Metro - File #: 2019-0504

• File #: 2019-0504
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/18/2019
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 7/18/2019
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General Climate Change Report, "Is LA Metro Ready for Climate Change?"
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Informational Report, Maintenance, Metro Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Rail Operations Control Center, Research, Strategic planning, Ventilation systems, Weathering, Zero Emissions

Meeting_body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JULY 18, 2019


Subject
SUBJECT: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT, "IS LA METRO READY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?"

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE


Heading
RECOMMENDATION

title
RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General Climate Change Report, "Is LA Metro Ready for Climate Change?"

Issue
ISSUE

* Determine the anticipated impact of climate change on the transportation industry,
* Determine what actions LA Metro has already initiated to prepare for climate change,
* Benchmark against other transit agencies climate resilient actions,
* Determine what future steps LA Metro might take to prepare for climate change,
* Make recommendations for LA Metro to better prepare for meeting the effects of global warming.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review to determine actions taken by LA Metro to address the impact of climate change on transit and identify best practices. During a board meeting in January 2019, LA Metro's Board Chair stated: "I don't think LA Metro is ready for climate change." This report is to show how LA Metro is preparing for climate change and recommend additional steps LA Metro might take. Our review found that LA Metro has been taking positive steps since 2007 in preparation for climate change; however, we identified additional steps LA Metro can take to ensure the agency continues to deliver safe and reliable public transportation service to customers under future more extreme weather conditions.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Climate change is occurring globally with notable effects on the environment. There have been more frequent and erratic weather variations such as extreme high temperatures, strong storms, heavy rainfall, flooding of rivers and the coastline, and sustained drought. Global warming, one symptom of climate change, refers to rising temperatures caused by increased concentrations of GHG in the atmosphere. Climate scie...