File #: 2023-0490   
Type: Program Status: Passed
File created: 7/26/2023 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 10/18/2023 Final action: 10/26/2023
Title: APPROVE the following actions for Round 3 of the Metro ExpressLanes Net Toll Revenue Reinvestment Grant Program, in the amount of $124,800,000: A. A total of $14,510,000 to Caltrans for improvements to the I-10 and I-110 freeway corridors (list of improvements provided in Attachment A); B. The I-10 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $28,674,440 and program $1,266,035 which includes $920,475 from Round 2, in reserve for the corridor as shown in Attachment B; C. The I-110 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $36,284,255 and program $8,328,355 which includes $1,082,560 deobligated from Round 1, in reserve for the corridor as shown in in Attachment C; D. A total of $6,000,000 to be deposited into Reserve Accounts - $2,400,000 for the I-10 and $3,600,000 for the I-110 to address unforeseeable operational issues; E. A total of $31,740,000 for continued incremental Transit Service improvements (see Attachment D); F. ADMINISTER the grant awards and Transit fun...
Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
Indexes: Budgeting, Congestion Reduction Demonstration, Council Of Governments, Grant Aid, Guidelines, I-10, I-110, Maintenance practices, Metro ExpressLanes, Operations and Maintenance, Plan, Program, Project, Safety, San Gabriel, South Bay Cities subregion, State laws, Strategic planning, Tolls, Transit System
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Caltrans Improvements, 2. Attachment B - I-10 Grant Recommendations, 3. Attachment C - I-110 Grant Recommendations, 4. Attachment D - Transit Funding, 5. Attachment E - Caltrans Operations and Maintenance Agreement, 6. Attachment F - Rounds 1 and 2 Project Status, 7. Attachment G - Project Eligibility Guidelines, 8. Attachment H - Net Toll Grant Applications, 9. Presentation
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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO EXPRESSLANES NET TOLL REVENUE REINVESTMENT EXPENDITURE PLAN - ROUND 3

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE the following actions for Round 3 of the Metro ExpressLanes Net Toll Revenue Reinvestment Grant Program, in the amount of $124,800,000:

A. A total of $14,510,000 to Caltrans for improvements to the I-10 and I-110 freeway corridors (list of improvements provided in Attachment A);

B. The I-10 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $28,674,440 and program $1,266,035 which includes $920,475 from Round 2, in reserve for the corridor as shown in Attachment B;

C. The I-110 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $36,284,255 and program $8,328,355 which includes $1,082,560 deobligated from Round 1, in reserve for the corridor as shown in in Attachment C;

D. A total of $6,000,000 to be deposited into Reserve Accounts - $2,400,000 for the I-10 and $3,600,000 for the I-110 to address unforeseeable operational issues;

E. A total of $31,740,000 for continued incremental Transit Service improvements (see Attachment D);

F. ADMINISTER the grant awards and Transit funding with the requirement that funding recipients bear all responsibility for any cost increases;

G. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to enter into funding agreements with grantees and Transit service providers; and

H. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to enter into the funding agreement with Caltrans for ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Metro ExpressLanes and other state highway system improvements within the I-10 and I-110 corridors as shown in Attachment E.

Issue
ISSUE

State law requires that net toll revenues generated from the Metro ExpressLanes be reinvested in the corridor from which they were derived, pursuant to an approved expenditure plan. In April 2023 the Board...

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