Metro - File #: 2017-0281

• File #: 2017-0281
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/25/2017
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/14/2017
• Final action: 6/22/2017
• Title: AWARD AND EXECUTE an 18-month firm fixed price Contract No. PS36724000 to City Design Studio LLC, in the amount of $1,632,788, to complete the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategic Implementation Plan for the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, Application, Artesia, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Budgeting, Cerritos, Contracts, Cudahy, Downey, Federal Transit Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Housing, Huntington Park, Joint Powers Agreement, Los Angeles Union Station, Maps, Maywood, Measure R, Paramount, Partnerships, Pilot studies, Plan, Procurement, Project, Senate Bill 375, South Gate, Strategic planning, Transit Oriented Community, Transit Oriented Development, Vernon, West Santa Ana Branch Corridor - Administration (Project), West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 14, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AWARD AND EXECUTE an 18-month firm fixed price Contract No. PS36724000 to City Design Studio LLC, in the amount of $1,632,788, to complete the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategic Implementation Plan for the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

In June 2016, Metro, in partnership with the City of South Gate and the Eco-Rapid Transit Joint Power Authority (JPA), submitted a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requesting $2 million from the TOD Planning Pilot Program for the WSAB Transit Corridor TOD Strategic Implementation Plan (the Plan). In the grant application, Metro committed to provide $500,000 in Measure R 35% transit funds to meet FTA's local match requirement.

In October 2016, FTA notified Metro that it was the recipient of the grant. As provided in the grant, the Plan will provide a recommended, holistic TOD land use and economic development strategy for the 13 cities within and adjacent to the WSAB Transit Corridor. Attachment C contains the WSAB Transit Corridor Project Definition map currently included in the Corridor's Environmental Study. The 20-mile Light Rail Transit corridor, extending from the Los Angeles Union Station to the City of Artesia, would benefit from a unified TOD strategy to leverage the future transit investment in the corridor.

Board approval of the Contract is needed in order to proceed with the development of the Plan.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Background

In February 2016, the Board directed staff to allocate a budget, not to exceed $18 million, to pursue Sustainable Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) pre-development and planning activities for the WSAB Transit Corridor....