To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE CITY'S POSITION ON THE PROPOSED LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) C (GREEN) LINE EXTENSION TO TORRANCE PROJECT AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR CHARTERING A BUS TO THE OCTOBER 26, 2023 METRO BOARD MEETING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council approved an official comment letter on the proposed LA County Metro Green Line Extension Project on March 21, 2023, which was subsequently emailed to Metro staff on March 22, 2023. The letter included detailed input from the City Council, the Planning and Public Works & Sustainability Commissions, along with resident feedback regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) issued on January 26, 2023. The link to the DEIR is included in this report, and the official comment letter is attached for reference.
Since the City Council's last action regarding the project, Metro has 1) finalized the DEIR comment period, in which it received over 2,200 comments from 1,879 individuals, 2) released updated project funding estimates, and 3) added/described the "High Frequency Bus" (HFB) and "No Build" Project Alternatives. This information is included in Metro Staff's latest working draft project updates and is summarized in the attached PowerPoint presentation dated August 2, 2023.
Metro Staff is scheduled to present a project update to the Metro Planning and Programming Committee on Wednesday, September 20th, at 1:00 PM and to the Executive Management Committee on Thursday, September 21st, at 11:00 AM. As outlined in the attached "Metro C Line Extension on the Agenda at the September and October Board Meetings" email dated September 13, 2023, both Committee meetings are "Receive & File" project updates where "no Committee action will be taken". Metro staff is also tentatively scheduled to present their recommendation of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA),...
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