Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 17, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 15 to Contract No. AE5999300 with WSP USA Inc. to provide First-Last Mile (FLM) plan preparation and environmental design & technical work to complete the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in the amount of $2,431,148, increasing the Total Contract Value from $43,388,553 to $45,819,701, and to extend the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024;
B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to execute Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS2492300 with Arellano Associates, LLC to rebrand the project and to bring Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to support FLM and environmental work in the amount of $449,991, increasing the Total Contract Value from $2,246,706 to $2,696,697, and to extend to the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024; and
C. AUTHORIZING AND DELEGATING authority to the CEO to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements in the amount of $256,182.50 between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) for Third-Party Administration participation in the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) environmental clearance study (existing Funding Agreement FA# 920000000FACGGC03), increasing the total funding amount from $1,101,530 to $1,357,713.
Issue
ISSUE
A Contract Modification is necessary to conduct additional design and environmental technical analysis to support stakeholder coordination and to address comments received on the WSAB Draft EIS/EIR alignment design. This work is necessary to complete the federal and state environmental processes (i.e., Final EIS/EIR) for the WSAB Project (the Project).
In response to Board Motion # 7 by Direct...
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