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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO PROPERTY INVENTORY FOR POTENTIAL UNHOUSED SUPPORT FACILITIES
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE a list of all Metro-owned property that is vacant, surplus, or underutilized.
Issue
ISSUE
On February 23, 2023, the Metro Board of Directors directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to report back at the March 2023 Executive Management Committee with a list of all Metro-owned property, including rights-of-way and parking lots, that are vacant, surplus, or underutilized. For any parcel with significant limitation or restriction that might preclude it from being used for temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services, Metro should include all covenants, easements, leases or other land use, revenue, or regulatory restrictions that apply to the identified parcel. The purpose of this report is to provide the requested inventory.
Background
BACKGROUND
In May 2018 (file 2018-0214) and April 2020 (file 2020-0228) Metro reported to the Board with an inventory of Metro property that could be used for temporary housing. At the April 2020 meeting, the Board approved delegating authority to the CEO to enter into no-fee leases with local jurisdictions for temporary (less than five years) supportive homelessness-related facilities that do not have a conflicting transit or joint development purpose.
Since then, Metro has entered into no-fee leases with the City of Los Angeles (COLA) for interim housing uses on three Metro properties:
1. A Bridge Home facility at the former Division 6 in Venice. COLA contracted with PATH to be the operator of this facility which provides 150 beds to adults and youths experiencing homelessness with interim housing and wrap around services.
2. A Bridge Home facility at the Metro park-and-ride lot in Van Nuys along the Metro G Orange Line. COLA contracted with the Salvation Army to p...
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