Metro - File #: 2025-0844

• File #: 2025-0844
• Type: Agreement
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/17/2025
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 2/18/2026
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the San Gabriel Valley Jump Start and Mid-Term capital project definitions (Project) as identified in the San Gabriel Valley Transit Feasibility Study completed by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) in February 2024; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment 3 to the existing Memorandum of Understanding with the SGVCOG to continue design refinement of the Project, conduct additional outreach services, complete environmental clearance, and obtain Project approval for an amount not to exceed $3,888,839, bringing the total funding to $7,988,839.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Arcadia, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Atlantic Station, Budget, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, City of Industry, Construction, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Monte Busway, El Monte Transit Station Enhancement, Federal Transit Administration, Funding plan, Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Grant Aid, Maps, Measure M, Measure R, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Monterey Park, Motion / Motion Response, Olympic games, Outreach, Pasadena, Plan, Pomona, Project, Ridership, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, South El Monte, SR-60, Strategic planning, Transit buses, Transit centers, Travel time, West Covina

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS' JUMP START AND MID TERM CAPITAL PROJECTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the San Gabriel Valley Jump Start and Mid-Term capital project definitions (Project) as identified in the San Gabriel Valley Transit Feasibility Study completed by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) in February 2024; and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment 3 to the existing Memorandum of Understanding with the SGVCOG to continue design refinement of the Project, conduct additional outreach services, complete environmental clearance, and obtain Project approval for an amount not to exceed $3,888,839, bringing the total funding to $7,988,839.

Issue
ISSUE

At its January 2025 meeting, the Board approved $800,000 (Amendment 2) to initiate environmental clearance, community outreach, and conceptual engineering for the Jump Start projects (Segments 1-4 and 6) and Mid-Term Plan projects (Project) as defined in the SGVCOG Transit Improvements Feasibility Study. The SGVCOG Study team has conducted extensive stakeholder and community outreach meetings and technical work in 2025/2026 and is anticipated to fully expend the allocated funds by early Spring 2026. To complete these planning efforts, in December 2025, the SGVCOG has requested an additional $3,888,839 to complete environmental reviews, community engagement, conceptual design, and receipt of Project approval.

Background
BACKGROUND

In February 2020, the Board withdrew the State Route (SR) 60 Alternative and Combined Alternatives from the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project environmental study. In the same month, the Board also approved Motion 8.1 by Directors Solis, Hahn, Butts, Garcia, Fasana, and Garcetti, directing staff to 1) prepare a feasibility study and develop high...