Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 22, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY FOR I-105 EXPRESS LANES PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
ADOPT the Resolutions of Necessity authorizing the commencement of eminent domain actions to acquire the Property Interests for the properties identified in Attachment A and described as follows:
2900 Fernwood Avenue, Lynwood, CA 90262; APN: 6169-002-013; CPN: 86909 (Permanent Aerial Easement, 618 square feet; Permanent Utility Easement, 783 square feet; and a 24-month Temporary Construction Easement, 4,505 square feet)
2800 Fernwood Avenue, Lynwood, CA 90262; APN: 6169-002-012; CPN: 86910 (Permanent Aerial Easement, 524 square feet; Permanent Utility Easement, 607 square feet; and a 24-month Temporary Construction Easement, 4,715 square feet)
The interests being acquired in the above-listed properties are referred to herein as the “Property Interests.”
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
Issue
ISSUE
Acquisition of the Property Interests is required for the construction and operation of the I-105 Express Lanes Project (“Project”). After testimony and evidence has been received from all interested parties at the hearings, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”), by a vote of two-thirds of its Board of Directors (“Board”), must make a determination as to whether to adopt the proposed Resolutions of Necessity (Attachments B-1 and B-2) to acquire the Property Interests by eminent domain. Attached is evidence submitted by staff that supports the adoption of the resolutions, and which sets forth the required findings (Attachment A).
Background
BACKGROUND
The Project will ease traffic and enhance safety on the Interstate 105 (I-105) freeway through the conversion of the existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane into two Metro Express Lanes in each direction on the I-105 freeway. Metro Express Lanes are a...
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