File #: 2021-0065   
Type: Agreement Status: Passed
File created: 2/19/2021 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 3/25/2021 Final action: 3/25/2021
Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to join with the City of Inglewood to own, manage, and oversee the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the 1.6-mile Inglewood Transit Connector Project, an elevated automated people mover to provide a critically needed direct transit connection between Metro's network, the soon to be completed regional Crenshaw/LAX Line, and key housing and employment centers, and sports and entertainment venues within the City. B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to take such further actions incident to execution of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement as are necessary to formalize formation and establishment of the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority as a separate legal entity.
Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
Indexes: Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Crenshaw District, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Debt, Design build, Downtown Inglewood Station, Environmental Impact Report, First/Last Mile, Governance, Grant Aid, Housing, Inglewood, Inglewood Transit Connector Project, Joint Powers Agreement, Los Angeles International Airport, Maintenance practices, Measure R, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Olympic games, Operations and Maintenance, Outreach, Procurement, Project, Project management, Property Agreement, Purchasing, Rail transit, Ridership, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Strategic planning, Transfers, Transit authorities, Westchester
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, 2. Attachment B - Project Supporters
Related files: 2021-0234
Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: INGLEWOOD TRANSIT CONNECTOR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to join with the City of Inglewood to own, manage, and oversee the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the 1.6-mile Inglewood Transit Connector Project, an elevated automated people mover to provide a critically needed direct transit connection between Metro's network, the soon to be completed regional Crenshaw/LAX Line, and key housing and employment centers, and sports and entertainment venues within the City.

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to take such further actions incident to execution of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement as are necessary to formalize formation and establishment of the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority as a separate legal entity.

Issue
ISSUE

Over the past two years, the City of Inglewood (City) has engaged in discussions with Metro while the City has examined various ownership structures for the Inglewood Transit Connector Project (Project). Recognizing their mutual interest in the successful completion of the Project and commencement of passenger service prior to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Metro and City executive management believe that the formation of the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority (Authority) will combine the City's understanding of local mobility needs with Metro's experience successfully developing rail transit projects and would provide the optimal solution for Project ownership, management and governance without obligating Metro to make financial contributions.

The City and Metro executed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding on November 2, 2020, agreeing to work together to ...

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