Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES ACCESS FOR ALL PROGRAM FUND ADMINISTRATOR FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. ADOPTING a resolution (Attachment A) authorizing Metro to serve as the Los Angeles County Local Access Fund Administrator (LAFA) of revenue generated by the Access for All Program of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to support on-demand wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) service; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to submit an application to pursue a designated status as the LAFA for Los Angeles County of revenue generated from the fee that Senate Bill 1376 requires for each trip originating in our region that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) provide.
Issue
ISSUE
In September 2018, Senate Bill (SB) 1376 was signed into California law. It requires the CPUC, as part of its regulation of TNCs such as Uber and Lyft, to establish a program to improve the accessibility of persons with disabilities to on-demand transportation services requested through online-enabled applications or platforms. On April 2, 2021 the CPUC released the application for agencies interested in becoming a LAFA, including TNC Access for All Program Overview and Requirements that it revised on April 30, 2021. The CPUC required LAFA applications to be submitted by May 3, 2021. It also required applicants to submit by July 9, 2021 a Board resolution authorizing the agency to serve as the county's LAFA. Metro may not receive funding until after September 30, 2021 if it does not submit the Board resolution by the CPUC deadline.
Approval of the staff recommendation will allow Metro to complete the CPUC's application process to become the LAFA for Los Angeles County. It will also allow Metro to be the LAFA for Los Angeles County for each CPUC annual funding cycle (through 2027) ...
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