Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
* East San Fernando Valley LRT
The Metro Board certified the EIR on December 3, 2020 and the FTA issued the Record of Decision on January 29, 2021. With the CEQA document certified and the Record of Decision issued by the FTA for the NEPA document, the Project is environmentally cleared. With this significant Project milestone completed, Program Management has initiated the process of right-of-way acquisitions, potholing, and utility relocations for the Initial Project Segment on Van Nuys Boulevard between the Metro Orange Line and San Fernando Road. The Project's draft 30%/60% design drawings are currently being circulated for comment and review with Metro departments.
On December 3, 2020, the Board directed that further study be conducted for the 2.5-mile segment of the project in the Metro-owned Antelope Valley Railroad Right-of-Way. Staff, in coordination with the City of San Fernando, City of Los Angeles and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, is finalizing a scope of work and schedule for this section of the alignment with special attention to railroad grade crossings. An overview of that work was presented to the Planning & Programming Committee at its February 2021 meeting.
* West Santa Ana Branch Corridor
The West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) project is finalizing the second Administrative Draft EIS/R incorporating the first round of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) comments on the Administrative Draft submitted in late November 2020. The second Administrative Draft is scheduled to be submitted on March 16, 2021. Staff continues to coordinate with various third parties as necessary...
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