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Type:
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Contract
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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10/17/2018
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Final action:
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Title:
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CONSIDER:
A. CERTIFYING the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR);
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk and State of California Clearinghouse;
C. ADOPTING the:
1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (FF/SOC) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP).
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Indexes:
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7th Street/Metro Center Station, Arts District, Bids, Board approved Negative Declaration, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Construction, Contracts, Division 20, Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback Facility Project, Downtown Los Angeles, Draft EIS/EIR was published, Environmental Impact Report, Federal Transit Administration, Full Funding Grant Agreement, Grant Aid, High speed rail, Link Union Station, Location 63, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance of way, Maps, Metro Divisions, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Red Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Mitigation, Notice Of Determination, Notice Of Preparation, Outreach, Pershing Square Station, Plan, Project, Project management, Purchasing, Rail transit, Railroad commuter service, Ridership, Rolling stock, San Fernando Valley subregion, Social benefits, South Bay Cities subregion, Station 0602, Station 0608, Storage facilities, Strategic planning, Switches (Electricity), Switches (Railroads), Switching, Transportation modes, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Vehicle miles of travel, Vibration, Westside Cities subregion, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2, Westside/Central Service Sector, Zoning
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Meeting_Body CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE OCTOBER 18, 2018 Subject SUBJECT: DIVISION 20 PORTAL WIDENING AND TURNBACK FACILITY Action ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS Heading RECOMMENDATION Title CONSIDER: A. CERTIFYING the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR); B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk and State of California Clearinghouse; C. ADOPTING the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (FF/SOC) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and 2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP). Issue ISSUE Division 20 is located at 300 S. Santa Fe Ave near 4th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Metro committed to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as part of the Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) Section 1, to make appropriate infrastructure modifications to allow the Purple Line system to operate at reduced headways. The Full Funding Grant Agreement states that reduced headways must be achievable by late 2024. To achieve the required headways for the Red and Purple Lines, the existing portal between Union Station and Metro Rail Division 20 must be widened, and existing tracks must be modified where Purple and Red Line trains transition from the existing twin bored tunnels to the current rail yard facilities at Metro Rail Division 20. In addition to the portal widening, a turnback facility must be constructed to maximize and optimize the ability of trains to change directions to and from Union Station. The portal widening and turnback facility are herein referred to as the Proposed Project. After considerable technical study and internal and external stakeholder outreach, staff is recommending that the Board: certify the FEIR; adopt the FF/SOC (Attachment A) and the MMRP (Attachment B); and authorize the CEO to file a Notice of Determination (Attachment C). The Propo... Click here for full text
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