Metro - File #: 2026-0326

• File #: 2026-0326
• Type: Oral Report / Presentation
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/22/2026
• In control: Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee
• On agenda: 6/3/2026
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the development of the Measure M 10-Year Comprehensive Assessment framework.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Alignment, Construction, Funding plan, Highway transportation, Maps, Measure M, Metro Equity Platform, Operations and Maintenance, Oral Report / Presentation, Outreach, Plan, Program, Project delivery, Ridership, Transfer on 2nd Boarding, Transfers, Transportation modes, Vehicle miles of travel

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MEASURE M INDEPENDENT TAXPAYER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
JUNE 3, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: MEASURE M 10-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the development of the Measure M 10-Year Comprehensive Assessment framework.

Issue
ISSUE

The Measure M Ordinance requires that Metro prepare a comprehensive assessment at 10-year intervals. As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Measure M, staff have begun preparing the required comprehensive assessment (Assessment). The Assessment will encompass a five-year look back and 10-year look forward to evaluate progress in delivering the voter-approved program while positioning the agency and its partners for the next decade of investment.

The final Assessment will be presented to the MMITOC for review and to enable the MMITOC to make findings and/or provide recommendations for improving the program. The Assessment and the results of the MMITOC review will then be presented to the Metro Board for consideration and approval. Additionally, every ten years, the Board may adopt amendments to the Measure M Ordinance and Expenditure Plan within the prescribed parameters of the ordinance.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Measure M Ordinance, approved by 71.5% of voters in November 2016, incorporates a continuous monitoring approach for the oversight of the projects and programs in the Expenditure Plan. Central to this approach is the MMITOC, which provides ongoing program oversight in accordance with the ordinance requirements.

The first Measure M Five-Year Comprehensive Assessment and Equity Report was prepared in 2023, covering the initial five years of Measure M (FY 2018-22), which found that Measure M had generated 95% of its forecasted revenue. The first Assessment also documented disruptions caused by COVID-19 and Metro's efforts to navigate those challenges which occurred in that period. It was presented to MMITOC in October...