Metro - File #: 2024-1018

• File #: 2024-1018
• Type: Agreement
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/16/2024
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 1/15/2025
• Title: CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to: A. EXECUTE a Cooperative Agreement (CA) with the City of Montebello for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project Corridor; and B. NEGOTIATE and execute as-needed agreements with other responsible stakeholder agencies, including the cooperative agreements with corridor cities (cities of Commerce, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier) and railroad operators.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Agreements, Atlantic Station, Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Commerce, Construction, East Los Angeles, Eastside Extension Phase Ii (Project), Environmental Impact Report, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Light rail transit, Long Range Transportation Plan, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Montebello, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Pico Rivera, Project, Project delivery, Safety, Santa Fe Springs, Southern California Association Of Governments, Storage facilities, Union Pacific Railroad, Whittier

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: EASTSIDE PHASE 2 TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to:

A. EXECUTE a Cooperative Agreement (CA) with the City of Montebello for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project Corridor; and

B. NEGOTIATE and execute as-needed agreements with other responsible stakeholder agencies, including the cooperative agreements with corridor cities (cities of Commerce, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier) and railroad operators.

Issue
ISSUE

The execution of the Cooperative Agreement (CA) and other agreements are key steps in the delivery of the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project (Project). The completion of this Project will require extensive design reviews, utility coordination, and various approval processes, as well as obtaining permits for construction within each responsible stakeholder agency. The City of Montebello approved the CA for this project during their city council meeting on November 13, 2024. The Board's approval to execute the CA acknowledges a commitment for Metro, the corridor cities involved, and other responsible agencies, such as Class I railroad operators, to collaborate in advancing and implementing the Project.
Background
BACKGROUND

At its May 2024 meeting, the Board approved the full 9-mile Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project, with a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment (IOS) to Greenwood Station and a Maintenance and Storage Facility in the City of Montebello and certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) of this Project. The Board had previously directed staff to reinitiate the NEPA environmental clearance process for the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) to pursue federal funding for the project's IOS. Metro anticipates reinitiating the NEPA clearance process in earl...