Metro - File #: 2020-0024

• File #: 2020-0024
• Type: Project
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 12/24/2019
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 12/3/2020
• Final action: 12/3/2020
• Title: CONSIDER: A. Approving the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project (Project), an at-grade light rail transit (LRT) line with 14 stations; B. Certifying, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the Final Environmental Impact Report, which includes an option to construct the Project in phases; C. Adopting, in accordance with CEQA, the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and 2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan; D. Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse; and E. Instructing staff, in coordination with the FTA, to work with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and the City of San Fernando to address new issues raised along the 2.5-mile shared railroad ROW. * Report back to the Board on any supplemental environmental clearance, design evaluations and associated traffic analysis nee...
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: "Hot Spots" Program, Access Services Inc., Alignment, Bicycle lanes, Bicycling, Bikeways, Board approved Locally Preferred Alternative, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Capital Project Funds, Central Los Angeles subregion, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Design build, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Economic benefits, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, First/Last Mile, Guidelines, Intersections, Light rail transit, Long range planning, Long Range Transportation Plan, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Metrolink, Mitigation, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Notice Of Determination, Outreach, Pacoima, Panorama City, Pedestrians, Plan, Project, Record Of Decision, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Social benefits, South Bay Cities subregion, Southern California Association Of Governments, Strategic planning, Traffic congestion, Traffic safety, Travel time, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2020-0780, 2020-0861

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2020	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
11/18/2020	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. Approving the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project (Project), an at-grade light rail transit (LRT) line with 14 stations;

B. Certifying, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the Final Environmental Impact Report, which includes an option to construct the Project in phases;

C. Adopting, in accordance with CEQA, the:
1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and
2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan;

D. Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse; and

E. Instructing staff, in coordination with the FTA, to work with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and the City of San Fernando to address new issues raised along the 2.5-mile shared railroad ROW.
* Report back to the Board on any supplemental environmental clearance, design evaluations and associated traffic analysis needed. This will be done prior to proceeding with any construction activities on this section of the alignment.

F. Instructing staff, in coordination with the City of Los Angeles to identify a preferred First/Last Mile parallel bike route to replace the existing bike lanes on Van Nuys Boulevard which would be displaced by the LRT project in the Panorama City and Pacoima communities.
* Report back to the Board with a plan to provide the interim replacement bike lanes during the construction period and permanent replacement bike lanes by the time of the opening of the East SFV Transit Project.


Issue
ISSUE

The Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) has completed all necessary steps to be considered for...