Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM CYCLE 3 METRO GRANT ASSISTANCE POLICY
ACTION: APPROVE METRO'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (ATP) POLICY
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Final Statewide and Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG) recommended Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 2 Results Summary for Los Angeles County (Attachment A);
B. APPROVING proposed 2016 ATP Grant Assistance Policy (Attachment B); and
C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to reprogram Call for Projects commitments with reduced amounts to reflect ATP partial awards (Attachment C).
Issue
ISSUE
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) presented final recommendations for the 2015 ATP Regional Program to the SCAG Executive Administration Committee (EAC) on January 7, 2016. The final Regional Program awarded $76 million for the Southern California Region of which $41 million was awarded to Los Angeles County. Combined with the $61 million awarded in the Statewide competition, Los Angeles County ATP Cycle 2 awards total $102 million. The Statewide and Regional Program Los Angeles County awards are detailed in Attachment A.
In February 2014, the Metro Board approved a policy that requires local agencies to resubmit previous Call for Projects grants for the State's Active Transportation Program (ATP) with assistance from Metro-selected grant-writing consultants. The ATP Cycle 3 Call for Projects will be released as early as March 2016. Staff is proposing a new policy to optimize the results of the grant assistance for the ATP in terms of increased funding awards, implementation of Metro policies and plans, and support for the state's ATP goals.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Updated SCAG ATP Regional Program
In October 2015, staff presented the 2015 SCAG Draft Regional Program for Los Angeles County ATP a...
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