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Meeting Name: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting Agenda status: Final Revised
Meeting date/time: 1/27/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
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2022-0035 3.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE remarks by the Chair.   Not available Not available
2022-0036 4.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE report by the Chief Executive Officer.   Not available Not available
2021-0621 8.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a two-year base period Contract No. PS76262000 with Morgner Construction Management for the Los Angeles Union Station Strategic Advisor in the amount not to exceed $805,464.50 with three, one-year options for as-needed advisory services, in the amounts of $46,306.75, $47,696.25, and $49,126.77 respectively, for a total amount of $948,594.27, subject to resolution of all properly submitted protest(s) if any.   Not available Not available
2021-0724 9.ProjectCONSIDER: A. APPROVING the Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) as the terminus for the 19.3-mile West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Project; and B. APPROVING the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Pioneer Station with the Maintenance and Storage Facility located in the City of Bellflower; and C. ACCELERATING the Slauson/A Line to LAUS segment before Measure M Expenditure Plan FY 41-43 by: · Identifying a cost-effective alignment route in lieu of the all-grade separated configuration currently assumed for the Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Union Station segment; · Reengaging the community to best define a project, including alignment profile, station locations, and design, that meets the changing mobility needs of Little Tokyo, Arts District, LAUS and surrounding area residents, employees, and businesses; · Preparing a separate environmental document for this segment; and D. IDENTIFYING interim bus connections to connect Slauson/A Line to Union Station, as part of the Slauson/A Line to LAUS Segment study.   Not available Not available
2022-0023 10.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Hahn, Solis, Garcetti, Mitchell, and Dutra that the Board adopt as policy that the full West Santa Ana Branch project will be declared complete once it provides a single-seat ride connecting the City of Artesia (Pioneer Boulevard) to Los Angeles Union Station via rail. In order to ensure this full completion of the West Santa Ana Branch, WE FURTHER MOVE that the Board direct the CEO to: A. Identify and pursue accelerated construction of individual project components and accelerated funding for the locally preferred alternative including as part of the Transit Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 5, in order to complete it sooner than FY33; B. Advance Value Capture and Public-Private Partnership work, including a Project Development Agreement opportunity, to accelerate and complete the line into Downtown LA; C. To mitigate impacts of a Slauson Ave forced transfer on the existing light rail system with the initial operating segment’s northern terminus at A Line (Blue) Slauson Station: a. Coordinate with stakeholder agencies, including    Not available Not available
2021-0588 25.Motion / Motion ResponseRECEIVE AND FILE response to Motion 40: Electrification of the J (Silver) Line and Metro’s Fleet.   Not available Not available
2022-0044 41.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE oral report on the Major Project Status by the Chief Program Management Officer.   Not available Not available
2022-0045 42.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE oral report on Operations Proposed Temporary Service Reduction   Not available Not available
2022-0050 43.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Mitchell, Solis, Bonin, and Garcetti that direct the CEO to: A. Set a goal to return to full bus service levels no later than June 2022; B. Assume full bus service levels in the FY23 budget; C. Report back in 30 days on: 1. Clear metrics for how Metro will determine its readiness to return to 7 million revenue service hours; 2. Cancellation data by line and division dating back to the September 2021 service update, including geographic trends in cancellations such as, disparities between Equity Focus Communities and non-equity focus communities and division differences; 3. A methodology for service deployment that prioritizes NextGen Tier 1 lines and lines serving Equity Focus Communities, as well as other emergency service options; D. Report back in 60 days with recommendations for improving operator retention and division shortages, including but not limited to: 1. A plan to meet the mental health and wellness needs of current operators and other frontline workers, particularly those who have been victims of assault while o   Not available Not available
2022-0049 44.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Solis, Hahn, Sandoval, and Garcetti that direct the CEO to: A. Immediately partner with the County to deploy the County’s Multidisciplinary Homeless Outreach Teams (MDT) in collaboration with PATH, to conduct outreach to unhoused and high acuity individuals at the Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion and throughout the Metro transit system. MDTs should work in partnership with additional County and City resources including but not limited to MET, MEU HOPE, HOST, PSAC, and DMH’s Alternative Crisis Response teams including PMRT, LET, and HOME teams. B. Direct the CEO to immediately begin work with the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office and DMH to conduct an assessment of the crisis response deployment on our Metro system with recommendations on how to best deploy available resources; C. Delegate authority to the CEO, or her designee, to work with the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office and DMH to finalize the agreement pursuant to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ October 19, 2021 motion to expand the Alternative Crisis Response progra   Not available Not available
2022-0041 2.MinutesAPPROVE Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held December 2, 2021.   Not available Not available
2021-0620 5.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 12-month firm fixed price Task Order AE75285-5433000 under Countywide Planning and Development Bench Contract No. PS54330006 to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for the Alameda Street Mobility Project Study Report/Project Development Report (PSR-PDS) in an amount of $1,119,015.68. Board approval of task order award is subject to resolution of all property submitted protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2021-0712 6.ProgramCONSIDER: A. APPROVING $103,609,000 in additional programming within the capacity of the Measure R Highway Subregional Programs and funding changes via the updated project list shown in Attachment A for: · I-405, I-110, I-105, SR-91 Interchange Improvements (South Bay) · I-605 Corridor “Hot Spots” Interchange Improvements in Gateway Cities · I-710 South Local Streets and Community-Benefiting Early action projects in Gateway Cities. B. APPROVING deobligation of $250,000 of previously approved Measure R Highway Subregional Program funds for re-allocation to the MR306.05 - I-710 Integrated Corridor Management project. C. AUTHORIZE the CEO or designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for the Board-approved projects.   Not available Not available
2022-0024 7.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Hahn, Mitchell, and Dutra that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Provide no less than $1 million for air filtration installation for homes and businesses located within 750 feet of the SR-91 Atlantic to Cherry EB Aux Lane Project; and B. Ensure funding for at least a two-to-one replacement for all 174 trees being removed, which would mean at least 348 replacement trees to be provided as part of the Project.   Not available Not available
2021-0710 11.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 2 to Contract No. AE67085000, Sepulveda Transit Corridor Environmental Review and Conceptual Engineering, with HTA Partners, a joint venture between HNTB Corporation, Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc., and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., in the amount of $4,723,199 to include additional environmental review, increasing the total contract value from $48,304,067 to $53,027,266.   Not available Not available
2021-0744 16.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. MA77508000 to The Aftermarket Parts Company LLC, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Differential Assembly. The Contract one-year base amount is for $1,056,098 inclusive of sales tax, and the one-year option amount is $1,087,782, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $2,143,880, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2021-0660 18.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a sole-source, firm fixed price Contract No. PS77453000 to Bentley Systems, Inc. for the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) Bentley Implementation Services, in the amount of $2,743,395 for the 36-month base term.   Not available Not available
2021-0803 21.Informational ReportAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Amendment Number 5 (Amendment No. 5) to the Letter of Agreement for Multidisciplinary Street-based Engagement Services with the County Department of Health Services (DHS) to include additional funding in the amount of $1,470,000 for the extension of the emergency-shelter program funding through June 30, 2022.   Not available Not available
2021-0785 28.ProjectCONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING a life-of-project budget for the Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project (Project) in the amount of $115,989,173; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Project related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project Budget.   Not available Not available
2021-0678 29.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 27 to Contract No. AE58083E0129 with Gannett Fleming, Inc. for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project, for the updates to the preliminary engineering design and reports, in the amount of $2,939,638, increasing the total Contract amount from $75,419,893 to $78,359,531.   Not available Not available
2021-0772 30.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD and EXECUTE a bench Contract for Environmental Capital Construction Support services for a three (3) year base period through RFP No. AE79441, with the following firms determined capable to perform the services: Arcadis U.S., Inc. Atlas Technical Consultants LLC. Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. ERM West, Inc. Kleinfelder, Inc. Polytechnique Environmental, Inc. TRC Solutions, Inc. on issued Task Orders, within an overall not-to-exceed amount of $82,650,000 and with a one year option of $1,650,000 for option year 1 and $1,600,000 for option year 2 if these options are exercised, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest; B. AWARD and EXECUTE individual Contract Work Orders and Task Orders within the total approved not-to-exceed funding limit of $82,650,000   Not available Not available
2021-0776 31.ContractAUTHORIZE Contract Modification No. 17 (CCO 17) for payment to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction contract of South Segment of the SR-71 Improvements Project between Mission Blvd and Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line (The Project) in an amount not to exceed $4.5 million within the overall corridor Life of Project (LOP) budget.   Not available Not available
2021-0764 33.AgreementAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to: A. EXECUTE the terms and conditions of the $34,515,458.00 Safe, Clean Water (SCW) Program grant awarded to Metro for the Metro G Line (Orange) Water Infiltration and Quality Project by the Los Angeles County SCW Regional Infrastructure Program; and B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE the terms and conditions of a cost sharing agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to contribute $11,088,000.00 towards the project.   Not available Not available
2021-0783 35.ContractAPPROVE a long-term advertising purchase, up to 12 months, at Culver City Station from HBO, generating up to $400,000 plus, estimated net revenues for Metro. This is not a title sponsorship, and will not affect Culver City Station’s title nor the adjacent private property’s title, Ivy Station.   Not available Not available
2022-0043 40.ResolutionCONSIDER making the following findings: Pursuant to AB 361, the Metro Board, on behalf of itself and other bodies created by the Board and subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, including Metro’s standing Board committees, advisory bodies, and councils, finds: The Metro Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency, and that: A. The state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person, and B. State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing. Therefore, all such bodies will continue to meet via teleconference subject to the requirements of AB 361.   Not available Not available
2022-0032  Informational ReportRECEIVE General Public Comment   Not available Not available