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FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT STATUS UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget Development Status Update.
Issue
ISSUE
This is the second of a series of monthly updates to the Board on the FY23 Budget development process, culminating in a planned May 2022 Board Adoption.
The focus of this report is Metro's diverse portfolio of Capital projects, which includes the following capitalizable transit and transportation investments:
1. Transit Infrastructure Development (TID): planning and constructing new Transit and Highway Modernization projects for LA county as voter approved in Measure R and Measure M sales tax ordinances
2. Transit Capital Improvement Program (CIP): maintains and improves rolling stock (vehicles), assets, and infrastructure for the bus and rail transit systems. It consists of two main areas:
a) State of Good Repair (SGR) maintains Metro assets to ensure they are safe and reliable for daily operations. A core focus is the replacement of assets on a useful life basis.
b) Transit Improvement and Modernization (TIM) projects are one-time investments that aid transition of the Metro transit system and assets to the latest technological and environmental standards
Additionally, this report provides an overview of Metro's Regional Rail and Subsidy funding programs, and shares the latest update regarding Metro's comprehensive budget outreach efforts.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
As the FY23 Equitable Zero-Based Budget (EZBB) progresses, more detailed budget proposals by program are being developed, starting with the preliminary capital investment in this month's report. The Capital Investment made up 43% of the total agency's budget in FY22, followed by the Regional Rail and Subsidy program which in combination made up 20% of the total agency's budget. The FY23 Budge...
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