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Meeting Name: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/18/2025 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 3rd Floor, Metro Board Room
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2025-0326 6.AgreementAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or their designee, to execute three 5-year license agreements commencing August 1, 2025, with American Tower Corporation dba SpectraSite Communications, LLC; with up to three additional five-year options for each site for microwave radio stations located at the following sites: · 5 Mt. Lukens Road, Tujunga - at an initial rate of approximately $7,617.47 per month with 3.5% annual escalations, plus utilities, for a total estimated amount of $2,678,592.90 over the full 20-year term (including options). · Oat Mountain Orcutt Ranch, Chatsworth - at an initial rate of approximately $5,274.26 per month with 3.5% annual escalations, plus utilities, for a total estimated amount of $1,837,556.05 over the full 20-year term (including options). · 1 Hauser Mountain, Acton - at an initial rate of approximately $4,274.97 per month with 3.5% annual escalations, plus utilities, for a total estimated amount of $1,495,434.10 over the full 20-year term (including options).   Not available Not available
2025-0242 7.ProgramAUTHORIZE 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 $29.8 million for the 12-month period effective August 1, 2025, to August 1, 2026.   Not available Not available
2025-0292 8.Formula Allocation / Local ReturnCONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING new Local Return funded Capital Reserve Accounts for the Cities of Hidden Hills (Measure M), Lakewood (Proposition C and Measure M), Long Beach (Proposition C), and amend the existing accounts for the Cities of Industry (Proposition A), Lynwood (Proposition A), South Pasadena (Proposition C, Measure R and Measure M), and Whittier (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.   Not available Not available
2025-0403 9.ResolutionADOPT: A. Findings and Recommendations (Attachment A) for allocating fiscal year 2026 (FY26), Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 8 funds estimated (Attachment B) at $33,368,313 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 $156,044 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 $8,131,009 for Lancaster and $7,821,276 for Palmdale may be used for street and road projects or transit projects, provided that 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 ne   Not available Not available
2025-0211 10.ProgramCONSIDER: A. APPROVING programming the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (“Metro”) share of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s (SCRRA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Operating, Rehabilitation, and Capital Budget in the amount of $216,565,092 as described in Attachment A; B. EXTENDING the lapsing dates for funds previously allocated to SCRRA for State of Good Repair (SGR) and capital project Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as follows: · Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) Replacement Project extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026 · FY 2016-17 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026 · FY 2017-18 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2026 · FY 2018-19 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027 · FY 2019-20 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2027 · FY 2020-21 SGR Program extended from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027 · Doran Street Grade Separation Project extended from March 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027 · LINK US Task 2 Project extended from June 30, 2025, t   Not available Not available
2025-0398 11.BudgetCONSIDER: A. APPROVING local funding request for Access Services (Access) in an amount not to exceed $203,170,329 for FY26. This amount includes: · Local funds for operating and capital expenses in the amount of $200,482,112 · Local funds paid directly to Metrolink for its participation in Access’ Free Fare Program in the amount of $2,688,217; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement the above funding program.   Not available Not available
2025-0404 12.BudgetCONSIDER: A. APPROVING $2.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) Transit Fund Allocations for Los Angeles County jurisdictions, transit operators, and Metro Operations as shown in Attachment A. These allocations comply with federal, state, and local regulations and Metro Board approved policies and guidelines. Federal and state fund allocations are subject to actual fund apportionments; B. APPROVING fund exchanges in the estimated amount of $3,140,305 of Metro’s Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 4 allocation with Municipal Operators’ shares of the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. Funding will be adjusted based on LCTOP actual allocations; C. APPROVING fund exchanges in the estimated amount of $1,035,635 of Metro’s Proposition (Prop) C 40% allocation with Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, Burbank, and Glendale’s shares of the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP). Funding will be adjusted based on LCTOP actual allocations; D. APPROVING fund exchange of Federal Section 5307 discretionary fund awarded to the Southern California Regional Transit Traini   Not available Not available
2025-0381 13.ProgramCONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on the Workplan to Address the Fiscal Cliff; and B. ADOPTING the Principles for Addressing the Fiscal Cliff (Attachment A).   Not available Not available
2025-0501  Informational ReportRECEIVE General Public Comment   Not available Not available