Metro - File #: 2023-0168

• File #: 2023-0168
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/3/2023
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2023
• Final action: 10/26/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to transition the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program from a pilot to a permanent program; and B. APPROVING the administration of the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program for a second, two-year term, and award grants of $30,000 each to five selected community-based organizations for a total of $150,000 starting November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2025.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Access Services Inc., Advertising, Bicycle Program (Project), Bicycle travel, Bicycling, Budgeting, Compton, Cudahy, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Hubs, Long Beach, Metro Adopt-A-Bike Pilot Program, Metro Bike Share, Outreach, Partnerships, Pilot studies, Program, Race, Safety programs, Strategic planning, Transit System, United States Department Of Transportation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body

REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO'S ADOPT-A-BIKE PROGRAM

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to transition the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program from a pilot to a permanent program; and

B. APPROVING the administration of the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program for a second, two-year term, and award grants of $30,000 each to five selected community-based organizations for a total of $150,000 starting November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2025.

Issue
ISSUE

At its August 2020 meeting, the Metro Board authorized the first term of the two-year Adopt-A-Bike Pilot Program that allows unclaimed bikes to be given to Los Angeles County residents in need of a bicycle, free of charge. The program is administered by providing mini-grants to local community-based organizations (CBOs) to distribute bicycles to constituents. The first term of the Adopt-A-Bike Pilot Program expired in April 2023.

Due to the program's success, there is a need to operationalize this effort to provide a consistent source of funding for Metro to provide grant awards to CBOs to administer the program. With the Board's approval to transition from a pilot to a permanent program, using a two-year cycle for selecting CBOs for grant awards, Metro can continue to provide the needed service while effectively and efficiently dealing with unclaimed bicycles.

In February 2023, staff released the re-solicitation of the application and guidelines for a second term of the Adopt-A-Bike Program. A total of 11 CBO applications were received. Of these 11 applications, five are recommended for a grant award.

If this item is approved, the Metro CEO will administratively authorize grant awards of the Adopt-A-Bike Program on a bi-annual basis commencing with the administration of this second, two-year term with five selected community-based organizatio...