Metro - File #: 2023-0658

• File #: 2023-0658
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/13/2023
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2023
• Final action: 10/26/2023
• Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Horvath, Bass, Yaroslavsky, Butts, and Najarian that the Metro Board instruct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Work with the PDA teams to publish reports of their community stakeholder meetings on a dedicated website or platform accessible to the public no later than December 1, 2023, to ensure that the information shared in the PDA teams' meetings is available to all interested parties, recognizing that because Metro has not completed an environmental review, the information contained does not constitute or evidence an approval by Metro of, or commitment of Metro to, any action for which prior environmental review is required; B. Report to the Board in January 2024 with an accounting of the amount of funds that have been budgeted and expended for both the Sepulveda Corridor Transit Corridor Project and the I-405 Express Lane Project; and C. Upon completion of the PDA process, report with an evaluation of the efficacy of the PDA model compared to oth...
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Ara Najarian, California Environmental Quality Act, Contracts, Environmental Impact Report, James Butts, Karen Bass, Katy Yaroslavsky, Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles International Airport, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Pre-Development Agreement, Project, Public participation, Public Participation Plan, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Monica, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2023

Preamble
Motion by:

DIRECTORS HORVATH, BASS, YAROSLAVSKY, BUTTS, and NAJARIAN


Metro's Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project (Project) proposes up to 16 miles of fixed guideway connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside and ultimately to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) through one of the most congested freeway corridors in the United States with more than 400,000 Angelenos moving through it every weekday. Much of this congestion results from the complex geography of the area and the very limited number of public transit options running north-south through the Santa Monica Mountains.

Metro is currently advancing technical studies in support of developing a draft environmental impact report pursuant to CEQA to evaluate project alternatives that address the transportation needs of the Sepulveda Corridor. During the environmental review phase, the Metro Board approved a finding that the use of a Pre-Development Agreement (PDA) for the Project could achieve a number of private sector efficiencies by integrating planning, design, and construction activities associated with the Project. In October 2019, Metro issued a Request for Proposals for the performance of the pre-development work, including cost estimates, constructability reviews, and technical analyses to support the ongoing development of the Project. Metro awarded the contract to the two highest ranking firms: LA SkyRail Express (Monorail) and Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners (Heavy Rail).

The PDA project development period includes clear phases and milestones. In each phase, the PDA contractors are required to advance the design of their Transit Solutions Concept (TSC), working closely with Metro to protect the integrity of the environmental process, while taking into consideration meaningful public and stakeholder feedback, an essential element of any proposed Metro project. To ensure that stakeholders receive regular u...