Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL16, 2025
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
APRIL 17, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO ACTIVE TRANSPORT, TRANSIT AND FIRST/LAST MILE PROGRAM CYCLE 1 PROGRAMMING UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the programming of additional funding capacity in the amount of $6,400,000 from the Measure M Metro Active Transport, Transit and First/Last Mile program (MAT Program) to add funds to seven projects previously funded in MAT Cycle 1; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements and/or amendments for approved projects.
Issue
ISSUE
Due to higher than projected sales tax revenues in 2020 and 2021, $11.9 million authorized for the Cycle 1 solicitation is available to program. Staff recommends programming $6.4 million of these additional funds to existing Cycle 1 projects that are adding new beneficial scope elements. These projects include elements that improve safety, were identified through community engagement, and/or were originally not funded due to lack of funding availability at the time. These also include three projects that are relevant to the 2028 Olympic Games.
Background
BACKGROUND
The MAT Program is included in the Measure M Expenditure Plan and allocates $857 million (in 2015 dollars) for investment in active transportation infrastructure over 40 years. The initial MAT solicitation as authorized by the Board in January 2020 anticipated awarding a total of $75 million in Cycle 1. However, due to concerns about a potential reduction in sales tax revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the Board approved awarding a lesser amount of $63.1 million to 16 projects, consistent with cash flow adjustments for comparable Measure M programs at that time.
Sales tax revenues were higher than projected in 2020 and 2021 when the projects were programmed so the...
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