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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA SB1 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the Resolution in Attachment A to:
A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to claim $30,484,780 in fiscal year (FY) 2021-22 State of Good Repair Program (SGR) grant funds as the Regional Entity for Los Angeles County for this program;
B. APPROVE the regional SGR Project List for FY2021-22; and
C. CERTIFY that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the SGR Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines.
Issue
ISSUE
As the Regional Entity for the SGR program in Los Angeles County, Metro is required to submit a combined SGR project list to Caltrans in September, 2021 to claim funding for FY2021-22. The submittal package must include an adopted Board resolution approving the Project List and certifying that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the certifications and assurances documents.
Background
BACKGROUND
The SGR Program Guidelines state that eligible transit operators shall provide a proposed list of projects to Caltrans and their Regional Entity, as defined by Public Utilities Code (PUC) Sections 99313 and 99314. The Regional Entity is required to approve the list of projects and agree to comply with the program requirements. For Los Angeles County, Metro is the Regional Entity. Since the required documentation was not ready until September, Caltrans has accepted a draft resolution with the project list submittal pending receipt of a Board-adopted resolution. Therefore, staff is seeking Board approval of the resolution contained in Attachment A.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
As defined in The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, commonly known as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the SGR Program provides approximately $105 mill...
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