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Meeting Name: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/16/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 3rd Floor, Metro Board Room
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2025-0986 37.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price Contract No. AE138681000 to Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. for the inspection of Metro structures and facilities in the amount of $13,293,420 for the four-year base term, $6,549,640 for the first two-year option, and $7,120,053 for the second two-year option, for a total amount of $26,963,113, effective August 5, 2026, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).   Not available Not available
2026-0395 38.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a five (5) year agreement for FY26, FY27, FY28, FY29 & FY30 with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to provide services in support of the Metro Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program for an amount not to exceed $4,215,590.00.   Not available Not available
2026-0391 39.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to AWARD a 12-month firm-fixed price contract, Contract No. OP140266000, to Siemens Mobility, Inc., for the purchase of gate mechanism assemblies and accessories, for the replacement of the A Line at-grade crossing gate mechanisms in the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $3,195,702.00, inclusive of sales tax, and subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).   Not available Not available
2026-0117 40.ContractCONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a four-year cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. PS140440000, to WSP USA Inc. for as-needed professional consultant support services for zero-emission bus engineering and acquisition, program management, and technical support services, in the total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,520,898.51, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; B. APPROVE Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. PS140440000 in the amount of $1,552,089.85 or 10% of the total contract value, to cover the costs of any unforeseen services needed to support the transition to a zero-emission bus fleet, and C. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE future contract modifications to the Contract up to $1,000,000.   Not available Not available
2026-0324 41.AppointmentAPPROVE nominee for membership on Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council (Attachment A).   Not available Not available
2026-0361 42.Rule / By-lawADOPT the revised Service Council Bylaws.   Not available Not available
2026-0455 43.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 2 to Contract No. PS123964000 with GP Generate, LLC to continue to provide advertising and communications services in the amount of $2,871,750, increasing the contract value from $1,579,463 to $4,451,213.   Not available Not available
2025-1040 47.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD Contract No. OP118576(2)000 with El Dorado National (California), Inc. (ENC), for the manufacturing and delivery of a base order of 220 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) in the amount of $337,698,727.58 for the base contract, including taxes and delivery; exclusive of any contract option buses, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; B. INCREASE the Life-Of-Project (LOP) for Capital Project 201078 from $52,000,000, established to purchase up to 40 BEBs under the Washington State contract, by $382,355,185 to purchase up to 220 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) and provide funding for professional and technical support, internal labor, and contingencies, for a total LOP of $434,355,185; and C. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE future contract modifications to the contract up to $1,000,000.   Not available Not available
2026-0437 46.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP73960000 with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, LLC to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; B. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP59812000A with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; C. EXECUTE Modification No. 6 to Contract No. OP59812000B with Shell Energy North America (US) to increase the contract value by $3,615,292 from a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,112,295 to a NTE amount of $18,727,587 and extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; and D. EXECUTE Modification No. 5 to Contract No. OP59812000C with Trillium USA Company, LLC. to increase the contract value by $2,877,636 from a NTE amount of $19,492,426 to NTE amount of $22,370,062 and extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027.   Not available Not available
2026-0397 44.Oral Report / PresentationRECOGNIZE Operations Employees of the Month.   Not available Not available
2026-0398 45.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE oral report on Metro Operations.   Not available Not available
2026-0501 48.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 24 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) to exercise up to six, one-month options, each separately as needed from December 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, to continue Metro Bike Share (MBS) program services in the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $6,505,955, increasing the total contract value from $137,661,378 to $144,167,333; and B. EXECUTE individual contract modifications for Contract No. PS272680011357 within the Board-approved contract modification authority.   Not available Not available
2026-0456 49.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE an update on the feasibility of water taxi service between San Pedro and Long Beach.   Not available Not available
2026-0521 50.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Hahn, Bass, and Richardson that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to convene regional partners, including Metro, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Long Beach to: A. Determine each agency’s willingness to participate in funding the implementation and operation of the San Pedro-Long Beach water taxi service; B. Develop a proposed cost-sharing framework among Metro and participating regional partners to provide the funding certainty necessary to advance implementation of the service; C. Continue pursuing grant, maritime, sponsorship, advertising, visitor pass, fare revenue, and other revenue opportunities to offset project costs and support long-term service sustainability; D. Develop a framework under which participating agencies that contribute toward the initial costs of the service may be reimbursed on a proportional basis if grant funding, sponsorships, visitor pass revenues, fare revenues, or other external funding sources become available, consistent with applicable funding requirements; E. Take the necessary steps t   Not available Not available
2026-0362 52.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE status update on NextGen Bus Ridership.   Not available Not available
2025-0436 51.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE status update on the ZEB Program.   Not available Not available
2026-0411 53.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE the quarterly update on the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Implementation Plan.   Not available Not available
2026-0420 54.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE the Public Safety Report.   Not available Not available
2026-0495  Informational ReportRECEIVE General Public Comment   Not available Not available