MOBILITY-21 Coalition: LA County Moving Together

1. MOBILITY-21 Coalition: LA County Moving Together

2. Today’s Objectives • Welcome & Introductions • Overview of MOBILITY-21 Coalition • Summit 2002 Resolutions & Establishment of Working Groups • State Legislative Update and Recommendation ACTION: APPROVE MOBILITY-21 Coalition State Budget Resolution • Federal Legislative Update and Recommendations ACTION: APPROVE MOBILITY-21 Coalition Federal Appropriations Resolution • Access Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Advocacy Trips

3. MOBILITY-21 Coalition MOBILITY-21 Coalition was officially created at the November 2002 summit. Founded by the LA Area Chamber and the LA County MTA. Coalition is organized and staffed by the LA Area Chamber. LA County transportation providers and other organizations will provide technical assistance to the coalition.

4. MOBILITY-21 Coalition MISSION STATEMENT The MOBILITY-21 Coalition is a countywide bi-partisan organization of transportation stakeholders and their representatives. The MOBILITY-21 Coalition will advocate for and educate with respect to Los Angeles County’s transportation priorities at the federal, state and local levels.

5. MOBILITY-21 Coalition PRIMARY GOALS • Develop practical solutions to LA County’s transportation challenges including its sub-regions. • Mobilize local support for Coalition priorities. • Unite political leaders around common priorities for transportation. • Identify additional transportation funds for the county’s needs. • Promote Coalition priorities at federal and state levels of government.

6. MOBILITY-21 Coalition PRIMARY OBJECTIVES Formulate and carry out an effective advocacy plan including but not limited to: • Travel to Washington, D.C. and Sacramento at least annually to advocate legislative and policy priorities determined at the MOBILITY-21 Summit and Coalition activities. • Communicate through regular action alerts, emails and newsletters to Coalition and Summit participants and other stakeholders on progress related to identified legislative and policy priorities. • Educate government officials and the community at large on the importance of a united vision for transportation in LA County through regular contact and possibly seminars by coalition participants.

7. MOBILITY-21 Coalition The Advisory Board of the MOBILITY-21 Coalition will be made up of transportation stakeholders and their representatives, including but not limited to the following groups: • Businesses and business associations; • Community groups; • Government officials; • Organized labor; • Transportation providers; and • Transportation users.

8. Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles County MTA MOBILITY-21 Executive Co-Chairs/Staff Greater African American Chamber of Commerce CALTRANS Automobile Club of Southern California Building Trades Council Southern CA Transit Advocates American Heart Association Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Metrolink Southern California Transportation and Land Use Coalition Trucking Representative Port of Long Beach Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership Los Angeles World Airports Long Beach Transit LADOT Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley MOBILITY-21 Coalition Advisory Board

9. MOBILITY-21 Coalition COALITION ACTIVITIES & EVENTS • Annual Summit – November 6, 2003 • Coalition General Meetings – 4 to 6 times per year • Countywide Educational Briefings – Educate key officials on coalition activities and initiatives

10. MOBILITY-21 Coalition COALITION ACTIVITIES & EVENTS • Advocacy Trips • Sacramento – Coalition Advisory Board in February and entire Coalition TBD • Washington, D.C. – April 5-9, 2003 (details discussed at end of meeting) • Launch of Coalition Web Site in early February

11. MOBILITY-21 Coalition FUNDING COALITION ACTIVITIES • Membership Dues – First year free to all interested participants and organizations. Advisory Board will develop annual membership fee structure for 2004. • Sponsorship – LA Area Chamber will solicit sponsorships for coalition activities and communication needs (annual Summit, advocacy trips to D.C. and Sacramento, web site, newsletter, etc.)

12. MOBILITY-21 Coalition DEVELOPING COALITION PRIORITIES Coalition priorities will be developed in two key ways: • Coalition Advisory Board: Coalition Advisory Board will make recommendations on issues, projects, appropriations requests, etc. that should be brought to the attention of the entire Coalition.

13. MOBILITY-21 Coalition DEVELOPING COALITION PRIORITIES • Summit Resolutions & Establishment of Working Groups - At the 2002 Summit, participants developed and adopted nine resolutions on various transportation policy issues, including the State of California and Los Angeles County’s TEA-21 reauthorization principles and projects (matrix included in your packets).

14. MOBILITY-21 Coalition DEVELOPING COALITION PRIORITIES Six working groups will be established to work on these recommendations. Public Transit Transportation Funding Streets & Highways Aviation Goods Movement Land Use Sign up sheets for each working group in front of the room

15. MOBILITY-21 Coalition Sign up today! Membership forms are being passed out; drop in box on the way out today.

16. MOBILITY-21 Coalition STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

17. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

18. Impacts Of The State Budget Deficit On Transportation The State Legislature is being asked to reduce funding for transportation projects and programs for the next 18 months by over $1.8 billion statewide and $500 million in Los Angeles County alone. This represents more than one quarter of all the State’s programmed transportation infrastructure spending. In addition, the State Highway Account has been projected to experience significant shortfalls. These two factors have created a crisis in funding for transportation statewide. The MTA has prepared the attached briefing book to provide legislators with a summary of projects in Los Angeles County that could be affected by these reductions. While no specific project has been targeted for elimination, projects in the Traffic Congestion Relief Plan (TCRP) and the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) will experience a funding shortage. We hope that in formation helps convey the magnitude of transportation infrastructure investment at risk in Los Angeles County. For example, funding for projects such as the Eastside Light Rail Line, San Fernando Valley East/West Busway, Mid-City/Westside Exposition Transit Corridor improvements and a myriad of freeway improvement projects could be eliminated or seriously delayed. Also facing reductions are funding for street and road repair and basic bus service. All of these reductions or delays will also delay the economic benefits that accompany transportation spending. In March 2002 the voters of the State overwhelmingly approved Proposition 42, permanently allocating the sales tax on gasoline to these types of projects. As the Legislature considers the Governor’s request to suspend Proposition 42, in order to implement these reductions, it is important to clearly identify what is at stake.

19. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Briefing Summary • Overview of Funding Impacts • Statewide • Los Angeles County (estimate) • MTA Suggestions to CTC for Addressing Transportation Funding Shortfalls • New Revenues/State Bonds • CTC Policies • TCRP/STIP Reprogramming • Caltrans Land Sales

20. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation • Governor’s Mid-Year Reductions include $1.8 B in transportation cuts statewide, for FY 2003 and FY 2004, to the following programs: • Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) projects • State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects • City/County TCRP subventions for streets and roads • State Transit Assistance for transit operators • Governor would combine TCRP and STIP with new oversight and priority-setting responsibilities for CTC • Combined TCRP/STIP program would be under-funded by at least $1.5 B • CTC to work with RTPAs to implement at least $1.5 B in cuts

23. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Los Angeles County Traffic Congestion Relief Project Status: • Programmed $ 1,744 M • Allocated $ 341 M • Expended $ 87 M • Unexpended $ 254 M • Unallocated $ 1,403 M

24. 37 Tony Strickland 38 Keith Richman 39 Cindy Montanez 40 Lloyd Levine 41 Fran Pavley 42 Paul Koretz 43 Dario Frommer 44 Carol Liu 45 Jackie Goldberg 46 Fabian Nunez 47 Herb Wesson 48 Mark Ridley-Thomas 49 Judy Chu 50 Marco Firebaugh 51 Jerome Horton 52 Mervyn Dymally 53 George Nakano 54 Alan Lowenthal 55 Jenny Oropeza 56 Rudy Bermudez 57 Edward Chavez 58 Ronald Calderon 59 Dennis Mountjoy 60 Robert Pacheco 61 Gloria McLeod Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Membership by Assembly District Key members noted in bold

25. 17 William J. (Pete) Knight 19 Tom McClintock 20 Richard Alarcón 21 Jack Scott 22 Gil Cedillo 23 Sheila James Kuehl 24 Gloria Romero 25 Edward Vincent 26 Kevin Murray 27 Betty Karnette 28 Debra Bowen 29 Bob Margett 30 Martha Escutia 32 Nell Soto Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Membership by Senate District Key y members noted in bold

28. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Los Angeles County State Transportation Improvement Program Status: • Unallocated $1,439 M • Interregional Improvement Program $ 249 M • Regional Improvement Program $1,190 M

29. Impacts Of The State General Fund Deficit On Transportation NEW REVENUE OPTIONS • Assess the adequacy of the state gas tax • Locally imposed user fees/regional gas tax • Lower vote threshold for transportation sales taxes

30. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation NON-LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS • Garvee Bonds • CTC Policies • Reprogramming • Caltrans Land Sales

31. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation GARVEE BONDS • Advance Construction (AC) Proposal • State Legislation to be sought

32. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation CTC POLICIES • Backfill TCRP with State Highway Account • Waive STIP Notice Period • Approve Letters of No Prejudice for TCRP Projects including AB 3090 authority • Require Local Funds Advancement (AB 3090)

33. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation REPROGRAMMING • Suspend Advance Project Development Element (APDE) • Reevaluate ITIP Project Priorities • Reevaluate SHOPP Projects for deferral • Honor TCRP Allocations

34. Impacts of the State General Fund Deficit on Transportation Appendix Regional Improvement Program (RIP) Projects not yet Allocated Interregional Improvement Program (IIP) Projects not yet Allocated

40. MOBILITY-21 Coalition Resolution No. 2003-01 2003 State Budget Impacts on Transportation (Handout included in your packet)

41. MOBILITY-21 Coalition 2003 State Budget Impacts on TransportationResolution Supports efforts to balance the state budget with minimal effects on transportation resources and supports efforts to provide increased revenue to transportation. Supports a resolution on the State Budget deficit that embodies the following principles: • Long term and immediate preservation of Proposition 42 funds including repayment of loans and suspensions. • Preservation of funds for Los Angeles County transportation projects. • Establishment of priority for projects in the Traffic Congestion Relief Program.

42. MOBILITY-21 Coalition 2003 State Budget Impacts on TransportationResolution 4. Support for additional statewide revenues that would offset any reductions made through a suspension of Proposition 42. The revenue options include:        a. A temporary or permanent increase in the state gas tax. b. Authorization for specified local transportation agencies to impose user fees for transportation. 5. Support reduction of the voter threshold for passage of local transportation sales taxes. 6. Support legislation or administrative actions which enhance the state’s ability to support the TCRP projects; provides funding priority to projects which are in the more advanced stages of project development, and limits funding to non-essential projects and advance project development efforts. THAT this resolution shall be widely circulated to all interested parties to include the Los Angeles County Congressional delegation, the Governor, members of the California legislature, California Transportation Commission, the cities within the County, the media and others, and is so accordingly Ordered. Russell J. Hammer Roger Snoble Chair, MOBILITY-21 Coalition Member, MOBILITY-21 Coalition

43. MOBILITY-21 Coalition MOTION TO APPROVE – Resolution No. 2003-01 2003 State Budget Impacts on Transportation

44. MOBILITY-21 Coalition FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE • FY 2003 and FY 2004 Federal Transportation Appropriations Requests

45. MOBILITY-21 Coalition Resolution No. 2003-02 FY 2003 and FY 2004 Federal Transportation Appropriations Requests (Handout included in your packet)

46. MOBILITY-21 Coalition FY 2003 and FY 2004 Federal Transportation Appropriations Requests Resolution The MOBILITY-21 Coalition will support and advocate efforts to secure funding for the following regional projects in the Fiscal Year 2003 and Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation Appropriations bills. Fiscal Year 2003 – $40 million in funding for the Metro Red Line Segment 3, North Hollywood project consistent with the North Hollywood MOS-3 full funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) and the MTA’s Restructuring Plan; Funding for MTA and Los Angeles County Municipal Operators for clean fuel buses and for bus maintenance facilities improvements; $10-35 million in funding for East Los Angeles transit corridor light-rail project; and, $2 million in funding for Job Access/Reverse Commute programs in LA County.

47. MOBILITY-21 Coalition FY 2003 and FY 2004 Federal Transportation Appropriations Requests Resolution Fiscal Year 2004 – $70 million in funding for East Los Angeles transit corridor light-rail project; $20 million in funding for the Mid-City/Expo light rail project; $20 million funding for the MTA for clean fuel buses and for bus maintenance facilities improvements and support funding for Los Angeles County Municipal Operators for similar improvements; and $5 million of ITS funding for the Universal Fare System. Work to secure funding for completion of necessary freeway improvements on the I-5 Freeway from the I-605 to the I-710.

48. MOBILITY-21 Coalition MOTION TO APPROVE – Resolution No. 2003-02 FY 2003 and FY 2004 Federal Transportation Appropriations Requests

49. Access Sacramento • Chamber is organizing two trips in Spring 2003 for MOBILITY-21 Coalition to travel to Sacramento • February TBD – Coalition Advisory Board • Date TBD – Entire MOBILITY-21 Coalition • Will send more information to Coalition members via email, fax, or mail.

50. Access D.C. Trip • MOBILITY-21 Coalition will join the Chamber’s annual lobbying trip to D.C on April 5-9, 2003. • Chamber will advocate on a variety of issues important to the LA area, including transportation, health care, homeland security, international trade, law enforcement, water and workforce/education. • MOBILITY-21 Coalition will act as Chamber’s transportation lobbying team.