Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 14, 2025
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 15, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: RAIL TO RIVER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR SEGMENT B
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the proposed Metro Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor Segment B Project (Segment B) to be implemented in coordination with the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation (AT) Project being led by the City of Commerce;
B. APPROVING the programming of $3.15 million from the Measure R Program for Segment B as an Initial Investment Priority identified in the Long Beach-East Los Angeles Corridor Mobility Investment Plan (LB-ELA CMIP) to local jurisdiction(s), including the City of Commerce and/or Bell;
C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to enter into the necessary funding agreement and/or amend an existing funding agreement with local jurisdiction(s) to implement Segment B; and
D. AUTHORIZING the CEO to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research to fulfill the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements for a Categorical Exemption (CE).
AMENDMENT BY DUTRA, HAHN, MITCHELL, AND SOLIS:
E. Seamless Transition from Segment A to Metro A Line Slauson Station to Segment B:
1. Coordinate with the project sponsors to evaluate the feasibility of extending Segment A east past Long Beach Ave. to Santa Fe Ave. for a more seamless connection to the Metro Slauson A Line Station and Segment B starting on Randolph Street;
2. Coordinate with the County of Los Angeles to enhance the connection within their jurisdiction between Segment A and Segment B that includes, but is not limited to:
a. Improved railroad tracks and pavement infrastructure for cyclists to cross safely at the intersection of Randolph and Holmes;
b. Improved bikeway intersection design at Randolph a...
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