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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA SB1 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the Resolution in Attachment A to:
A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to claim $32,584,888 in fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 State of Good Repair Program (SGR) grant funds as the Regional Entity for Los Angeles County for this program; and
B. APPROVE the regional SGR Project List for FY20-21; and
C. CERTIFY that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the SGR Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines.
Issue
ISSUE
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued final FY 2020-21 guidelines for the SGR Program in August, 2019. The Guidelines state that eligible transit operators shall provide a proposed list of projects to their Regional Entity, as defined by Public Utilities Code (PUC) Sections 99313 and 99314. For Los Angeles County, Metro is the Regional Entity. Metro is required to submit a combined project list to Caltrans by September 1, 2020. The submittal package must include an adopted Board resolution approving the Project List and certifying that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the certifications and assurances documents. Since the required documentation was not ready until August, Caltrans has accepted a draft resolution with the project list submittal pending receipt of a Board-adopted resolution. Therefore, staff is seeking Board approval of the resolution contained in Attachment A.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
As defined in The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, commonly known as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the SGR Program provides approximately $105 million annually to transit operators in California for eligible transit maintenance, rehabilitation and capital projects to help keep ...
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