File #: 2020-0110   
Type: Plan Status: Passed
File created: 1/30/2020 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 10/22/2020 Final action: 10/22/2020
Title: CONSIDER: 1. APPROVING the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Implementation Plan (Attachment A) and the TOC Grant Writing and Technical Assistance Program Guidelines (Attachment B); and 2. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or designee to enter into multiple agreements with Los Angeles County cities, the County of Los Angeles, and other eligible entities to fund TOC Grant Writing and Technical Assistance recommended in the TOC Implementation Plan in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000, subject to annual budget programming.
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
Indexes: Annual reports, Budget, Budgeting, Council Of Governments, Equity Focus Communities, First/Last Mile, Grant Aid, Guidelines, Housing, Measure M, Metro Active Transport (MAT) project, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Partnerships, Plan, Policy, Policy Advisory Council, Program, Ridership, Strategic planning, Transit Oriented Communities (Project), Transit Oriented Community
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - TOC Implementation Plan (REVISED), 2. Attachment B - TOC Grant Writing and Technical Assistance Program Guidelines, 3. Presentation
Related files: 2020-0786
Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

1. APPROVING the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Implementation Plan (Attachment A) and the TOC Grant Writing and Technical Assistance Program Guidelines (Attachment B); and
2. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or designee to enter into multiple agreements with Los Angeles County cities, the County of Los Angeles, and other eligible entities to fund TOC Grant Writing and Technical Assistance recommended in the TOC Implementation Plan in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000, subject to annual budget programming.

Issue
ISSUE

In 2018, the Metro Board adopted the Transit Oriented Communities Policy (TOC Policy) which affirmed Metro's commitment to incorporate equity, community development, and land use in how Metro plans and delivers the Los Angeles County public transportation system. The TOC Policy committed Metro to the development of an Implementation Plan as an immediate next step to establish how Metro will work with partners across Los Angeles County to realize equitable TOCs.
The COVID-19 economic and public health pandemic has further exacerbated the pressing need for community stabilization, equity, and access to opportunity in Los Angeles County, especially in communities of color. The implications of this crisis directly affect the Metro riders of today and tomorrow.

The TOC Implementation Plan (TOC Plan) (Attachment A) charts an actionable course for Metro to lead and to partner with communities across the county to leverage the positive benefits that come with the public transportation system, as well as chart a course to guard against potential unintended consequences especially within vulnerable communities.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Vision 2028 Strategic Plan calls for Metro to enhance communiti...

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