File #: 2015-0877   
Type: Plan Status: Passed
File created: 6/8/2015 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 7/15/2015 Final action: 7/23/2015
Title: PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-0) adopting the locally developed 2016-2019 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County (see Attachment A for Executive Summary) to comply with the requirements of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).
Sponsors: Planning and Development (Department)
Indexes: Access Services Inc., Budget, Budgeting, Coordinated Transportation Services, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Lancaster, Long Beach, Maps, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Outreach, Palmdale, Persons with disabilities, Plan, Private transportation, Program, Public service, Santa Clarita, Seniors And Persons With Disabilities Grant Program (Fta Section 5310) (Project), Southern California Association Of Governments
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Executive Summary of the Coordinated Plan
Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2015


Subject/Action
SUBJECT: COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT-HUMAN SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY

ACTION: ADOPT COORDINATED PLAN FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-0) adopting the locally developed 2016-2019 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County (see Attachment A for Executive Summary) to comply with the requirements of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is the Designated Recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 funds in urbanized areas of Los Angeles County (about $6.9 million per year) and is responsible for the planning, programming, distribution, and management of these funds. To fulfill Designated Recipient obligations required by FTA, including awarding Section 5310 funds for eligible projects, the locally developed 2016-2019 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County ("Coordinated Plan") must be adopted. It will update and replace the 2008 Coordinated Plan that was approved by the Board as required by MAP-21.

Policy_Implications
POLICY IMPLICATIONS

The adoption of the Coordinated Plan by the Board would allow complying with FTA guidance requiring that such plans be developed and approved through a process that included participation by seniors and individuals with disabilities, representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human service providers, and other members of the public. By adopting the Coordinated Plan as recommended, Metro will be able to certify that projects recommended for Section 5310 funding are included in the adopted Coordinated Plan to be eligible for a grant award by FTA.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

In January 2012, the Board approved the staff recommendation to u...

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