Metro - File #: 2022-0046

• File #: 2022-0046
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/21/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 3/24/2022
• Final action: 3/24/2022
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on improved mobility through high-speed rail projects in Los Angeles County in response to Board Motion 46.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Acton, Amtrak, Ara Najarian, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Automatic vehicle location, Budgeting, Burbank, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, Capital Project, Construction, Council Of Governments, Double track, Grade separations, Grant Aid, High speed rail, Hilda Solis, Kathryn Barger, Lancaster, Link Union Station, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metrolink, Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, Motion / Motion Response, Multimodal, North Los Angeles County subregion, Palmdale, Partnerships, Plan, Project, Project delivery, Proposition 1a, Proving grounds, Railroad commuter service, Safety, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, Senate Bill 1, Strategic planning, Transfers, Transit boards
• Related files: 2022-0270

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/24/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
3/16/2022	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO MOTION ON IMPROVED MOBILITY THROUGH HIGH- SPEED RAIL PROJECTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on improved mobility through high-speed rail projects in Los Angeles County in response to Board Motion 46.

Issue
ISSUE

At the December 2, 2021, meeting the Metro Board of Directors adopted Motion 46 (Attachment A) presented by Directors Barger, Najarian, and Solis, identifying directives to staff regarding improved mobility through strategic high-speed rail investments. This report provides an update on the progress of the directives in the motion.

Background
BACKGROUND

Motion 46 intends to better position Los Angeles County to compete for State surplus funds and Federal infrastructure funding for high-speed, inter-city and commuter rail projects, which will increase mobility options for residents of the greater Los Angeles region. This motion includes efforts to identify and prioritize key high-speed rail early action projects plus transformational and strategic projects to significantly increase speed, capacity, and reliability along the Metrolink commuter rail system.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Motion #46 identified the following directives (A-F):

A. Reaffirm the importance of the partnership with the California High Speed Rail Authority for the delivery of the Link Union Station (Link US) project and urge continued dialogue for release of the $423 million in state funding.

Status: The Link US project will provide up to two platforms and four run-thru tracks at Los Angeles Union Station to enhance Metrolink and LOSSAN rail service. On April 21, 2020, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board approved the funding plan for Phase A of the project, thus authorizing the CHSRA CEO to negotiate a Project Management Funding Agreement (PMFA) with Metro. Staff is now working with ...