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Council approves retroactive submission of four Metro Active Transportation projects, directs staff to return before signing awards
Summary
The council authorized retroactive submission of four applications to Metro's Active Transportation, Transit and First/Last Mile (MAT) Cycle 2 solicitation and told LADOT and the Bureau of Engineering to come back with staffing and cost details before signing any grant agreements if awards are made.
The Los Angeles City Council approved retroactive authorization for the submission of four project applications to Metro's Active Transportation, Transit and First/Last Mile (MAT) Cycle 2 solicitation and instructed staff to return with resource needs before executing any grant agreements.
Rubina Lazarian of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation said LADOT and the Bureau of Engineering used the city's Mobility Investment Program to prioritize projects and submitted four projects (three from LADOT and one from the Bureau of Engineering) for Metro MAT Cycle 2. The applications were due April 7; staff requested retroactive authorization under the city's grants ordinance because Metro's solicitation period was shorter than the ordinance's required notice period and no local match was required.
Lazarian and Noor Malheus of the Bureau of Engineering said local match was not required for these projects, and that Metro expects to announce awards in July 2025 and to seek executed funding agreements by the end of 2025. The Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Contract Administration requested 10 staff positions total to support design and construction management, the departments said.
Council members pressed staff on budget and staffing implications. LADOT staff said the 10 positions were requested in the budget but were not awarded; if positions are not authorized the departments said they would reallocate staff and reprioritize projects, but acknowledged that doing so could strain delivery of other projects. Council members also discussed the city's broader First/Last Mile financial obligations to Metro; staff estimated an obligation of about $182.5 million for three transit lines currently slated to open through 2030.
The council approved the retroactive authorization and added an instruction that if any MAT Cycle 2 grants are awarded, LADOT and the Bureau of Engineering must return to council before signing grant agreements and present the staffing and funding resources required to implement awarded projects.
