Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM CYCLE 6 GRANT APPLICATION
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING a report on Metro's Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 6 prioritized ranking of projects based on project readiness with an equity lens (Attachment A); and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to send a letter of support for the prioritized projects signed by all Board members.
Issue
ISSUE
CalSTA published its 2023 TIRCP Cycle 6 Final Guidelines and Call for Projects on November 15, 2022. Grant applications for "Existing TIRCP Projects Leveraging Federal & Local Funds Reserve" are due to CalSTA by December 6, 2022. CalSTA requires applicants to prioritize their requests if submitting multiple project applications or a program of projects. This Board Report provides information on Metro's priorities and approach to submitting competitive, construction ready projects, with an equity lens, for this TIRCP application by the stated deadline.
Background
BACKGROUND
Los Angeles County voters overwhelmingly approved Measure R (2008) and M (2016) to provide a significant source of local funding to support the delivery of a transformative, multimodal set of transportation projects to improve mobility, decrease air pollution, and increase the quality of life for all 10 million county residents. These local sales tax measures were designed to provide local match to leverage significant state and federal funds to fully fund and implement the priority projects found in their respective expenditure plans. The TIRCP is the best source of state discretionary funding available, eligible, and with sufficient capacity to leverage local sales tax dollars for major rail transit capital projects.
Assembly Bill (AB) 180, approved by Governor Newsom in June 2022, amended the Budget Act of 202...
Click here for full text