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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022?
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SUBJECT: I-710 SOUTH CORRIDOR TASK FORCE
Action?
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPROVE the I-710 South Corridor Project's recommendations found in Attachment A for:
A. Vision Statement,
B. Guiding Principles and Goals,
C. Pre-Investment Plan Opportunity, and
D. New Project Name: The Long Beach-East LA Corridor Mobility Investment Plan
Issue?
ISSUE?
Staff met with community stakeholders and conferred with the 710 Task Force and its various working groups to develop recommendations for Board consideration for (1) the Vision Statement, Guiding Principles, and Goals that will shape the development of the I-710 South Corridor Investment Plan, (2) the Pre-Investment Plan Opportunity, and (3) the new name for the I-710 South Corridor Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
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Metro and Caltrans established the 710 Task Force in September 2021 to re-engage the local impacted communities adjacent to Interstate 710 (I-710) as well as the stakeholders that depend upon, and are impacted by, the movement of people and goods within the I-710 South Corridor between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and State Route 60 (Attachment B - 710 Task Force Study Area). This action followed in the wake of the Board acting in May 2021 to suspend any further work to advance the stalled environmental document for the prior I-710 South Corridor Project due to concerns raised regarding displacement, air quality, and other impacts to communities adjacent to the freeway.
At the May 26, 2022, Metro Board meeting (File #2022-0100) the Board closed out the original I-710 South Corridor Project by substituting the original Locally Preferred Alternative 5C with a No Build Alternative (Alternative 1). The Board also approved Motion 9 by Directors Hahn, Solis, Mitchell, and Dutra (Attachment C) that set forth directives to guide the work of the Task Force and the development of ...
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