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LA Metro Board of Directors · Jan 14, 2026

Wednesday1 h 37 min6 officials identified3 public speakers15 agenda itemsVideo: Granicus

The longest item after routine business: Lindsey Horvath was called to speakKathryn Barger was called to speakKathryn Barger was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakJacquelyn Dupont-Walker…, 35 min of this 1 h 37 min meeting.

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  1. 1:12Roll Call: 8 members present, 7 members absent, 0 members excused.under 1 min
  2. 1:18Roll Call: 9 members present, 6 members absent, 0 members excused.2 min
  3. 3:26Roll Call: 10 members present, 5 members absent, 0 members excused.1 min
  4. 4:35MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE REPORT RECEIVING AND FILING the Mobility Concept Plan (MCP) Implementation Progress Report.1 min
  5. 6:22Roll Call: 11 members present, 4 members absent, 0 members excused.3 min
  6. 10:08Roll Call: 12 members present, 3 members absent, 0 members excused.5 min
  7. 15:30Lindsey Horvath was called to speakKathryn Barger was called to speakKathryn Barger was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakJacquelyn Dupont-Walker was called to speakJanice Hahn was called to speakJanice Hahn was called to speakAra J. Najarian was called to speakFernando Dutra was called to speakJacquelyn Dupont-Walker was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakJanice Hahn was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakKathryn Barger was called to speakLindsey Horvath was called to speakFernando Dutra was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakJacquelyn Dupont-Walker was called to speakLindsey Horvath was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speak35 min · 1 clip
  8. 50:58MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING STRATEGY CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on the Provisional Priority List of the Mobility Concept Plan; and B. APPROVING the submittal of a Letter of Interest (LOI) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) loan for the projects contained in the Provisional Priority List and pay related fees and expenses.20 min · 1 clip
  9. 1:11:02MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING STRATEGY CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on the Provisional Priority List of the Mobility Concept Plan; and B. APPROVING the submittal of a Letter of Interest (LOI) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) loan for the projects contained in the Provisional Priority List and pay related fees and expenses. Moved by 0, no second required.under 1 min
  10. 1:11:09MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING STRATEGY CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on the Provisional Priority List of the Mobility Concept Plan; and B. APPROVING the submittal of a Letter of Interest (LOI) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) loan for the projects contained in the Provisional Priority List and pay related fees and expenses. (Approved)under 1 min
  11. 1:11:16FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE METRO 2028 MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Dutra, Solis, Najarian, Sandoval, and Yaroslavsky that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Allow each local jurisdiction in L.A. County, at its sole discretion and upon its request, the option of reallocating Metro discretionary and non-discretionary funds, including but not limited to funds previously allocated by the Metro Board, such as the Call for Projects and Multiyear Subregional Programs, to advance local projects that are consistent with the goals of the Metro 2028 Mobility Concept Plan. For competitive funding programs, this option would apply only to funds awarded prior to January 1, 2024; B. To ensure flexibility for participating local jurisdictions, exempt this reallocation from existing program requirements and guidelines to the maximum extent possible, so long as projects meet core criteria of supporting the 2028 Mobility Concept Plan and are consistent with appropriate statutes and ordinances; C. To ensure timely availability of funding, delegate final reallocation approval to the CEO for the period of February 2026 through December 2027; and D. Report to the Board with the results of the reallocation semi-annually, with a final report issued by December 2028.5 min
  12. 1:16:25FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE METRO 2028 MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Dutra, Solis, Najarian, Sandoval, and Yaroslavsky that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Allow each local jurisdiction in L.A. County, at its sole discretion and upon its request, the option of reallocating Metro discretionary and non-discretionary funds, including but not limited to funds previously allocated by the Metro Board, such as the Call for Projects and Multiyear Subregional Programs, to advance local projects that are consistent with the goals of the Metro 2028 Mobility Concept Plan. For competitive funding programs, this option would apply only to funds awarded prior to January 1, 2024; B. To ensure flexibility for participating local jurisdictions, exempt this reallocation from existing program requirements and guidelines to the maximum extent possible, so long as projects meet core criteria of supporting the 2028 Mobility Concept Plan and are consistent with appropriate statutes and ordinances; C. To ensure timely availability of funding, delegate final reallocation approval to the CEO for the period of February 2026 through December 2027; and D. Report to the Board with the results of the reallocation semi-annually, with a final report issued by December 2028. Moved by 0, no second required.under 1 min
  13. 1:16:32FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE METRO 2028 MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Dutra, Solis, Najarian, Sandoval, and Yaroslavsky that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Allow each local jurisdiction in L.A. County, at its sole discretion and upon its request, the option of reallocating Metro discretionary and non-discretionary funds, including but not limited to funds previously allocated by the Metro Board, such as the Call for Projects and Multiyear Subregional Programs, to advance local projects that are consistent with the goals of the Metro 2028 Mobility Concept Plan. For competitive funding programs, this option would apply only to funds awarded prior to January 1, 2024; B. To ensure flexibility for participating local jurisdictions, exempt this reallocation from existing program requirements and guidelines to the maximum extent possible, so long as projects meet core criteria of supporting the 2028 Mobility Concept Plan and are consistent with appropriate statutes and ordinances; C. To ensure timely availability of funding, delegate final reallocation approval to the CEO for the period of February 2026 through December 2027; and D. Report to the Board with the results of the reallocation semi-annually, with a final report issued by December 2028. (Approved)under 1 min
  14. 1:16:362026 FIFA WORLD CUP READINESS UPDATE RECEIVE oral report on preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.18 min
  15. 1:34:58Item title withheldit could name a private person · 2 min

What happened

Each sentence checked against the transcript.

  1. After public comment on item 5, a motion to receive and file the report was moved.50:40
  2. The motion on item 6 was announced as carried by voice vote.1:11:02
  3. Item 7, a motion on funding flexibility for local jurisdictions, was announced as carried on a voice vote.1:16:24

Quotes

Officials only, in order.

My first question, I know we’ve referenced the relationship with LA28. Do we have a formal MOU executed?Lindsey Horvath · Director · LA County Supervisor, District 315:34
One of the things that came to mind for me, um, first of all, the fiscal challenges are real, and that’s a huge gap, and we know that it’s not going to be an easy lift. But one of the things I did not hear was figuring in with an estimated 1.2 million additional users per day during the Olympics.Kathryn Barger · 1st vice chair · LA County Supervisor, District 51:03:03

Who spoke

6 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Public comment: 3 speakers.

How we count

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Hamlet, “LA Metro Board of Directors, Jan 14, 2026: Los Angeles.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/la/metro-board/meetings/2026-01-14. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 14, 2026.