Metro - File #: 2020-0668

• File #: 2020-0668
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/28/2020
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 1/20/2021
• Final action: 1/20/2021
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the monthly status of major capital projects that are currently in the Alternatives Analysis and Environmental Planning phase.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Alameda Corridor East, Alignment, Alternatives analysis, Alternatives Analysis study approved by the Board, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Bus rapid transit, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Eagle Rock, Environmental Impact Report, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Informational Report, Lawndale, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pre-Development Agreement, Project, Public private partnerships, Redondo Beach, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, Slide, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Torrance, Union Pacific Railroad, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside/Central Service Sector, Whittier

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/20/2021	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MONTHLY MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the monthly status of major capital projects that are currently in the Alternatives Analysis and Environmental Planning phase.

Background
BACKGROUND

At the last monthly update to the Planning and Programming Committee in November 2020 (Legistar File #2020-0667) the Committee directed staff to return in January 2021 with a more comprehensive status report, specifically:

a. Directors Hahn and Dupont-Walker requested a West Santa Ana Branch project strategic update covering environmental clearance, third-party engagement, P3 timing, project funding plan and project organization including the project lead and the related roles and responsibilities.

b. Director Hahn requested more details on meetings being conducted in both the Green Line to Torrance and the Eastside Corridor Extension.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) project scope and schedule are ambitious, and the Metro Board of Directors has asked Metro staff to take all possible measures to further accelerate delivery and maximize the scope that can be delivered in the first decade of the Measure M program. Metro is embarking on an ambitious P3 delivery approach to drive innovation and performance and minimize risk while maximizing budget and schedule attainment and ensuring the integrity of the environmental process.

The project presents numerous environmental and technical design challenges. There are a range of third parties with which Metro will have to coordinate to resolve a variety of complicated permits and approvals before final design and construction can begin, including but not limited to, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), Caltrans, U.S. Army Corps?of Engineers, State Historic Preservation Office, Utilities Providers etc.

The challenge of...