File #: 2022-0771   
Type: Informational Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/31/2022 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 12/1/2022 Final action:
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.
Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
Indexes: Application, Budgeting, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, California State Transportation Agency, Call For Projects, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Construction, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Equity Focus Communities, Federal Transit Administration, Formula Funds, Funding plan, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B, Grant Aid, Guidelines, Informational Report, Light rail transit, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Pomona, Program, Project, Project delivery, Rail transit, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Torrance, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - TIRCP C6 “Existing TIRCP Projects” Prioritized Prog. of Projects, 2. Attachment B - CEO Comment Letter on TIRCP Guidelines, 3. Attachment C - Changes Made by CalSTA in Final Guidelines, 4. Attachment D - Prior TIRCP Awards, 5. Attachment E - Other AB 180 Programs, 6. Attachment F - Funding Plans for ESFV, Gold Line Extension, and WSAB, 7. Presentation
Related files: 2022-0830
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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...

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