GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee AGENDA Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 1:30 PM Gateway Cities Council of Governments MEETING REMOTE LOCATION: VIA Webinar Please register in advance for the webinar ADDRESS: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IkPebqfbRICw6ZeIkLj4_g Phone: (415) 655-0001 MEETING NUMBER: 893 9445 5110 MEETING PASSWORD: 91605405TAC (91605405 from phones and video systems) AGENDA REPORTS AND OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GATEWAY CITIES COG WEBSITE AT WWW.GATEWAYCOG.ORG. ON MARCH 4, 2020, GOVERNOR NEWSOM PROCLAIMED A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO EXIST IN CALIFORNIA AS A RESULT OF THE THREAT OF COVID- 19. THE GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT TEMPORARILY SUSPEND REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWN ACT, INCLUDING ALLOWING PUBLIC AGENCIES TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS VIA TELECONFERENCING AND TO MAKE PUBLIC MEETINGS ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONICALLY OR OTHERWISE ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC COMMENTS: To address the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee on any agenda item or a matter within the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee purview, please provide written comments by 10:30 a.m., the day of the meeting, via email to [email protected]. All written comments timely submitted will be distributed to the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee members and will become part of the official record. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA - This is the time and place to change the order of the agenda, delete or add any agenda item(s). IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The limit for each speaker is three minutes unless otherwise specified by the Chair. Please use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to indicate that you wish to make a comment. If you are calling in, please dial *9 to use the “Raise Hand” feature. V. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the Committee. A. Approval of Minutes for the Meeting of January 26, 2021, of the SR-91/I- 605/405 Technical Advisory Committee VI. REPORTS 10 Min A. 91/I-605/405 Program Update – Report by Metro. • Freeway Updates • Local Hot Spots Updates SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT, POSSIBLE ACTION AND/OR GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF 15 Min B. Modernizing the Metro Highway Program – Oral Report by Metro SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT, POSSIBLE ACTION AND/OR GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF C. Current Program Funding Update – Report by Carlos Montez (Metro). 10 Min • Cash Flow & Invoicing Status (Non-Freeway) • Cash Flow & Invoicing Status (Highway Funds) • Cash Flow & Project Status (Measure M) SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT, POSSIBLE ACTION AND/OR GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF 15 Min D. Measure R Funding Requests • Whittier Boulevard at Santa Fe Springs Road and Painter Avenue Hot Spots Projects – Additional Funds Needed – Request by Julio Perucho (Metro) on behalf of City of Whittier SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE FUNDING REQUEST, POSSIBLE ACTION AND/OR GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF E. Gateway Cities COG Engineer Report by Kekoa Anderson • 2021 TAC Meeting Schedule (4th Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm) . May 25th (Next TAC Meeting) . July 27th . September 28th . November 23rd SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT, POSSIBLE ACTION AND/OR GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF VII. COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS VIII. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE: New items will not be considered after 4:00 PM. unless the Committee votes to extend the time limit. Any items on the agenda that are not completed will be forwarded to the next scheduled meeting. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE COG OFFICE AT (562) 663-6850. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENT TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING. V. CONSENT CALENDAR Item A. Minutes January 26, 2021 SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee Minutes January 26, 2021 MINUTES OF THE SR-91/I-605/I-405 CORRIDOR CITIES TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) MEETING Webex Meeting January 26, 2021 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Noe Negrete at 1:32 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken and presented below. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Name City / Agency Present Absent 1 Okina Dor Artesia X 2 Jerry Stock (Vice Chair) Bellflower X 3 Kanna Vancheswaran Cerritos X 4 Dan Garcia Compton X 5 Ed Norris Downey X 6 Bill Pagett Hawaiian Gardens X 7 Bing Hyun Industry X 8 Bill Pagett Lakewood X 9 Carl Hickman Long Beach X 10 Glen Kau Norwalk X 11 Bill Pagett Paramount X 12 Kenner Guerrero Pico Rivera X 13 Noe Negrete (Chair) Santa Fe Springs X 14 Michelle Chapman Whittier X 15 Mahdad Derakhshani County of Los Angeles X 16 Mark Christoffels San Gabriel Valley COG X 17 Ernesto Chaves Metro X 18 Nancy Pe Caltrans X Totals = 13 5 OTHER ATTENDEES: Traci Gleason, Koa Consulting; Al Hierc: Amit Shah – Parsons; Margaret Novak – Baker International; C. Vosick – La County;Kandice Nguyen – Ayce Inc.; Goska Nichol – Moffatt & Nichol; Pouya Banibayat; Kirk Lion; Georgia Medina – Moffatt & Nichol; Alex Contreras SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee Minutes January 26, 2021 – Happy City Coalition; Nancy Pe – DOT; Mohsen Sajadi – DRCD, Inc; Carlos Montez – Metro; Karen Heit- GCCOG; Yoga Chandran – HNTB; Lourdes Ortega – Metro; Eric Diaz; Abdollah Ansari – Metro; Jeff Fromhertz -WSP; Diego Cadena – WKE- Inc; Jackie Martinez – BKF; Isidro Panuco – Metro; Nancy Pfeffer, Kekoa Anderson, Sandra Mora, Joel Arevalos, Yvette Kirrin – GCCOG; David Woo – AYCE, Inc; Camilo Rocah – Trans Systems; Michael Hynes – WKE-Inc; Andy Nowak – Moffat & Nichol; Delfino Consunji –City of Downey; Darin Johnson – Mark Thomas; Shannon Willits – HNTB; Bo Burick – Mark Thomas; Edward – Active; Joe Linton –Streets Blog; Hilda Gaytan; Hank Fung – LA County; Luke Klipp – City of Long Beach III. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA There were no amendments to the agenda. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS All written comments timely submitted were distributed to the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee members as part of the agenda packet and are included as part of the official record. Additional Public comments were received orally, limited to 3-minutes. Written comments included in the agenda packet have been provided to Metro’s I-605 Corridor Improvement Project team and will be evaluated as part of the preparation of the Environmental Document Process. Once the draft Environmental Document is circulated written comments will be received and responses included in the Final Environmental Document. V. MATTERS FROM STAFF There were no matters from staff. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of Minutes for the Meeting of August 25, 2020, of the SR-91/I-605/405 Technical Advisory Committee. It was moved by Bill Pagett, seconded by Ernesto Chaves, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 25, 2020. The motion was approved unanimously. VII. REPORTS A. Metro Highway Program Update on Measure R/M Funding Ernesto Chaves provided an update on Measure R/M Funding programs. He addressed funding prioritization efforts and impacts due to lost revenue, fares, and SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee Minutes January 26, 2021 tolls, as well as increased costs in response of the pandemic. Altogether, an estimated $1.8 billion reduction in revenue affecting Metro’s programs. Metro was concerned that both the Freeway and Non-Freeway programs may be impacted by these losses. Earlier in 2020, Metro had divided all projects and programs into two buckets. Bucket 1 projects were defined as “work to continue” and Bucket 2 projects were being evaluated to be deferred three to six months. The good news is that the financial outlook is much better now and, generally, Bucket 2 projects that were slowed down are recovering and the GCCOG’s projects are back on track. It was moved by Bill Pagett, seconded by Jerry Stock to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. B. SR-91/I-605/I-405 Hot Spots Program Update Carlos Montez provided an update and overview of the following Measure R programs: • I-605 / South Street The project purpose is to improve weaving on SB I-605 by widening South St off- ramp and adding a second right-turn lane (two left and two right-turns total). Safety and operational improvements are enhanced to provide for standard deceleration distance. Final Design of the Early Action Project (EAP) was completed in January 2021, award of construction anticipated Summer of 2021. Currently on-hold due to the funding shortfall from the pandemic. • I-605 / Beverly Blvd. Interchange Project The Beverly Blvd Interchange existing conditions utilize outdated design standards. The project will eliminate the short weaving length between existing loop ramps by implementing a diamond interchange that provides all movements at intersection & signalize ramp connections. PA/ED contract was awarded in 2018, the PA/ED will be completed in March 2020, and the Final Design is estimated to be complete by Spring 2021. Construction is estimated to start late 2021. • I-605 / Valley Blvd. Interchange Project The Valley Blvd Interchange Project provides an additional lane on Valley Blvd and an additional lane on Temple Ave. The existing horseshoe on-ramp would be SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee Minutes January 26, 2021 replaced with a 3-lane on-ramp and new signalized intersection at the SB I-605 ramps & Valley Blvd. PA/ED & PS&E contract was awarded in 2018, the DED circulation occurred June 16, 2020, and the Final Design is estimated to be complete this year.