EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

April 18, 2002

SUBJECT:             IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1998-2000 TRIENNIAL            PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORTS

ACTION:            RECEIVE AND FILE

RECOMMENDATION

Receive and file the status of implementation of the FY1998-00 Triennial Performance Audit recommendations for Metro Operations, Los Angeles County transit operators, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMetro) as the Regional Transit Planning Entity (RTPE) for Los Angeles.

ISSUE

Implementation of the Triennial Audit recommendations is required under the Transportation Development Act (TDA).  Progress towards implementation of the FY 1998-00 Triennial Audit recommendations has been reviewed with Metro Operations and other Metro departments and will also be audited as part of the FY01-03 Performance Audit.

DISCUSSION

Metro is required by state statute to conduct an independent performance audit of Metro as the RTPE, Metro Operations and other transit operators.  The audit for FY1998 to 2000 was conducted by the firm of Booz Allen & Hamilton.  The findings and recommendations included in the performance audit were reviewed by the Metro Board in August and October of 2001.

Attachment A lists the audit recommendations of all the transit operators and Access Services, Inc.  Attachment B shows the preliminary implementation plan of the audit recommendations for Metro Operations.  Attachment C describes the Plan of implementation for the audit recommendations for Metro as the RTPE.  The plans show the status and timeline of when the recommendations are expected to be implemented.

NEXT STEPS

Staff will work with the transit agencies to set up a process to monitor their progress on the audit recommendations.  Staff will report to the Board every six months

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A – audit recommendations of all the transit operators and Access Services, Inc. 

Attachment B – preliminary implementation plan of the audit recommendations for Metro Operations. 

Attachment C – implementation plan for the audit recommendations for Metro as the RTPE.  The plans show the status and timeline of when the recommendations are expected to be implemented.

Prepared by:  Nalini Ahuja

                      Project Manager

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James L. de la Loza                                                       

Executive Officer                                        

Countywide Planning & Development

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Roger Snoble

Chief Executive Officer