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Motion / Motion Response
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Status:
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Passed
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On agenda:
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10/22/2020
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Final action:
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10/22/2020
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Title:
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APPROVE Motion by Directors Solis, Hahn, Garcia, Fasana, Garcetti, and Bonin that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Planning and Programming Committee in January 2021 with a status update and in April 2021 with a final report on suggestions for other I-605 build alternatives that consider:
A. An additional locally-supported alternative that minimizes right-of-way impacts and/or a stand-alone Transportation System/Demand Management (TSM/TDM) alternative similar to the TSM/TDM alternative put forth on the SR-710 North Project; and
B. A review of the project's purpose and need and its alignment with various local and state policies and plans related to equity, greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.
WE FURTHER MOVE that staff, including the Executive Officer of Equity and Race, engage with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, the I-5 Joint Powers Authority, the County of Los Angeles, co...
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Indexes:
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"Hot Spots" Program, Alignment, Baldwin Park, Construction, Downey, El Monte, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Eric Garcetti, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities Council of Governments, Gateway Cities subregion, Hilda Solis, I-105, I-405, I-5, I-605, I-710, Janice Hahn, John Fasana?, Joint Powers Agreement, Mike Bonin, Motion / Motion Response, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Project, Ridership, Robert Garcia, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, Santa Fe Springs, South El Monte, Southern California Highways, Transportation Demand Management, Transportation system management, Travel demand management, Vehicle miles of travel, Whittier
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Meeting_Body REGULAR BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 22, 2020 Preamble Motion by: DIRECTORS SOLIS, HAHN, GARCIA, FASANA, GARCETTI, AND BONIN I-605 Corridor Improvement Project Build Alternatives The I-605 Corridor Improvement Project seeks to modify and/or widen 16 miles of freeway including segments on the I-605, I-10, SR-60, I-5, and I-105 in the Gateway and San Gabriel Valley Subregions. The Project scope currently includes several alternatives that would build various combinations of additional auxiliary, general purpose, high-occupancy vehicle, and high-occupancy toll lanes along the corridor. Preliminary reports for the project suggest that hundreds of partial and full property acquisitions will be necessary in addition to hundreds of temporary and permanent easements, which would affect unincorporated communities as well as the cities of Baldwin Park, Industry, Pico Rivera, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, Downey, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs. The Project alignment moves largely through disadvantaged communities experiencing housing and homelessness crises that have only been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic. On September 2, 2020, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) sent a letter to Metro's Chief Executive Officer requesting to delay the release of the I-605 Corridor Improvement Project Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and to incorporate a local option alternative that reflects the Guiding Principles adopted by the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Corridor Cities Committee in October 2007. The GCCOG's Guiding Principles include a provision that new freeway construction, including the addition of lanes, should be confined to existing State right-of-way in order to preserve and enhance local economies and environments. In response to this letter and to concerns raised by other stakeholders, Metro has agreed to delay the release of the EIS/EIR until early 2021. However, the impacts anticipated for the Project necessitate a ... Click here for full text
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