City Council

(81) 18­0244­S4 TRANSPORTATION and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES REPORT relative to Proposition A (Prop A) status and forecast for Transit Services. A. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to: a. Pause further roll out of the Transit Service Analysis (TSA) Service Plan that are not obligated to be implemented under existing Funding Agreements consistent with the resources provided in the Fiscal Year Tuesday - July (FY)2, 2024 - Adopted Budget. 2024­24 PAGE 66 Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to: a. Pause further roll out of the Transit Service Analysis (TSA) Service Plan that are not obligated to be implemented under existing Funding Agreements consistent with the resources provided in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024­24 Adopted Budget. b. R e p o r t t o C o u n c i l w i t h a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e recommendations from the TSA Service Plan approved by Council in 2018 that have been implemented to date, the recommendations that have not been implemented that will be paused and reconsidered in a revised TSA, and the criteria that will be used to analyze these outstanding commitments in the forthcoming revised TSA. c. Initiate a revised TSA to identify potential service changes that would align operational expenses to the reliable revenues forecasted while still providing a core well­functioning service with said revised TSA to take into account: i. Phase 1 route recommendations from the TSA Service Plan approved by Council in 2018 that have not yet been implemented, the data that identified those communities for expanded service in 2018, the data used to analyze them in the revised TSA, and any available funding that will allow the Department to launch these routes if they are identified as priority communities in the revised TSA. ii. Current, and potential long­term, travel changes brought about by the COVID­19 Pandemic and related commuting and travel patterns since that time. iii. Performance data, rider surveys, adopted guidelines, and performance metrics that City Council already approved pursuant to Council File No. 18­0244, as well as operational conditions imposed by the utilization of Battery Electric Buses. iv. The consideration of existing and new services, or seryice partnerships with other agencies, that Tuesday - July 2,provide 2024 - public transit to cultural PAGEand 67 tourist destinations, on an ongoing basis and for iii. Performance data, rider surveys, adopted guidelines, and performance metrics that City Council already approved pursuant to Council File No. 18­0244, as well as operational conditions imposed by the utilization of Battery Electric Buses. iv. The consideration of existing and new services, or seryice partnerships with other agencies, that provide public transit to cultural and tourist destinations, on an ongoing basis and for upcoming major events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olyrnpics and Paralyrnpic Games. v. Sponsorship opportunities, public­private partnerships, and other service provision subsidization methods as appropriate for different services and service routes. d. Report on the implementation of the pre­existing DASH fares, set to begin on January 7 , 2025, and any recommendations to revise the fare amount. e. Report in six months with a status report on the effort to undertake a new TSA. f. Report back in 30 days with options for providing interim transit service, including but not limited to piloting certain days or hours, in the area of the future Boyle Heights West DASH while the updated TSA is being conducted. 2. DIRECT the LADOT, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to: a. Identify new funding sources for transit services and transit capital necessary to electrify the transit fleet and meet useful life benchmarks. b. Identify additional cost savings from Prop A. B. BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the action taken by the Transportation Committee on June 5, 2024, attached to Council file No. 18­ 0244­S4. Tuesday - July 2, 2024 - PAGE 68 2. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation No. 3, approved B. BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the action taken by the Transportation Committee on June 5, 2024, attached to Council file No. 18­ 0244­S4. 2. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation No. 3, approved by the Transportation Committee action of June 5, 2024, attached to Council file No. 18­0244­S4, to include the following new paragraph 3.f, respectively: ​ 3.f Potential funding for a pilot or permanent Warner Center circulator to supplement or replace Metro Line 601. 3. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation No. 8, approved by the Transportation Committee action of June 5, 2024, attached to the Council file, respectively, as follows: 8. Instruct the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (DOT) to report to Council in 30 days with options for providing interim transit service, including but not limited to piloting certain days or hours, in the area of the future Boyle Heights west DASH and other Phase 1 routes that have not yet been implemented while the updated Transit Services Analysis is being conducted. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that the forecast assumes that initiating the remaining service commitments under the Transit Service Analysis (TSA) would result in a negative $51 million funding balance in Prop A at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023­2024 if no further adjustments were made to reduce transit programs costs. This would result in a General Fund impact of about $51 million in FY 2023­2024 to cover projected transit expenditures, plus additional General Fund impact in future budget years. Financial Policies Statement: The LADOT reports that the forecast assumes that initiating the remaining service commitments under the TSA would result in a negative $51 million funding balance in Prop A at the end of FY 2023­24 if no further adjustments were made to reduce transit programs costs. This would result in a General Fund impact of about $51 million in FY 2023­24 to cover projected transit expenditures, plus additional General Fund impact in future budget year. Tuesday - July Community Impact 2, 2024 -None submitted Statement: PAGE 69 Financial Policies Statement: The LADOT reports that the forecast assumes that initiating the remaining service commitments under the TSA would result in a negative $51 million funding balance in Prop A at the end of FY 2023­24 if no further adjustments were made to reduce transit programs costs. This would result in a General Fund impact of about $51 million in FY 2023­24 to cover projected transit expenditures, plus additional General Fund impact in future budget year.