and a Maintenance and Storage Facility (including both at-grade and aerial yard lead design options) located in the City of Montebello;
C. CERTIFYING, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR);
D. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the:
1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and
2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP); and
E. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse.
Issue
ISSUE
On April 26, 2024, the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 (Project) was released for a 10-day public review period per CEQA guidelines. Metro is the CEQA Lead Agency and has completed the steps required for the Final EIR to be certified by the Board. The Executive Summary of the Final EIR is included in Attachment A. Certification of the Final EIR also includes approval of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (Attachment B) and the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Conditions (Attachment C). The Project is a Measure R and Measure M project that is included in the 2020 Long R...
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