Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO ACTIVE TRANSPORT, TRANSIT AND FIRST/LAST MILE (MAT) PROGRAM CYCLE 1
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the Metro Active Transport, Transit, and First/Last Mile (MAT) Program Cycle 1 Solicitation; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to release the Program Solicitation and initiate a project selection process as described therein.
Issue
ISSUE
The approval of the MAT Program Cycle 1 Solicitation (Attachment A) is a critical step in programming funding for a discretionary program established by Measure M and prompts strategic investment toward Metro's adopted Active Transportation Strategic Plan (ATSP). Cycle 1 of the program, as proposed, was shaped through extensive consultation with the Metro Policy Advisory Council (PAC) along with other process and input as described in this report.
Background
BACKGROUND
The passage of Measure M created the MAT Program as a line item in the expenditure plan for $857 million (2015 $). The Administrative Procedures (Attachment B) for the program establish a permanent structure and process for allocating funding through periodic cycles as approved by the CEO.?Of note, the procedures?establish the applicable policies for the program, specify program cycles of 2-5 years in length, and delineate the steps for each program cycle to be executed.?
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Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures, staff, in consultation with the PAC, has developed this proposal for the first funding cycle. Cycle 1 will commit and program $75 million in funding for five fiscal years (FYs 21-25).
The Program Solicitation establishes all the necessary program elements for this funding cycle. This includes the following, among other components:
* Identification of current program priorities;
* Detailed project and proposer eligibility defini...
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