AGENDA
PLANNING
& PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Wednesday,
June 18, 2003 - 1:00 P.M.
Call
to order:
Directors:
John
Fasana, Chair
Michael
Antonovich, Vice Chair
Hal
Bernson
Yvonne
Burke
Beatrice
Proo
Doug
Failing, Ex Officio
5.
RECEIVE report of the Executive Officer.
6.
ADOPT the Conceptual Development Guidelines
for the Metro’s Metro Red Line’s Vermont/Sunset, Vermont/Santa Monica, and
Vermont/Beverly Stations joint development sites.
7.
CONSIDER:
A.
approving the Route 138 Corridor State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment
request; and
B.
requiring Caltrans District 7 to submit future STIP amendment requests
affecting Los Angeles County Regional Improvement Program (RIP) funds to the Metro
before the due dates established for such amendments by Caltrans Headquarters.
8.
CONSIDER supporting the recommendations of the
US-101 Corridor Study Steering Committee and
directing staff to take the following implementing actions:
A.
include the potential short and mid-range mobility improvement projects
in the appropriate subregional section(s) of the Metro Short Range Transportation
Plan (SRTP) subject to further community review and refinement, and modification
by the affected agencies. Assist
the sponsoring agencies in seeking funds for those projects through future Metro
Call for Projects and other funding programs;
B.
include analysis of the US-101 freeway as a “Congested Corridor” in
the next update of the Metro SRTP;
C.
continue to include the US-101 freeway improvements in the Strategic
Element of the Metro Long Range Transportation Plan so that a long-range
multi-modal transportation vision, including transit options, can be better
defined and funded; and
D.
support Countywide and regional inter-agency coordination
coordinated efforts in pursuant pursuit of innovative land use policies that would effectively promote smart
growth, prevent and mitigate traffic congestion, and improve quality of life in
Los Angeles County.
9.
APPROVE Capital Reserve Accounts for the
Cities of Arcadia, Irwindale, Industry, Lomita, Malibu, Montebello, Pico Rivera,
Rosemead and Whittier from Proposition A and Proposition C Local Return funds,
so that funding may be used to finance projects.
10.
ADOPT findings, recommendations and a resolution for FY 2003-04 TDA
Article 8 funds as follows:
A.
Findings and recommendations for using FY 2003-04 TDA Article 8 fund
estimates totaling $14,939,685;
§
In the Cities of Avalon and Santa Clarita, there are unmet transit needs
that are reasonable to meet. Therefore,
TDA Article 8 funds will be used to meet these unmet transit needs.
The allocations are $91,944 and $4,534,208 for Avalon and Santa Clarita,
respectively;
§
In the Antelope Valley, which includes the Cities of Lancaster and
Palmdale, and in the Los Angeles County unincorporated areas of Antelope Valley,
Santa Clarita Valley and Catalina Island, transit needs are met using other
funding sources, such as Propositions A and Propositions C Local Return.
Therefore, there are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet,
because other funding sources will be used to address these needs.
Thus, TDA Article 8 funds may be used for street and road projects.
The allocations for the Antelope Valley are $3,525,970 and $3,543,155
(Lancaster and Palmdale, respectively). The
allocation for Los Angeles County Unincorporated is $3,244,408.
B.
The resolution making a determination of unmet public transportation
needs in the areas of Los Angeles County outside the
Metro service area.
11.
APPROVE the following transit fund allocations
totaling approximately $1 billion to Los Angeles County Transit Operators and
Cities for Fiscal Year 2004:
A.
Transportation Development ACT (TDA), TDA interest, State Transportation
Assistance (STA), STA interest and Proposition A Discretionary fund allocations;
B.
Proposition C 40% allocation for the Bus Service Improvement Program (BSIP),
Foothill Mitigation Program, the Transit Service Expansion Program and the Base
Restructuring Program;
C.
Proposition A and Proposition C Interest allocations;
D.
Proposition C 40% Municipal Operator Service Improvement Program
allocation;
E.
TDA Article 8 Fund allocation;
F.
Propositions A & C Local Return and TDA Article 3 allocations.
Lapsed TDA Article 3 funds (in the amount of $29,215) have been
reallocated to cities receiving less than $5,000.
This redistribution methodology has been approved by the Street &
Freeway Subcommittee and the Technical Advisory Committee;
G.
Proposition A Incentive Program allocation;
H.
Proposition C 5% Security Fund allocation; and
I.
Federal Transit Act Section 5307 Capital Fund allocation.
(ALSO
ON FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE)
Consideration
of items not on the posted agenda, including: items to be presented and (if
requested) referred to staff; items to be placed on the agenda for action at a
future meeting of the Committee or Board; and/or items requiring immediate
action because of an emergency situation or where the need to take immediate
action came to the attention of the Committee subsequent to the posting of the
agenda.
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ADJOURNMENT