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Recommendation to approve submittal of the recommended list of grant applications to potential funding agencies, including the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro); and
Authorize City Manager to administer and execute all necessary documents to accept and expend all grant funds in connection therewith, to pursue additional grant funds for the projects listed as needed, and to take all other actions necessary to implement the use of such funds. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has initiated the 2015 Call for Projects. The Call for Projects is a key mechanism through which discretionary federal, state and county transportation funds are allocated to local agencies and Caltrans for specific major capital improvement projects in the county. Generally, Metro sponsors this competitive grant process every two years, and the last Call for Projects was in 2013.
The 2015 Call for Projects will allocate discretionary funding for FY20 and FY21 to local projects in several categories, including: Regional Surface Transportation Improvements (RSTI), Goods Movement Improvements (GMI), Signal Synchronization and Bus Speed Improvements (SS), Transportation Demand Management (TOM), Bicycle Improvements, Pedestrian Improvements, and Transit Capital. The funding available for this Call for Projects cycle will be available in Spring 2015.
Within each category, Metro will rank project applications using several criteria, with an emphasis on sustainability, complete streets, and first/last mile projects. Metro has specified certain requirements, including:
1. Applicants must fund a minimum of 20 percent of the total project costs for each project, referred to as a local match. The local matches proposed for all of the City's 8 project applications are non-general fund dollars that are restricted in use by eligibility requirements, such as Transportation Funds.
2. A Project Study Repor...
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