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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 13, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: CAP-AND-TRADE LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM
ACTION: APPROVE REVISED RESOLUTIONS FOR FY2015-16 FUNDING
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the revised Resolution in Attachment A that authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to claim $16,825,598 in fiscal year (FY) 2015-16 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) grant funds for one year of Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase 2A operations and one year of Expo Line Phase 2 operations; and
B. APPROVING the Resolution in Attachment B that certifies that Metro will comply with the LCTOP Certification and Assurances and the Authorized Agent requirements, and authorizes the CEO or his designee to execute all required documents and any amendments with the California Department of Transportation.
Issue
ISSUE
At the October 2015 meeting, the Board approved a resolution that authorized Metro to claim its FY15-16 LCTOP funds and identified that the funds would be used toward operations of the Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase 2A and Expo Line Phase 2. The original deadline for this allocation request was November 1, 2015. However, shortly before the submittal date, Caltrans announced that the deadline would be extended to February 1, 2016 and issued new guidelines for FY15-16 LCTOP grant funds in December 2015. After submittal of the grant package, Caltrans informed Staff that the Board resolution approved in October 2015 and included in the package needed to be revised. While the document approved by the Board was generally consistent with the guidelines, it did not use the new format required by the guidelines. Staff is seeking Board approval to submit a revised project resolution and approve the new Certification and Assurances, and authorized agent resolution to be added to the grant package.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Board Item #28 at the October 2015 Board meeting...
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