Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO-LA28 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (LA28) (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
The MOU between Metro and LA28 establishes a framework for coordination and delivery of transportation services supporting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This MOU establishes roles and responsibilities and lays the foundation for further negotiation as Games planning progresses including the framework of Metro's services in support of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games) and framework for commercial considerations.
Background
BACKGROUND
At its December 3, 2020 meeting, the Metro Board of Directors approved Motion 42: 2028 Mobility Concept Plan by Directors Garcetti, Solis, Hahn, Kuehl, Butts, and Garcia that directed staff to work with regional partners and LA28 to develop a regional investment and delivery plan for projects and services to support regional mobility needs for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Attachment B).
LA28 and the Games Mobility Executives (GME) have asked Metro to lead the planning and delivery of public transit service to the Games venues, which would involve a combination of Metro's existing bus and rail network and the Games Enhanced Transit Service (GETS), a supplemental system that will provide additional capacity for the spectators and workforce members traveling to the Games. While Metro's responsibilities were documented in the Games Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and LA28, Metro is not a signatory and therefore does not have a contractual agreement with LA28.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The MOU establishes a framework for the coordination of transportation services and related programs in support of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Gam...
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