Metro - File #: 2022-0772

• File #: 2022-0772
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/31/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/26/2023
• Final action: 1/26/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. EXECUTING a Funding Agreement (FA) with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) in the amount of $16,563,581 for final design services for the Antelope Valley Line - Capital and Service Improvements Project (Project) to a 60% design level; and B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all agreements necessary to implement the Project.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Automatic vehicle location, Bids, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Construction, Contracts, Double track, Grant Aid, Lancaster, Measure M, Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program, Metrolink, Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, North Los Angeles County subregion, North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition, Partnerships, Pedestrians, Procurement, Program, Program Management, Project, Ridesourcing, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, SR-14, Strategic planning, Sylmar, Terminals (Communications), Transit Program - Expenditure Plan Line Item 64 (Project)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
1/18/2023	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: METROLINK ANTELOPE VALLEY LINE CAPITAL AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. EXECUTING a Funding Agreement (FA) with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) in the amount of $16,563,581 for final design services for the Antelope Valley Line - Capital and Service Improvements Project (Project) to a 60% design level; and

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all agreements necessary to implement the Project.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro has programmed funds and delegated to SCRRA the responsibility to complete the final design phase of the Project. A FA is required for SCRRA to award contracts for final design plus other engineering supporting functions and maintain the schedule to deliver the Project in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027.

Background
BACKGROUND

In 2020, Metro in partnership with SCRRA, was successful in receiving $107,050,000 in State Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) funds for the Project, leveraging $113,800,000 in North County Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program (MSP) funds. The Project funding is for the construction of four capital improvement projects on the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line (AVL), which will enable additional commuter rail capacity, leading to 30-minute bi-directional service to Santa Clarita and 60-minute bi-directional service to Lancaster by 2028.

Consistent with the 2020 TIRCP program schedule, Metro has completed preliminary engineering and environmental clearance for the Project ahead of schedule. In December 2021 the Metro Board certified the final environmental impact report for the Project in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements and adopted a finding that the Project is statutorily exempt under CEQA. On December 8, 2021, the Notice of Exemption was filed with the ...