Metro - File #: 2021-0463

• File #: 2021-0463
• Type: Policy
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/23/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 7/22/2021
• Final action: 7/22/2021
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the allocation of $1.483 billion of Los Angeles County's share of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 ARPA funds to transit operators, inclusive of about $1.465 billion from Los Angeles County's share of apportionments to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urbanized Area (UZA), $16.028 million apportioned to the Santa Clarita UZA, and $1.666 million apportioned to the Lancaster-Palmdale UZA, as detailed in Attachment A; B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to solicit proposals and allocate about $1.327 million from Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5310 ARPA funds to Metro's existing subrecipients of Federal Section 5310 funds for operating expenses; C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to allocate Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5311 ARPA funds for transit service in rural areas upon notification by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for operating expenses; D. APPROVING exchanges of ARPA fu...
• Indexes: Budgeting, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Growing States/High-Density States Formula Grants, Lancaster, Long Beach, Metro Equity Platform, Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, Multi County Goods Movement Action Plan, North Los Angeles County subregion, Palmdale, Policy, Ridership, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, Section 5307, Southern California Association Of Governments, Transit operators

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/22/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JULY 22, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDING

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the allocation of $1.483 billion of Los Angeles County's share of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 ARPA funds to transit operators, inclusive of about $1.465 billion from Los Angeles County's share of apportionments to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urbanized Area (UZA), $16.028 million apportioned to the Santa Clarita UZA, and $1.666 million apportioned to the Lancaster-Palmdale UZA, as detailed in Attachment A;

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to solicit proposals and allocate about $1.327 million from Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5310 ARPA funds to Metro's existing subrecipients of Federal Section 5310 funds for operating expenses;

C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to allocate Los Angeles County's share of FTA Section 5311 ARPA funds for transit service in rural areas upon notification by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for operating expenses;

D. APPROVING exchanges of ARPA funding allocations, as appropriate, with other local or eligible State or Federal funds to accelerate grant approval and disbursement of funds by the FTA;

E. DELEGATING to CEO or her designee the authority to administratively approve minor changes to the allocations to reflect any revisions made by the FTA and/or Caltrans that may impact Los Angeles County's share of ARPA funds; and

F. AUTHORIZING the CEO or her designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement Board approved support of transit programs in Los Angeles County.
Issue
ISSUE

Public transportation systems nationwide continue to face challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic to ridership, revenue, and overall operations. ARPA makes available about $30 billion nationwide for transit operators to prevent, prepa...