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Meeting Name: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/30/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 3rd Floor, Metro Board Room
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2023-0709 3.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE remarks by the Chair.   Not available Not available
2023-0710 4.Oral Report / PresentationRECEIVE report by the Chief Executive Officer.   Not available Not available
2023-0716 19.1.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Bass, Hahn, Solis, Mitchell, Dutra, and Najarian that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Amend goal #4 of the 2024 Legislative Program’s State Goals to include provisions for the reimbursement of transit-related services/expenses incurred during a federal or state emergency declaration. B. Promote ridership through regional coordination: 1. Coordinate with the City, County, State, and Federal agencies to take the necessary action to support the recovery phase for the communities impacted by the I-10 freeway fire and subsequent closure. 2. Collaborate with Tier 1 transit operators and Metrolink to expand and coordinate services affected by the freeway closure to encourage and promote ridership. 3. Collaborate with local jurisdictions to increase opportunities for bus priority lanes and bus signal prioritization on lines affected by the closure. 4. Collaborate with local jurisdictions and Caltrans on E-Line & A-Line signal prioritization, including but not limited to closing the eastbound I-10 on-ramp that crosses the A & E Lines righ   Not available Not available
2023-0659 31.PolicyAPPROVE: A. a Pilot Program to reduce hardships to property owners by incorporating streamlined acquisition and relocation procedures for right-of-way delivery for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project (Attachment A); and B. the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Relocation Plan (Attachment B). (REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)   Not available Not available
2023-0712 2.MinutesAPPROVE Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held October 26, 2023.   Not available Not available
2023-0618 5.ProgramAPPROVE the programming of up to $216,817,000 in Regional Transportation Improvement Program funds to the proposed projects and the program amendments shown in Attachment A.   Not available Not available
2023-0516 7.ProgramCONSIDER: A. ADOPTING the Active Transportation Strategic Plan Update; B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to release the solicitation for Cycle 2 of the Metro Active Transport, Transit, and First/Last Mile Grant Program; and C. APPROVING Metro’s policies for Cycle 7 of the State Active Transportation Program.   Not available Not available
2023-0415 9.BudgetCONSIDER: A. INCREASING the Life of Project Budget for the Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project (Project) by $23,100,000, from $143,284,000 to $166,384,000; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute agreements, including Contract Modifications, within the Board Approved Life of Project Budget.   Not available Not available
2023-0565 10.ProjectINCREASE the Life of Project (LOP) Budget on the Track and Tunnel Intrusion Project by $550,224, from $10,821,772 to $11,371,996.   Not available Not available
2023-0639 11.ContractCONSIDER: A. APPROVING an increase in total authorized funding for Contract No. AE47810E0128 with SECOTrans (Joint Venture of Hatch LTK Engineering Services, NBA Engineering Inc., Pacific Railway Enterprises Inc., and Ramos Consulting Services, Inc), for pending and future Task Orders to provide systems engineering and support services for Metro Rail and Bus Transit projects, in the amount of $19,500,000, increasing the total contract authorized funding from a not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $95,282,000 to a not-to-exceed amount of $114,782,000 through April, 2025; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to execute individual Task Orders and Contract Modifications within the Board approved contract funding amount.   Not available Not available
2023-0641 12.ProjectCONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project budget for the EB SR-91 Atlantic to Cherry Improvements in the amount of $174,187,000; 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
2023-0640 13.ProjectAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. ESTABLISH a Life of Project Budget (LOP) for the I-605 Southbound South Street Improvements Project in the amount of $33,222,000; and B. AUTHORIZE 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
2023-0605 14.ContractCONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a cost plus fixed fee contract, Contract No. AE104903000, to HDR Engineering, Inc., for advanced engineering and final design services of utility adjustments, freight relocation, and grade crossings for the Slauson/A Line to Pioneer segment of the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Project in the amount of $75,407,476, subject to the resolution of protest(s), if any; and B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority (CMA) specific to Contract No. AE104903000 in the amount of $7,540,748, or 10% of the not-to-exceed contract award value authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board-approved Contract Modification Authority.   Not available Not available
2023-0650 17.ContractAPPROVE a long-term advertising purchase agreement with Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital (Adventist Health), of up to 12 months, for advertising at Mariachi Plaza Station generating $97,500 estimated gross sale for Metro. This agreement is not a title sponsorship and will not affect Mariachi Plaza Station’s title/name.   Not available Not available
2023-0682 19.Federal Legislation / State Legislation (Position)CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING the State and Federal Legislative Report; B. ADOPTING the proposed 2024 Federal Legislative Program as outlined in Attachment A; and C. ADOPTING the proposed 2024 State Legislative Program as outlined in Attachment B.   Not available Not available
2023-0528 20.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Contract Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS183832000P2550 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Midlife Modernization with Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. for Offsite LRV Qualification Testing increasing the total Contract value by $1,500,000 from $159,119,493 to $160,619,493 to enable LRV testing offsite LACMTA property; and B. EXECUTE Contract Modifications under this Contract for up to $1,000,000 per Contract Modification.   Not available Not available
2023-0606 21.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award and execute Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order-based Contracts No. AE100331000 and AE100331001 to HNTB Corporation and Gannett Fleming, Inc., respectively, for transit operations engineering support services for a combined not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $116,000,000 for the four-year base period, and combined NTE of $20,000,000 for each of the three one-year options; for a combined NTE total amount of $176,000,000 subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2023-0620 22.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a ten-year firm fixed unit rate Contract No. AE89754000 to Gannett Fleming, Inc. for engineering support services for vertical transportation system and related services, for a not-to-exceed amount (NTE) of $36,324,570 for the six-year base term, and $12,187,396 for each of the two, two-year option terms for a total combined NTE amount of $60,699,362, effective January 1, 2024, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2023-0632 23.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 5 to Contract No. PS28069-2000 with M3 Office Inc. in the amount of $1,500,000 to continue to provide space planning/installation services and furniture increasing the total not-to-exceed contract value from $7,500,000 to $9,000,000 and extend the period of performance through December 31, 2024.   Not available Not available
2022-0822 24.ContractCONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate, award, and execute Contract No. OP116496 to Hitachi Rail for 36 months for an amount not to exceed $29,312,410, to upgrade the onboard train control system on 70 of Metro’s A650 option order Heavy Rail Vehicles (HRVs) and a contract option for upgrading an additional 4 A650 HRVs, to ensure compatibility with upcoming upgrades to Metro’s wayside signaling and communication systems, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the materials and work set forth in Recommendation A above and it is for the sole purpose of delivering, installing, and testing equipment compatible with the anticipated upgrades to Metro’s wayside signaling/communication systems.   Not available Not available
2023-0711  Informational ReportRECEIVE General Public Comment   Not available Not available