Metro - File #: 2024-0325

• File #: 2024-0325
• Type: Budget
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/6/2024
• In control: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2024
• Final action: 6/27/2024
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING local funding request for Access Services (Access) in an amount not to exceed $189,763,812 for FY25. This amount includes: * Local funds for operating and capital expenses in the amount of $187,153,892 * Local funds paid directly to Metrolink for its participation in Access' Free Fare Program in the amount of $2,609,920 B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement the above funding programs.
• Indexes: Access Board, Access Service For Ada Compliance (Project), Access Services Inc., Americans With Disabilities Act, Audit, Budget, Budgeting, Call For Projects, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Customer service, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Key Performance Indicator, Lancaster, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Metrolink, New Freedom Program, North Los Angeles County subregion, Olympic games, Paratransit services, Persons with disabilities, Pilot studies, Program, Proposition C, Purchasing, Ridership, Rolling stock, San Fernando Valley subregion, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita, Strategic planning, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, Surveys, Vehicle fleets
• Related files: 2024-0487

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2024	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: ACCESS SERVICES PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING local funding request for Access Services (Access) in an amount not to exceed $189,763,812 for FY25. This amount includes:

* Local funds for operating and capital expenses in the amount of $187,153,892

* Local funds paid directly to Metrolink for its participation in Access' Free Fare Program in the amount of $2,609,920

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement the above funding programs.



Issue
ISSUE
The total FY25 budget proposed for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service for Los Angeles County is $340,403,566. This includes a not to exceed amount of $337,793,646 in funds for Access, the Agency that provides ADA paratransit service on behalf of Metro and the fixed route operators, to support their operating and capital needs, and $2,609,920 for Metrolink's participation in Access' Free Fare Program.
The Access budget is proposed to be funded with various federal and local funding sources. Of this total, $118,605,981 will be funded by federal grants, including federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program funds, Section 5310 and 5317 funds. The remaining amount of $221,797,585 will be funded with Measure M ADA Paratransit Service (MM2%) funds, Proposition C 40% Discretionary (PC40%) funds, passenger fares and other funding sources generated by Access. See Attachment A for complete funding details.

Background
BACKGROUND
Metro, as the Regional Transportation Planning Authority, provides funding to Access to administer the delivery of regional ADA paratransit service on behalf of Metro and the forty-five other public fixed route operators in Los Angeles County. The provision of compliant ADA mandated service is considered ...