Metro - File #: 2016-0319

• File #: 2016-0319
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/6/2016
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/15/2016
• Final action: 6/23/2016
• Title: CONSIDER: A. ADOPTING the Ordinance, including Expenditure Plan, to implement Los Angeles County's Traffic Improvement Plan through a transportation sales tax measure; B. ADOPTING the Resolution requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors place the Ordinance on the ballot with specific ballot language for the November 8, 2016 countywide general election; and C. AMENDING the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget to add $10.9 million to fund election related and public information costs.
• Sponsors: Planning and Development (Department)
• Indexes: Alignment, Americans With Disabilities Act, Budget, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, Capital Project, City of Los Angeles, Debt, Express lanes, Formula Allocation / Local Return, Guidelines, I-105, Local Returns, Local transportation, Long Range Transportation Plan, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Gold Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Red Line, Motion / Motion Response, New Sales Tax Initiative (Project), North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Outreach, Plan, Program, Program Management, Project, Project delivery, Public private partnerships, Resolution, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, State Of Good Repair, Students
• Related files: 2019-0351, 2019-0346

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2016	Executive Management Committee
6/15/2016	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
2nd REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2016
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 16, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN - POTENTIAL BALLOT MEASURE

ACTION: APPROVE PROPOSED LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN ORDINANCE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. ADOPTING the Ordinance, including Expenditure Plan, to implement Los Angeles County's Traffic Improvement Plan through a transportation sales tax measure;
B. ADOPTING the Resolution requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors place the Ordinance on the ballot with specific ballot language for the November 8, 2016 countywide general election; and
C. AMENDING the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget to add $10.9 million to fund election related and public information costs.

Issue
ISSUE

At the March 2016 Metro Board meeting, a Draft Potential Ballot Measure Expenditure Plan for a countywide transportation sales tax measure, as well as an ordinance outline and outreach plan, were presented. The outreach plan was a roadmap to educate the public about the draft Expenditure Plan and provide opportunities for public input, with engagement of three main community segments: the public, key stakeholders, and the media. The process included community meetings, briefings for elected officials, press conferences, online outreach, town hall meetings and more. The input was compiled and is presented separately this month in a report entitled "Potential Ballot Measure Public Input and Polling Results" (on the Planning and Programming and Executive Management Committee agendas). One of the top themes that emerged during the public input process and public poll is to provide accessible, convenient and affordable transit for seniors, students and the disabled. While Metro has identified a new dedicated funding stream for this area, this funding can be increased in the future. As the agency evaluates the whole plan in the future, the Metro Board h...