Metro - File #: 2016-0209

• File #: 2016-0209
• Type: Project
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2016
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/28/2016
• Final action: 4/28/2016
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into a Funding Agreement (FA) for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor - Sustainable Transit Oriented Communities Predevelopment and Planning Activities (Operation Shovel Ready) with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG), to be led by the Eco-Rapid Transit Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for near-term project activities in response to the Metro Board February 2016 directive, in an amount not-to-exceed $230,800.
• Sponsors: Planning and Development (Department)
• Indexes: Alignment, Alternatives analysis, Artesia, Budget, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, Council Of Governments, Earmark, Federal Highway Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Guidelines, I-5, Joint Powers Agreement, Light rail transit, Long Range Transportation Plan, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance facilities, Maintenance of way, Measure R, Metro Rail A Line, Motion / Motion Response, Paramount, Professional Services, Project, Railroad facilities, Southern California Association Of Governments, Storage facilities, Transit Oriented Community, West Santa Ana Branch Corridor - Administration (Project), West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
4/13/2016	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 13, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR - SUSTAINABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES (OPERATION SHOVEL READY)

ACTION: AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF FUNDING AGREEMENT


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RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into a Funding Agreement (FA) for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor - Sustainable Transit Oriented Communities Predevelopment and Planning Activities (Operation Shovel Ready) with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG), to be led by the Eco-Rapid Transit Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for near-term project activities in response to the Metro Board February 2016 directive, in an amount not-to-exceed $230,800.

Issue
ISSUE

At the February 25, 2016 meeting, the Metro Board directed the CEO to return within 60-days with a budget (not to exceed $18 million), scope of work, potential funding sources and community engagement strategy for the purpose of pursuing Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) predevelopment and planning activities, in coordination with the City and County of Los Angeles, as well as the Eco-Rapid Transit JPA and Gateway Cities COG for the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor (Attachment A). The Gateway Cities COG has requested that Eco-Rapid Transit lead this effort and that staff work directly with them. Staff has had several discussions and meetings with the Eco-Rapid Transit staff concerning the scope of work. These discussions resulted in a two-phased approach. Phase 1 is comprised of nearer-term work elements that would help inform the upcoming environmental document for the WSAB transit project, such as station area planning, parking management guidelines, rail storage and maintenance facility siting methodology and criteria, etc. Phase 1 will also include the development for the larger work scope for Phase 2. Phase 2, the longer-term elements, needs to be coordinated with the pre...