Metro - File #: 2021-0202

• File #: 2021-0202
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 3/30/2021
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 7/14/2021
• Final action: 7/14/2021
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Alternatives analysis, Bell, Bids, Burbank, Bus rapid transit, Capital Project, City of Los Angeles, Commerce, Construction, Eagle Rock, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Housing, Huntington Park, Informational Report, Invitation For Bids, Lawndale, Light rail transit, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles River, Maintenance facilities, Maywood, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Montebello, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Outreach, Pasadena, Pre-Development Agreement, Program Management, Project, Project Status Report, Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project, Slauson Station, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, South Los Angeles, Surveys, Torrance, Transit boards, Transit buses, Vernon, Walking, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside/Central Service Sector

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2021	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 14, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

This month's Major Project Status Report provides the regular update for Metro's four Pillar Projects and the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. This month, the report also includes an update on the Rail to River Project, in response to a Public Comment request made at the June 2021 meeting of the Planning and Programming Subcommittee.

* West Santa Ana Branch Corridor (WSAB)

Metro staff submitted the third and final round of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 9, 2021 and is working on incorporating final comments. FTA is currently expected to authorize public circulation of the Draft EIS/EIR by late July 2021.

Public outreach will be conducted during the release of the Draft EIS/EIR, including the official 45-day comment period. Both in-person open houses and virtual public-hearings are being contemplated at this time. Date and time of these meetings will be finalized in the coming weeks. To enhance project awareness and access to the latest updates, several multi-media tools will be launched to inform users about the project corridor and environmental process. Communications Toolkits also will be shared with community leaders to support their engagement with constituents, and presentations and project updates are available by request.

At the June 2021, meeting of the Planning and Programming Committee, Director Solis requested an update on Metro outreach thus far in the Little Tokyo community. Outreach in Little Tokyo has involved representatives from Arts District/Little Tokyo Ne...