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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO MOTION BY DIRECTORS BONIN, HAHN, GARCIA, AND NAJARIAN - ALIGNING HIGHWAY PROGRAMS WITH STATE EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS DATED OCTOBER 16, 2019
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report responding to Board Motion by Directors Bonin, Hahn, Garcia and Najarian (Item 51 from Planning & Programming Committee on October 16, 2019) to assess effects of Governor's Executive Order 19-19 on Metro's highway program and steps needed to ensure eligibility for State funding.
Issue
ISSUE
Upon release of Governor's Executive Order 19-19, the Planning and Programming Committee directed staff to report back with:
A. An assessment of how Metro's highway program will be affected by the Governor's Executive Order 19-19 (Attachment A);
B. Steps that can be taken to align Metro's highway program with the Executive Order in order to ensure continued competitiveness for scarce State resources; and,
C. Recommended revisions to local funding and project development rules and guidelines to ensure project eligibility, scoping, and selection criteria are consistent with State and regional planning goals.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro Highway Program, in collaboration with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the subregional authorities, and local jurisdictions, initiates, funds, and implements mobility/operational improvement projects on State highways and arterials in Los Angeles County. Metro provides funds through Proposition C25%, Measure R, Measure M, and State and federal grants where available. Measure R and M funds are allocated to highway improvement projects in accordance with the Expenditure Plans approved by the voters and the Metro Board of Directors. A sample list of those projects is presented herewith as Attachment B.
Although several major freeway capacity enhancement projects had been pursued in th...
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