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Meeting date/time:
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10/26/2023
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
Watch online: https://boardagendas.metro.net
Listen by phone: Dial 888-251-2949 and enter Access Code:
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To give written or live public comment, please see the top of page 4
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2023-0672
| 3. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE remarks by the Chair. | | |
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2023-0673
| 4. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE report by the Chief Executive Officer. | | |
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2023-0430
| 8. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. ADOPTING the Measure M Five Year Comprehensive Assessment and Equity Report (Attachment A); and
B. RECEIVING AND FILING the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (MMITOC) Findings and Recommendations to improve the Measure M program (Attachment B).
HORVATH AMENDMENT that the Metro CEO be instructed to report back to the Board in six months with an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the 5-Year Assessment, with particular attention paid to the financial and equity criteria mentioned previously. | | |
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2023-0394
| 12. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. AWARD 26 bench Contracts, Nos. PS95050000 through PS95050025 under the Countywide Planning & Development Bench for professional services with the contractors recommended below for a three-year base period in the funding amount of $30 million, and two, one-year options, in the funding amount of $10 million for each option year, for a not-to-exceed cumulative total funding amount of $50 million, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s) if any:
1. Discipline 1 - Transportation Planning:
1.1. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
1.2. Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
1.3. CR Associates (SBE)
1.4. HNTB Corporation
1.5. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
1.6. Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
1.7. Michael Baker International
1.8. Mott MacDonald Group, LLC
1.9. Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
1.10. Steer Davies & Gleaves, Inc.
1.11. STV Incorporated
1.12. TransLink Consulting, LLC (SBE and DBE)
1.13. WSP USA
2. Discipline 2 - Environmental Planning:
2.1 Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
2.2 HNTB Corporation
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2023-0649
| 29. | Oral Report / Presentation | RECEIVE oral report on marketing and public relations activities to tell the Metro story, with a focus on earned media, as well as social media and content partnerships. | | |
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2023-0683
| 44. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE Motion by Directors Bass, Hahn, Horvath, Yaroslavsky, Dupont-Walker, and Solis that the Board direct the CEO to:
A. Develop a comprehensive Social Resources and Homelessness Action Plan (Plan) to address homelessness within the Metro transit system and connect people with social services and resources. At a minimum, the Plan should include the following:
· A data snapshot on the state of homelessness on the Metro system, including regional variations subject to confirmed Point-in-Time (PIT) count by LAHSA;
· Key partnerships and/or enhancements to existing County and local jurisdictions programs to provide support services to people experiencing homelessness on the Metro system with funding recommendations;
· Summarize the challenges and strategies for providing necessary services for people experiencing homelessness on the Metro system in the late evening and early morning hours; identify the necessary external partnerships needed to deliver services during these hours;
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2023-0675
| 2. | Minutes | APPROVE Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held September 28, 2023. | | |
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2023-0427
| 5. | Agreement | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or designee, to execute ten (10)-year lease amendments commencing retroactive to January 1, 2023 with Pinnacle Towers, LLC, (“Lessor”) for microwave radio stations located at:
· 7625 Black Star Canyon Road in Riverside at a rate of approximately $10,865.88 per month with 3.5% escalations annually for a total of $1,482,344.53 over the term.
· Building 12, Mt. Lukens Road in Tujunga at a rate of approximately $11,431.59 per month with 3.5% escalations annually for a total of $1,559,519.80 over the term.
· 34 Sunset Ridge in Los Angeles at a rate of approximately $11,431.59 per month with 3.5% escalations annually for a total of $1,654,955.13 over the term. | | |
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2023-0573
| 6. | Contract | AUTHORIZE:
A. the Chief Executive Officer to execute a five-year, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS99982000 to Bank of America, N.A. for basic and specialized banking services, in an amount-not-to-exceed $5,098,207 effective January 1, 2024, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and
B. the payment of up to $650,000 over the next five years for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for assessment fees as mandated by 12 C.F.R. § 327.9 to cover insurance premiums for Metro’s deposits. These pass-through FDIC assessment fees shall be payable under Contract No. PS9982000, for a total contract price not-to-exceed $5,748,207. | | |
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2023-0597
| 7. | Program | APPROVE the Resolution in Attachment A to:
A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to claim $34,650,803 in fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 State of Good Repair Program (SGR) grant funds as the Regional Entity for Los Angeles County for this program;
B. APPROVE the regional SGR Project List for FY23-24; and
C. CERTIFY that Metro will comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the SGR Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines. | | |
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2023-0657
| 10. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE Motion by Directors Horvath, Bass, Butts, Yaroslavsky, and Najarian that the Metro Board instruct the Chief Executive Officer to report to the Board in March 2024 with an evaluation of the applicable provisions of the Build America, Buy America Act, provisions contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and related federal guidance (49 U.S.C. § 5323(j)), and any impact the Act may have on the feasibility of transit projects seeking a Full-Funding Grant Agreement with the FTA. | | |
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2023-0168
| 11. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to transition the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program from a pilot to a permanent program; and
B. APPROVING the administration of the Adopt-A-Bike mini-grant program for a second, two-year term, and award grants of $30,000 each to five selected community-based organizations for a total of $150,000 starting November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2025. | | |
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2023-0445
| 13. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING programming an additional $2,137,325 within the capacity of Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program (MSP) - Active Transportation 1st/Last Mile Connections Program (Expenditure Line 51), as shown in Attachment A; and
B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for approved projects. | | |
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2023-0544
| 14. | Agreement | CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to amend an existing ground lease with Taylor Yard Senior Housing, L.P. (“TYSH”) to extend the 68-year term of the existing ground lease up to seven (7) additional years for a total term of up to 75 years to meet the lending requirements of the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”).
B. FINDING that the recommended amendment to the ground lease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
C. AUTHORIZING the CEO or her designee to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse. | | |
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2023-0558
| 16. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. DETERMINING the Measure R projects San Fernando Valley North-South Rapidways (Canoga Corridor) and I-5 Capacity Enhancement from SR-134 to SR-170 are complete with surplus Measure R funds remaining in the amount of $231,417,000;
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
B. PROGRAMMING $231,417,000 of surplus Measure R funds and $201,312,900 of related Proposition C replacement credits to the San Fernando Valley East Light Rail Transit project; and
C. PROGRAMMING $128,549,218 of non-federal funds in the Long Range Transportation Plan in the third decade of Measure R for uses within the Arroyo Verdugo subregion. | | |
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2023-0490
| 17. | Program | APPROVE the following actions for Round 3 of the Metro ExpressLanes Net Toll Revenue Reinvestment Grant Program, in the amount of $124,800,000:
A. A total of $14,510,000 to Caltrans for improvements to the I-10 and I-110 freeway corridors (list of improvements provided in Attachment A);
B. The I-10 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $28,674,440 and program $1,266,035 which includes $920,475 from Round 2, in reserve for the corridor as shown in Attachment B;
C. The I-110 recommended projects and funding awards totaling $36,284,255 and program $8,328,355 which includes $1,082,560 deobligated from Round 1, in reserve for the corridor as shown in in Attachment C;
D. A total of $6,000,000 to be deposited into Reserve Accounts - $2,400,000 for the I-10 and $3,600,000 for the I-110 to address unforeseeable operational issues;
E. A total of $31,740,000 for continued incremental Transit Service improvements (see Attachment D);
F. ADMINISTER the grant awards and Transit funding with the requirement that funding recipients bear all responsibility for any cost increases;
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2023-0658
| 18. | Motion / Motion Response | APPROVE Motion by Directors Horvath, Bass, Yaroslavsky, Butts, and Najarian that the Metro Board instruct the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. Work with the PDA teams to publish reports of their community stakeholder meetings on a dedicated website or platform accessible to the public no later than December 1, 2023, to ensure that the information shared in the PDA teams’ meetings is available to all interested parties, recognizing that because Metro has not completed an environmental review, the information contained does not constitute or evidence an approval by Metro of, or commitment of Metro to, any action for which prior environmental review is required;
B. Report to the Board in January 2024 with an accounting of the amount of funds that have been budgeted and expended for both the Sepulveda Corridor Transit Corridor Project and the I-405 Express Lane Project; and
C. Upon completion of the PDA process, report with an evaluation of the efficacy of the PDA model compared to other tried and tested project delivery methods as well as the development of a lessons learned assessm | | |
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2023-0492
| 19. | Agreement | CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or her designee to:
A. EXECUTE a Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA) with the City of Vernon for the LA River Path Project; and
B. NEGOTIATE and execute as-needed agreements with other responsible stakeholder agencies, including the railroads. | | |
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2023-0404
| 20. | Project | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to approve the Addendum and adopt its Findings (Attachment A). | | |
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2023-0570
| 25. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a five-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS87481000 to Southern Methodist University to serve as the academic partner for the Metro Leadership Academy Program, in the amount of $1,002,750 for the three-year base term, and $366,050 for the first one-year option and $379,550 for the second one-year option, for a total Contract Value of $1,748,350, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any. | | |
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2023-0576
| 26. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award and execute a four-year firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS93705000 to Acento Advertising, Inc. for Multicultural Marketing Agency Support Services, for a not-to-exceed amount (NTE) of $4,295,160 for the two-year base term and $4,504,680 for the two-year option term, for a total combined NTE amount of $8,799,840, effective November 1, 2023, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s). | | |
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2023-0488
| 30. | Contract | CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer:
A. to award a firm-fixed price Contract No. TS83056-2 Integrated Data and Communication System (IDCS) to Siemens Mobility, Inc., for the design, manufacture, test, installation, and commission of the IDCS system for the A650 heavy rail fleet as base contract and the P3010, P2000, and P2550 light rail fleets, and the HR4000 heavy rail fleet as Options. The base contract amount for the A650 fleet is $5,043,855 inclusive of sales tax Option 1 for the P3010 fleet is $18,051,025 inclusive of sales tax; Option 2 for the P2000 fleet is $4,415,668 inclusive of sales tax; Option 3 for the P2550 fleet is $4,775,826 inclusive of sales tax; and Option 4 for the HR4000 fleet is $6,417,348 inclusive of sales tax, for a total Not-to-Exceed (NTE) contract amount of $38,703,722, subject to the resolution of all properly submitted protest(s), if any.
B. to increase the Life of Project (LOP) by $10,456,129 from $33,971,532 to $44,427,661. | | |
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2023-0537
| 31. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a sole source firm fixed price Contract No. PS87784000 to Integrated Display Systems LLC, to provide vertical transportation remote monitoring maintenance support software, hardware, design, and onsite installation oversight services for Elevators and Escalators throughout the Metro System, in the amount of $3,471,433 for the five-year base period, and $1,968,134 for a one, three-year option term, and $367,641 for the five-year on-site maintenance support services, for a combined contract amount of $5,807,208, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any. | | |
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2023-0557
| 32. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP44851-20008370 to Prudential Overall Supply, to provide uniform rental services, for a not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $3,256,271 for the three-year base period and $3,575,446 for the one, three-year option, for a total combined NTE amount of $6,831,717, effective December 1, 2023, subject to the resolution of all properly submitted protest(s), if any. Include an additional $267,000 in contract authority for closeout activities from Prudential Overall Supply’s existing contract. | | |
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2023-0574
| 33. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 3 to Contract No. PS110638000 with Canon Solutions America, Inc., to continue to provide the lease and maintenance of high-speed copiers and document finishing equipment for the Metro Copy Center, in the amount of $200,000, increasing the contract not-to-exceed amount from $1,749,625 to $1,949,625, and extend the period of performance from February 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024. | | |
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2023-0642
| 34. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute:
A. Contract Modification No. 10 to Contract No. OP52365000 with Transdev Services, Inc. (Transdev) in the amount of $18,212,015 to continue to operate local transit lines in the North Region of Los Angeles County increasing the total not-to-exceed contract value from $106,316,969 to $124,528,984, and extend the period of performance from December 4, 2023, to June 30, 2024; and
B. Individual contract modifications within the Board approved contract modification authority. | | |
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2023-0458
| 35. | Contract | CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING implementation of a Bus Lane Enforcement Pilot Program on NextGen Tier One Network in partnership with the City of Los Angeles;
B. APPROVING the Life of Project (LOP) capital budget of $11,000,000 for the Bus Lane Improvement Pilot Project;
C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a 63-month firm fixed unit price Contract No. OP48185000 to Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of equipment and implementation of a Bus Lane Enforcement System on NextGen Tier One Network in the City of Los Angeles in an amount not-to-exceed $7,079,570 for the 39-month base term, and $1,710,000 for the first one-year option and $1,710,000 for the second one-year option, for a total not-to-exceed Contract Value of $10,499,570, effective December 1, 2023, subject to resolution of properly submitted protest(s), if any; and
D. AUTHORIZING the CEO to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Los Angeles on a project partnership of the Bus Lane Enforcement System Pilot Program. | | |
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2023-0582
| 36. | Contract | AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS93508000 to Axiom xCell, Inc. to provide citation processing services for an amount not-to-exceed (“NTE”) $1,193,892 for the five-year base period, $316,106 for the first one-year option and $332,430 for the second one-year option, for a total NTE amount of $1,842,428, effective January 1, 2024, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any. | | |
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2023-0584
| 37. | Informational Report | APPROVE nominee for membership on Metro’s Westside Central Service Council. | | |
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2023-0433
| 41. | Program | CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Evaluation of the Pilot Transit Ambassador Program; and
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to establish a permanent Transit Ambassador Program and transition the program in-house over the next 12 months.
SANDOVAL AND DUTRA AMENDMENT:
C. REPORTING BACK at the April 2024 Board Meeting with a progress report on the
transition of the Program, including (i) cost estimates of the in-house program as part of the Metro Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget, (ii) potential changes in program operations, and (iii) cost to provide an enhanced Ambassador program with coverage across the entire Metro transit system. | | |
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2023-0676
| | Informational Report | RECEIVE General Public Comment | | |
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