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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: 2016 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP)
ACTION: APPROVE METRO PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING STIP PROJECTS
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE:
A. Metro funding priorities for recommendation to the California Transportation Commission for the prioritization of projects for funding in the 2016 STIP (Attachment A); and
B. Resubmittal of the 2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for Los Angeles County as adopted by the Metro Board in December 2015 (Attachment B).
Issue
ISSUE
On December 3, 2015, the Metro Board of Directors adopted the 2016 Regional Transportation Plan (RTIP) for Los Angeles County for submittal to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) consistent with a STIP Fund Estimate containing deferred funding adopted by the CTC in August 2015. On January 21, 2016, in response to continued declines in gasoline prices, the CTC adopted a revised STIP Fund Estimate which reduced overall STIP funding by approximately $754 million over the five-year STIP period. Based on this reduction, CTC staff asked regional agencies to resubmit their 2016 RTIPs consistent with this new Fund Estimate. The CTC has the choice of 1) implementing statewide priorities consistent with the Fiscal Year 2016 Allocation Plan for reprogramming or deprogramming projects, or 2) imposing a decrease in STIP funds by formula. The formula reduction may translate into a $118.4 million reduction in funding for Los Angeles County from the RTIP portion of the STIP and a decrease in $188.4 million statewide for the Interregional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP) projects, of which there are two in Los Angeles County.
The CTC has asked for regions to submit updated RTIPs by February 26, 2016 with adoption by the CTC scheduled for May 18, 2016. Metro staff is proposing to use the allocation priorities established by the CTC for...
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