LA Metro Executive Management Committee · Sep 17, 2026
Thursday1 h 26 min3 officials identified19 public speakers19 agenda itemsVideo: Granicus
The longest item after routine business: Rail station names - westside purple (d line) extension, section 3, 18 min of this 1 h 26 min meeting.
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- 0:18Roll Call: 5 members present, 2 members absent, 0 members excused.
- 3:04APPROVE Consent Calendar Item: 25. Consent Calendar items are approved by one motion unless held by a Director for discussion and/or separate action.
- 3:22Public Speaker was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakHilda L. Solis was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakHilda L. Solis was called to speakTim Sandoval was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakHilda L. Solis was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakHilda L. Solis was called to speakTim Sandoval was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakTim Sandoval was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakKaren Bass was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speakPublic Speaker was called to speak
- 4:42Motion to Approve APPROVE Consent Calendar Item: 25. Consent Calendar items are approved by one motion unless held by a Director for discussion and/or separate action. Moved by 0, no second required.
- 4:55Vote to Approve APPROVE Consent Calendar Item: 25. Consent Calendar items are approved by one motion unless held by a Director for discussion and/or separate action. (Approved)
- 4:59OPEN AND SLOW STREETS PROGRAM UPDATE CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the use of $1 million of previously deobligated local Proposition C 25% Call for Projects funding set aside in reserve for capital projects to fund Open and Slow Streets Cycle 8 operational events between September 2026 and March 2028; B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $1,000,000 to authorize expenditures for Recommendation A; and C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to award eligible Cycle 8 events that meet the requirements and process outlined in Attachment A.
- 10:43OPEN AND SLOW STREETS PROGRAM UPDATE CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the use of $1 million of previously deobligated local Proposition C 25% Call for Projects funding set aside in reserve for capital projects to fund Open and Slow Streets Cycle 8 operational events between September 2026 and March 2028; B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $1,000,000 to authorize expenditures for Recommendation A; and C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to award eligible Cycle 8 events that meet the requirements and process outlined in Attachment A. Moved by 0, no second required.
- 10:46OPEN AND SLOW STREETS PROGRAM UPDATE CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the use of $1 million of previously deobligated local Proposition C 25% Call for Projects funding set aside in reserve for capital projects to fund Open and Slow Streets Cycle 8 operational events between September 2026 and March 2028; B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $1,000,000 to authorize expenditures for Recommendation A; and C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to award eligible Cycle 8 events that meet the requirements and process outlined in Attachment A. (Approved)
- 10:51OPEN STREETS - CRITERIA FOR 2027 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Yaroslavsky, Padilla, Butts, and Solis to direct the CEO to: A. Ensure the following criteria will be applied when evaluating the grant applications for Open Streets events held in FY 2027; 1. Establish a maximum grant amount of $250,000, while maintaining the existing minimum local match requirement; 2. A minimum of 3 consecutive miles of street closure per event; 3. Applications should prioritize events that bring multiple communities and local businesses together around a unifying theme; and B. Report back to the Board within 120 days to formalize the request made in Board Report - 2025-0854, with alternatives that identify funding to support Open Streets programming and events beginning in FY 2028 and continuing thereafter.
- 22:04OPEN STREETS - CRITERIA FOR 2027 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Yaroslavsky, Padilla, Butts, and Solis to direct the CEO to: A. Ensure the following criteria will be applied when evaluating the grant applications for Open Streets events held in FY 2027; 1. Establish a maximum grant amount of $250,000, while maintaining the existing minimum local match requirement; 2. A minimum of 3 consecutive miles of street closure per event; 3. Applications should prioritize events that bring multiple communities and local businesses together around a unifying theme; and B. Report back to the Board within 120 days to formalize the request made in Board Report - 2025-0854, with alternatives that identify funding to support Open Streets programming and events beginning in FY 2028 and continuing thereafter. Moved by 0, no second required.
- 22:08OPEN STREETS - CRITERIA FOR 2027 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MOTION APPROVE Motion by Bass, Yaroslavsky, Padilla, Butts, and Solis to direct the CEO to: A. Ensure the following criteria will be applied when evaluating the grant applications for Open Streets events held in FY 2027; 1. Establish a maximum grant amount of $250,000, while maintaining the existing minimum local match requirement; 2. A minimum of 3 consecutive miles of street closure per event; 3. Applications should prioritize events that bring multiple communities and local businesses together around a unifying theme; and B. Report back to the Board within 120 days to formalize the request made in Board Report - 2025-0854, with alternatives that identify funding to support Open Streets programming and events beginning in FY 2028 and continuing thereafter. (Approved)
- 22:11RAIL STATION NAMES - WESTSIDE PURPLE (D LINE) EXTENSION, SECTION 3 ADOPT the staff recommendation for the following official and operational station names for the two stations that comprise Metro Rail's D Line Extension, Section 3: Official Station Name: Wilshire/UCLA Operational Station Name: Wilshire/UCLA Official Station Name: Wilshire/VA Medical Ctr Operational Station Name: Wilshire/VA Medical Ctr
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- 1:03:59COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) UPDATE RECEIVE AND FILE the Community Advisory Council (CAC) Update.
- 1:12:34FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT RECEIVE AND FILE September 2026 Federal and State Legislative Report.
- 1:21:15GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVE General Public Comment
What happened
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- The consent calendar was moved and seconded, and the committee announced it as adopted.4:54
- Staff presented item 26, the Open and Slow Streets program update, including a recommendation to use $1 million of previously deobligated Local Prop C 25% Call for Projects funding for Cycle 8.5:16
- Item 26 was announced as adopted, and item 27, Open Streets criteria for 2027 requests for proposals, was taken up as a motion.10:47
Who spoke
3 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Karen BassChair · Mayor of the City of Los Angeles · 13 min
- Hilda L. SolisCommittee · 1.8 minFirst speaks at 12:53
- Tim SandovalChair · 1.8 minFirst speaks at 13:48
Public comment: 19 speakers.
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Hamlet, “LA Metro Executive Management Committee, Sep 17, 2026: Los Angeles.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/la/metro-executive-management/meetings/2026-09-17. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Sep 17, 2026.