Cerritos hires consultant to study possible Southeast Gateway Line station; contract funded from transit assessments
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Summary
The council authorized a $127,484 contract with City Works Design to analyze potential station sites in Cerritos along Metro's Southeast Gateway Line. Funding comes from restricted Proposition A/C transit funds; the study will include Metro coordination, conceptual sketches and public engagement and is expected to take about six months.
The Cerritos City Council authorized the city manager to execute a professional services contract with City Works Design to analyze potential station locations on the Southeast Gateway Line through the city.
Director of Community Development Kristen Aguila briefed the council on the proposed scope: the consultant will coordinate with Metro, develop conceptual base maps and station sketches and carry out community engagement. Aguila explained the work will be funded entirely from the city’s restricted Proposition A and C transit funds and will not use general-fund dollars.
Key points
- Contract and funding: the council authorized a contract not to exceed $127,484 and a budget amendment to allocate Prop A/C transit funds for the analysis.
- Scope and timing: City Works Design will prepare an analysis of potential station locations, coordinate with Metro and OCTA as needed, create conceptual maps/illustrations and engage stakeholders. Staff estimated the consultant needs approximately six months to complete the work.
- Metro coordination and Orange County extension: staff said they are pursuing a joint meeting with Metro and the Orange County Transportation Authority to examine potential extensions through Cerritos into Orange County; the study will inform that conversation.
- Council action: the motion to authorize the contract passed unanimously (5–0). Councilmember Mark Pulido moved the contract authorization; the second was not specified on the public record.
Council comments focused on public engagement and the need for the study to present feasible alternatives for station siting and station-area planning. No city general-fund money was committed to the study.
