Metro - File #: 2023-0202

• File #: 2023-0202
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/16/2023
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/14/2023
• Final action: 6/22/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING a report back on Motion 10.1 (Attachment A); and B. AUTHORIZING for public review and comment the release of the revised Measure M Guidelines, Section VIII - 3% Local Contribution to Major Transit Projects (Attachment B).
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Construction, Design build, Division 16, Fernando Dutra, First/Last Mile, Grant Aid, Guidelines, James Butts, Janice Hahn, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Plan, Storage facilities
• Related files: 2023-0411, 2023-0467

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 14, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: MEASURE M 3% LOCAL CONTRIBUTION ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES REVISIONS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. RECEIVING AND FILING a report back on Motion 10.1 (Attachment A); and

B. AUTHORIZING for public review and comment the release of the revised Measure M Guidelines, Section VIII - 3% Local Contribution to Major Transit Projects (Attachment B).

Issue
ISSUE

In February 2023, the Board approved several revisions to the Measure M Guidelines (Guidelines) and requested additional revisions and analysis via Motion 10.1 by Directors Hahn, Dutra, Butts, and Sandoval (Attachment A). This report presents the analysis, and requests approval to release newly revised draft Guidelines for public review and comment, per the Board approved Measure M Guidelines.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Measure M Ordinance (Ordinance) requires local jurisdictions to pay three percent (3%) of the total cost of new major rail projects. The Measure M Guidelines adopted by the Board in 2017 (File# 2017-0280) guide Metro's implementation of this requirement. In April 2022, Motion 35 by Directors Hahn, Garcetti, Butts, and Dutra (Attachment C) requested that staff make several revisions to the Guidelines to for consistency and flexibility. Following public review, the Board approved these revisions in February 2023 and requested additional changes and analysis through Motion 10.1.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Guideline Revisions

Motion 10.1, Directives A, B, D, and E requested that staff make further revisions to the Guidelines. These revisions are summarized as follows, and are reflected in Attachment B.

- Directive A requested that the Guidelines clarify that jurisdictions owing a 3% contribution may receive credit for eligible improvements or actions taken by neighboring non-contributing jurisdictions. This would allow, for example, a jurisdiction to receive ...