Metro - File #: 2021-0237

• File #: 2021-0237
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/22/2021
• Final action: 4/22/2021
• Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Butts, Garcetti, Mitchell, Solis, Najarian, and Barger that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer as follows: A. Develop and implement a collaborative and coordinated CIG legislative and FTA engagement strategy that supports securing federal grants and any available federal funding that may be committed in support of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games for the Inglewood Transit Connector Project.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: 2028 Mobility Concept Plan, Ara Najarian, Carson, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Downtown Inglewood Station, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Eric Garcetti, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Hilda Solis, Holly J. Mitchell, Hollywood, Inglewood, Inglewood Transit Connector Project, James Butts, Joint Powers Agreement, Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles International Airport, Metro Rail K Line, Motion / Motion Response, New Starts Program, Olympic games, Program, Project, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector
• Related files: 2021-0150

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/22/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
APRIL 22, 2021

Preamble


Amending Motion by:

DIRECTORS BUTTS, GARCETTI, MITCHELL, SOLIS, NAJARIAN, AND BARGER

Related to Item 15: Project Priorities for Next New Starts Grants

Los Angeles County will be home to a wide array of 2028 Olympic venues within the City of Los Angeles, the City of Inglewood and the City of Carson, just to name a few. The City of Inglewood alone will be host to four Olympic venues at the Forum, SoFi Stadium complex and the Inglewood Basketball Center. These venues are also scheduled to host some of the largest events in the world including Super Bowl LVI in 2022 and the FIFA World Cup in 2026. The Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) will also connect transit to the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (2028 Games) at SoFi Stadium.

The Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project is an approximately 1.6 mile fully automated, elevated, fixed-guideway transit system with three stations in the City of Inglewood, one of the fastest growing cities in Los Angeles County. The Project will complete a critical first/last-mile gap in the countywide Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The ITC Project will provide a direct transit connection for passengers traveling between the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line's Downtown Inglewood station to the City's new regionally serving housing and employment centers, and sports and entertainment venues including The Forum, SoFi Stadium at Hollywood Park, and the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center.

While Metro prepares its 2028 Mobility Concept Plan of permanent transit and transit-supportive projects and programs that can help serve the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the City of Inglewood continues to advance the ITC project. The City of Inglewood and Metro have a mutual regional interest in completing the ITC Project prior to the 2028 Games and both Parties executed a joint exercise of powers agreement to form the ITC Joint Powers Auth...