City Council

(20)\n25-1457\nBUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’\nREPORT relative to applications for and acceptance of funding from\nthe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)\nOpen and Slow Streets Program for Cycles 6 and 7.\nRecommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\nAUTHORIZE the:\n1. Previous submission of:\na. Eight grant applications by the General Manager,\nDepartment of Transportation (DOT) and one grant\napplication by the City of West Hollywood in partnership\nwith DOT, to the Open and Slow Streets Cycle 6 and 7\nGrant Program for the projects identified in the DOT report\ndated December 4, 2025, attached to the Council file.\nb. Two grant applications by the General Manager, El\nPueblo, to the Open and Slow Streets Cycle 6 and 7\nGrant Program for the projects identified in said report.\n2. General Managers, DOT and El Pueblo, to:\na. Execute any necessary funding and contractual\ndocuments, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as\nto form and legality, to receive Metro Open Streets Grant\nProgram Cycle 6 and 7 awards, and to commit to provide\nthe minimum required local match of up to $1,924,844\nthrough in-kind match for projects for which the City of Los\nAngeles is the Lead Agency, and up to $100,000 for which\nthe City of Los Angeles is a partner agency, in Fiscal\nYears 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2028-29.\nb. Make any technical adjustments or clarifications as\nnecessary and consistent with the intent of this report,\nsubject to the approval of the Office of the City\nAdministrative Officer (CAO); and AUTHORIZE the City\nController to implement these instructions.\n3. General Manager, DOT, to:\na. Establish a new appropriation account in the amount of\n$3,193,271 within the Transportation Grant Fund No.\n655/94, as a front-funding source for this reimbursable\ngrant.\nb. Enter into a letter of agreement with partner agencies\ndelivering Open Streets events that travel through the City\nof Los Angeles jurisdiction, including the City of West\nHollywood, in order to facilitate grant funding dispersal\nand ensure event coordination.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that there is no impact to\nthe General Fund at this time. Open Streets events are largely funded\nthrough grants and available special funds. Additionally, DOT\nrequests funding annually through the City's budget process for\nportions of the program that are not grant-funded, typically via special\npurpose fund appropriation requests in the City's Measure M Local\nReturn Fund. The DOT expects to submit Capital and Technology\nImprovement Plan budget requests for the required 30 percent local\nmatch. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.