June 7, 2016

Mr. Phillip A. Washington, Chief Executive

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952
Re: City of Long Beach: Identification and Acceleration of Projects
Dear Mr. Washington:
The City of Long Beach has been working with staff from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro), Senator Ricardo Lara, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti regarding
specific projects, timelines and funding allocations for projects benefiting the City of Long Beach, and as
they relate to Metros potential ballot measure. This letter follows on our original letter dated April 28, 2016
and subsequent meetings that have taken place since.
As the 2nd largest city in Los Angeles County, a city with a history of high voter turnout, and a significant
generator of sales tax for the region, the City of Long Beach is requesting the following projects, groundbreaking start date, expected completion date, and funding allocations be specified in the potential ballot
measure expenditure plan:
Project
I-710 South Corridor Project

Groundbreaking
Start Date
2020

Expected
Completion
Date
2025

Funding
Allocation
(in thousands)
$500,000

I-710 South Corridor Project

2027

2041

$908,000

Downtown Long Beach Blue

Line Fare Evasion Pilot
Program

2018

2020

$4,000

Green Line Extension

TBD

TBD

TBD

Notes
Projects include Shoemaker
Bridge, Blue Line Wardlow
Station Grade Separation,
and Early Action projects.
Long Beach requests
complete removal of any
assumption of a containerfee as part of this project.
Funding to be used for a
feasibility study, design and
environmental, construction,
project evaluation costs and
other needs as appropriate.
Long Beach requests a
commitment in the draft
expenditure plan to evaluate
new light rail opportunities
connecting the City of Long
Beach to LAX.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Potential Ballot Measure Expenditure Plan
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Long Beach understands Metro will be finalizing an expenditure plan for the potential ballot measure this
week. We are taking this opportunity to reiterate our priority requests, which have been significantly
narrowed since discussions began.
Thank you for continuing to work with the City of Long Beach. We look forward to seeing the projects
described above reflected in the new expenditure plan for Metros potential ballot measure. If you have any
questions, please contact Diana Tang, Manager of Government Affairs to the City of Long Beach at 562570-6506 or Diana.Tang@longbeach.gov.
Sincerely,

Mayor Robert Garcia

City of Long Beach
cc:

The Honorable Speaker Anthony Rendon, California State Assembly

The Honorable Ricardo Lara, State Senate, 33rd District
The Honorable Janet Nguyen, State Senate, 34th District
The Honorable Isadore Hall, III, State Senate, 35th District
The Honorable Mike Gipson, State Assembly, 64th District
The Honorable Patrick ODonnell, State Assembly, 70th District
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Board of Directors
Gateway Cities Council of Governments