Meeting Details
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Meeting date/time:
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7/23/2026
10:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Draft
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Meeting location:
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One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012,
3rd Floor, Metro Board Room
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To give written or live public comment, please see the top of page 4
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2026-0544
| 3. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE remarks by the Chair. | | |
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2026-0545
| 4. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE report by the Chief Executive Officer. | | |
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2026-0552
| 4.1. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE remarks for outgoing Board Members Ara J. Najarian and Fernando Dutra. | | |
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2026-0550
| 5. | Plan | APPROVE the staff recommendation on Metro's Board Member Composition and Appointment Structure to:
A. ADOPT "Alternative A (Flexible Appointments)" that would enable each Appointing Authority to have the flexibility to fill their allocated seats (County of Los Angeles - 5 seats, City of Los Angeles - 4 seats, City Selection Committee - 4 seats, Governor - 1 non-voting seat) with either elected officials or qualified public members, including special interest stakeholders, transit system users/riders, or subject matter experts; and
B. ADOPT the framework for guidelines that could be used by the Appointing Authorities to support their appointment process under "Alternative A" so that all members, regardless of prior ridership experience, build firsthand familiarity with the customer experience once appointed (Attachment A). | | |
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2026-0441
| 7. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING:
1. Programming an additional $4,917,785 within the capacity of Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program (MSP) - Active Transportation First/Last Mile Connections Program (Expenditure Line 51) and reprogram project funds previously approved to meet the project schedule, as shown in Attachment A;
2. Programming an additional $3,979,932 within the capacity of Measure M MSP - Subregional Equity Program (Expenditure Line 68), as shown in Attachment B; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements and/or amendments for approved projects. | | |
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2026-0554
| 55. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE Motion by Bass, Najarian, Barger, and Dupont-Walker that the Board adopt the following amended alternative:
Amend Alternative D as follows:
A. Once the elected Los Angeles County CEO position is seated through Measure G, the BOS would have the flexibility to designate the CEO as one of its five Board members and establish the structure for appointing the five seats;
B. Beginning in 2032, when the BOS expands to nine members, the County of Los Angeles shall continue to hold no more than five seats on the Metro Board. The nine members of the BOS and the elected County CEO shall constitute the pool of County officials eligible for appointment to those five seats; and
C. Once the elected Los Angeles County CEO position is seated as a result of Measure G:
1. The Mayor of Los Angeles would make one of their public appointees a transit advocate/rider;
2. A voting Rider Representative will be added to the Metro Board; and
3. All other appointment authorities would remain consistent with current statutory requirements, except for changes resulting from the above | | |
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2025-1040
| 47. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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. | | |
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2026-0553
| 56. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE Motion by Hahn, Richardson, and Sandoval that the Board directs the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. ESTABLISH a minimum of one (1) additional voting seat(s) on the Metro Board of Directors for a regular transit rider.
1. Coordinate with Metro’s community advisory councils, community-based organizations, and other stakeholder groups to develop a transparent, inclusive, and accessible process for selecting the regular transit rider representative.
2. Report back on recommendations for implementation of the selected model, including eligibility criteria, a definition of “regular transit rider,” appointment procedures, term length, and any necessary statutory or governance changes.
3. Include recommendations that include a framework to ensure the selected transit rider representative has access to appropriate technical resources, training, staff support, and other tools necessary to meaningfully and equitably participate in Board deliberations and decision-making.
B. ESTABLISH one (1) additional voting seat on the Metro Board of Directors to represent small cities.
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2026-0556
| 57. | Motion / Motion Response | At its June committee, Chair Najarian requested that the Board consider the following proposal by Committee Member Fasana seconded by Director Horvath, without further endorsement:
Add the following 3 members to the staff recommendation
· a rider appointed by the county supervisors residing in an unincorporated area
· a labor representative
· the county executive
Additionally, Member Fasana asked that the Board revise the 35% threshold in statute for the City of Los Angeles seats to 43.75%. | | |
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2026-0547
| 2. | Minutes | APPROVE Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held May 28, 2026. | | |
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2026-0294
| 6. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the list of eligible SR-710 North Mobility Improvement Projects (MIP) in Attachment A;
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to:
1. ALLOCATE and program funds to three new MIPs in the City of Monterey Park as recommended in Attachment A;
2. REALLOCATE funds from one existing MIP to another existing MIP in the City of Los Angeles and from one existing MIP to one new MIP and one existing MIP in the City of South Pasadena as recommended in Attachment A;
3. APPROVE associated amendments to the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) as shown in Attachment B. | | |
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2026-0454
| 8. | Budget | CONSIDER:
A. PROGRAMMING $89,466,188 in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 award funding in support of Planning, Design, and Operations for the 2028 Games;
B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $89,466,188; and
C. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements, including pass-through agreements and/or amendments with the agencies for projects contained in the GME FY26 Federal Funding Allocation (Attachment A). | | |
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2026-0103
| 9. | Project | PROGRAM $6,900,000 for conceptual planning, environmental clearance, preliminary engineering, and community outreach for the San Fernando Valley (SFV)/Pacoima Metrolink Station and Mobility Hub. | | |
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2026-0313
| 10. | Program | CONSIDER:?
A1. APPROVING $125,403,758 $104,403,758 in additional programming within the capacity of Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Programs, along with funding changes via the updated project list shown in Attachment A, excluding the WB SR-91 Alondra Blvd to Shoemaker Ave Project;
A2. APPROVING $21,000,000 in additional programming within the capacity of Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Programs for the WB SR-91 Alondra Blvd to Shoemaker Ave Project, as shown in Attachment A;
B. APPROVING the deobligation of $8,573,383 in previously approved Measure R Multimodal Highway Subregional Program funds and re-allocation to other existing Board-approved Measure R Projects or return remaining funds to the Measure R subregional fund balance, as shown in Attachment A; and
C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for Board-approved projects. | | |
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2026-0406
| 11. | Plan | APPROVE objectives and criteria for the Measure M 10-Year Comprehensive Assessment (Attachment A). | | |
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2026-0432
| 13. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE the staff recommendation to provide assistance to local jurisdictions to use Local Return and TDA Article 3 as the only available funding for Open and Slow Street events occurring between September 2026 and March 2028. | | |
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2026-0385
| 12. | Project | CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Environmental Assessment (EA), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the NEPA project mitigation measures for the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment to the City of Montebello;
B. APPROVING the EA’s 9-acre Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) Site 3 in the City of Commerce for the Board-selected Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), a 4.7-mile Initial Operating Segment extension of the existing Metro E-Line, while maintaining the full nine-mile Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 with the Lambert Station in the City of Whittier as the terminus for the Project; and,
C. AMENDING the 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to reflect the Board-selected LPA for the E-Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project. | | |
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2026-0460
| 16. | Informational Report | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute the FY27 Annual Work Plan Budget for the City of Los Angeles (Attachment A). | | |
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2026-0300
| 17. | Project | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE137794MC086 for Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) to Zephyr UAS, Inc., dba Zephyr Rail, for a base term of four years in an amount Not-To-Exceed (NTE) $5,994,149, plus a one-year option in an amount NTE $280,178, for a total of $6,274,327; subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s). | | |
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2026-0387
| 18. | Informational Report | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a contract modification to Contract No. AE76301MC081000 with Zephyr Rail to increase the total authorized contract funding by $328,417, increasing the total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount from $9,269,211.94 to $9,597,628.94, for final contract closeout. | | |
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2026-0388
| 19. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD a firm fixed price Contract No. PS140991000 to Atkinson/Clark, a Joint Venture (ACJV), for Phase 1 Preconstruction Services of the Construction Manager/General Contractor contract for the Games Multimodal Infrastructure Projects (Project) in the amount of $1,045,165.00, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s);
B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project related agreements and contract modifications utilizing Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) funds that have been programmed through Board Approval with an amount not to exceed $69,100,000.00. | | |
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2025-1089
| 24. | Program | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and purchase Public Entity excess liability policies with up to $300 million in limits at a not-to-exceed premium of $31 million for the 12-month period effective August 1, 2026, to August 1, 2027. | | |
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2026-0442
| 25. | Program | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and purchase a cybersecurity liability insurance policy with up to $50 million in limits at a cost not-to-exceed $2.7 million for the 12-month period effective September 1, 2026, to September 1, 2027. | | |
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2026-0393
| 26. | Formula Allocation / Local Return | CONSIDER:
A. ESTABLISHING new Local Return funded Capital Reserve Accounts for the Cities of Bell (Measure M), Beverly Hills (Measure M), Compton (Proposition C), Lawndale (Proposition C and Measure M), Lynwood (Proposition C), Palmdale (Proposition C, Measure R, Measure M), Palos Verdes Estates (Proposition C), Rolling Hills Estates (Proposition C, Measure R, Measure M), Rosemead (Proposition C), San Dimas (Proposition C, Measure M), Santa Monica (Proposition C, Measure M), Sierra Madre (Proposition A), and Torrance (Proposition C), and amending the Local Return funded Capital Reserve Account for the City of Lomita (Proposition C) (Attachment A); and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and the Cities in Recommendation A for their Capital Reserve Accounts as approved. | | |
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2026-0405
| 27. | Resolution | ADOPT:
A. FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS (Attachment A) for allocating Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 8 funds (Attachment B) estimated at $35,546,436 as follows:
1. In the City of Avalon, there are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet. Therefore, TDA Article 8 funds in the amount of $167,800 may be used for street and road projects or transit projects;
2. In the Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, there are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet; in the Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, and the unincorporated portions of the Antelope Valley, transit needs can be met by using other existing fund sources. Therefore, TDA Article 8 funds in the amount of $8,817,477 for Lancaster and $8,288,185 for Palmdale may be used for street and road projects or transit projects, if transit needs continue to be met;
3. In the City of Santa Clarita, there are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet; in the City of Santa Clarita and the unincorporated portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, existing transit needs can be met throu | | |
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2026-0170
| 28. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. AWARD a five-year on-call firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS132584000 to KPMG LLP to provide custom application development and maintenance in Oracle, Salesforce, and Microsoft SharePoint in the Not to Exceed (NTE) amount of $12,198,522, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any;
B. AWARD a five-year on-call firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS132584001 to Crowe LLP to provide business improvement process studies related to Metro financial/accounting functions in the NTE amount of $1,562,830, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and
C. AWARD a five-year on-call firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS132584002 to KPMG LLP to provide organizational and resource planning and management in the NTE amount of $1,201,825, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any. | | |
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2026-0245
| 30. | Budget | CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING local funding request for Access Services (Access) in an amount not to exceed $240,986,909 for FY27. This amount includes:
1. Local funds for operating and capital expenses in the amount of $238,218,046
2. Local funds paid directly to Metrolink for its participation in Access’ Free Fare Program in the amount of $2,768,863
B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $27,150,139 to fully fund Recommendation A; and
C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement the above funding program. | | |
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2026-0462
| 31. | Appointment | APPROVE the new appointment of the Latin Business Association (LBA) to the Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC) membership. | | |
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2026-0482
| 32. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. AWARD seven task order based bench Contracts, Nos. PS133086000 through PS133086006 for talent development services for the agency’s workforce for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $3,626,800 for the initial two-year base term, plus $1,902,320 for the first, one-year option, and $1,995,686 for the second, one-year option, for a total NTE cumulative amount of $7,524,806, effective August 10, 2026, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s):
1. Discipline 1: Soft Skills Training
1. Conscious Leadership Partners LLC (Contract No. PS133086001)
2. Insight Strategies Inc. (Contract No. PS133086002)
3. The OMNI Group, LLC dba OGx Consulting (Contract No. PS133086006)
4. Redwood Resources (Contract No. PS133086004)
2. Discipline 2: Technical Skills Training
1. The OMNI Group, LLC dba OGx Consulting (Contract No. PS133086006)
2. Redwood Resources (Contract No. PS133086004)
3. Discipline 3: Employee and Leadership Development
1. Conscious Leadership Partners LLC (Contract No. PS133086001)
2. Insight Strategies Inc. | | |
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2026-0457
| 33. | Resolution | CONSIDER:
A. ADOPTING, pursuant to Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), the following findings on behalf of eligible subsidiary bodies as defined by SB 707:
(i) The Board of Directors has considered the circumstances of the eligible subsidiary body.
(ii) Teleconference meetings of the eligible subsidiary body would enhance public access to meetings of the eligible subsidiary body, and the public has been made aware of the type of remote participation, including audio-visual or telephonic, that will be made available at a regularly scheduled meeting and has been provided the opportunity to comment at an in-person meeting of the legislative body authorizing the subsidiary body to meet entirely remotely.
(iii) Teleconference meetings of the eligible subsidiary body would promote the attraction, retention, and diversity of eligible subsidiary body members.
B. AUTHORIZING eligible subsidiary bodies to meet via teleconference, by either audio-visual or telephonic means, if they choose, subject to the requirements of SB 707. | | |
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2026-0470
| 36. | Agreement | CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or designee, to negotiate and enter into a loan agreement and other related documents (“Loan Documents”) with Treehouse Leimert or affiliated entity, a joint venture between Leimert PropCo LLC (Treehouse) and The Apex Collaborative LLC (collectively, “Developer”), to provide up to $25,000,000 in development financing in support of the construction of The Nathaniel, a 97-unit workforce housing development located at 4421-4437 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90043 (the “Project”);
B. AUTHORIZING the CEO, or designee, to negotiate and execute a recorded regulatory agreement establishing a Metro employee housing preference for 100% of the Project units, to be acknowledged by the senior lender; and
C. FIND that the Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - Infill Development) pursuant to the findings in Attachment A. | | |
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2025-0986
| 37. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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). | | |
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2026-0395
| 38. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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. | | |
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2026-0391
| 39. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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). | | |
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2026-0117
| 40. | Contract | CONSIDER:
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. | | |
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2026-0324
| 41. | Appointment | APPROVE nominee for membership on Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council (Attachment A). | | |
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2026-0361
| 42. | Rule / By-law | ADOPT the revised Service Council Bylaws. | | |
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2026-0455
| 43. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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. | | |
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2026-0437
| 46. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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. | | |
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2026-0501
| 48. | Contract | AUTHORIZE 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. | | |
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2026-0521
| 50. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE 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;
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2026-0548
| | Informational Report | RECEIVE General Public Comment | | |
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