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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: METROLINK FY 2026-27 ANNUAL WORK PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
APPROVING programming the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (“Metro”) share of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s (SCRRA) Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating, State of Good Repair, and Capital Budget in the amount of $213,968,128 as described in Attachment A;
APPROVING the FY 2026-27 Transfers to Other Operators’ payment rate of $1.10 per boarding to Metro and an EZ Pass reimbursement cap to Metro of $5,592,000; and
AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements between Metro and SCRRA for the approved funding.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro is a member of the SCRRA Joint Powers Authority (JPA), operator of the “Metrolink” regional commuter rail service. The JPA requires member agencies to approve their share of the SCRRA budget annually, comprising Metrolink Operations, State of Good Repair (SGR), and New Capital projects.
SCRRA transmitted the FY 2026-27 (FY27) budget to the JPA member agencies on October 9, 2026, following approval by its Board (Attachment A). SCRRA plans to adopt its FY27 budget on October 23, 2026. While adoption of the budget is contingent upon each SCRRA member agency adopting its share of the SCRRA budget subsidy, the new Metrolink service plan funded by the budget is expected to commence on November 16, 2026, based on the understanding that all five member agencies would approve their respective share of the operating budget as transmitted by Metrolink.
This report seeks approval of staff recommendations for funding Metro’s share of SCRRA’s FY27 Operating, SGR, and Capital Budget.
Background
BACKGROUND
SCRRA operates the Metrolink commuter rail service within Los Angeles (LA) County, the surrounding counties of Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ve...
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