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Type:
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Project
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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4/17/2024
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Final action:
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4/25/2024
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Title:
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CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the board-identified Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as the Southeast Gateway Line (formerly West Santa Ana Branch) Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project (Project), which is a 14.5- miles LRT line with nine (9) stations and includes a new C Line infill station at the I-105 Freeway. The Project extends from its northern LPA terminus at the Slauson/A Line Station located in the City of Los Angeles/Florence-Firestone unincorporated area of Los Angeles (LA) County to its southern terminus at the Pioneer Station located in the City of Artesia and includes a new C Line infill station at the I-105 Freeway. Approval of the Project also provides for the inclusion of five (5) parking facilities, ancillary facilities and a Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) in the City of Bellflower;
B. CERTIFYING in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which includes the design option that would close 186th ...
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Indexes:
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Alameda Corridor East, Artesia, Azusa, Bell, Bellflower, Business districts, Business Improvement District, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, Cerritos, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Cudahy, Databases, Downey, Downtown Los Angeles, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Florence, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2A, Guidelines, Huntington Park, I-105, I-105 ExpressLanes Project, Light rail transit, Little Tokyo, Long range planning, Long Range Transportation Plan, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Minorities, Mitigation, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, New Starts Program, Notice Of Determination, Outreach, Paramount, Pasadena, Project, Record Of Decision, Record of Decision issued, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, South Gate, Southern California Association Of Governments, Storage facilities, Strategic planning, System Safety Management, Union Pacific Railroad, Vernon, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector
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Meeting_Body PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE APRIL 17, 2024 Subject SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST GATEWAY LINE (FORMERLY WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH) - PROJECT APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Action ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION Heading RECOMMENDATION Title CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the board-identified Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as the Southeast Gateway Line (formerly West Santa Ana Branch) Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project (Project), which is a 14.5- miles LRT line with nine (9) stations and includes a new C Line infill station at the I-105 Freeway. The Project extends from its northern LPA terminus at the Slauson/A Line Station located in the City of Los Angeles/Florence-Firestone unincorporated area of Los Angeles (LA) County to its southern terminus at the Pioneer Station located in the City of Artesia and includes a new C Line infill station at the I-105 Freeway. Approval of the Project also provides for the inclusion of five (5) parking facilities, ancillary facilities and a Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) in the City of Bellflower; B. CERTIFYING in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which includes the design option that would close 186th Street but keep 187th Street open in the City of Artesia. C. ADOPTING, in accordance with CEQA, the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and 2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP); and D. 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 March 29, 2024, the combined Final Environmental Impact Study/Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/R) for the Project was released for a 30-day public review period. The Final EIS/R has completed all necessary steps to be considered for Certification by the Board in accordance with CEQA.... Click here for full text
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