Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES UNION STATION FORECOURT
AND ESPLANADE IMPROVEMENTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Task Order No. PS2999200FFO2TO1 under Contract No. PS4010-3041-FF-XX, with Kleinfelder, Inc., for the Union Station Master Plan (USMP), to provide additional environmental services in the amount of $58,293.80 increasing the Total Task Order Value from $1,079,936.79 to $1,138,230.59; and
B. INCREASE Contract Modification Authority (CMA) for Task Order No. PS2999200FFO2TO1 for USMP by $250,000, from $250,000 to $500,000, in support of additional services related to the Project.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Board of Directors certified the LAUS Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements (Project) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) on March 1, 2018. Since then, staff has initiated design, stakeholder engagement and interagency coordination with the City of Los Angeles.
The Project has federal funding in place and is undergoing review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with Caltrans as the Lead Agency. Caltrans has requested additional technical studies related to cultural resources and has advised that the project environmental clearance timeline will be delayed. Staff is requesting Contract Modification No. 9 and an increase in contract modification authority to cover the cost of the additional technical studies that are being requested by Caltrans, timeline extension, additional meetings, and coordination with the State Historic Properties Officer (SHPO) that will be required to secure the NEPA environmental clearance.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The project will reconfigure the public right-of-way in front of Union Station and the LAUS forecourt to expand pedestrian and bike facilities on Alameda and Los Angeles Street and create a civic plaza in front of the station (Attachment D, Pro...
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