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20. SUBJECT: 2020 LOS ANGELES CONSTRUCTION MARKET ANALYSIS RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the 2020 Los Angeles Construction Market Analysis report.

33. SUBJECT: MOBILITY ON DEMAND PILOT PROJECT RECEIVE AND FILE Mobility on Demand Pilot Project report.

34. SUBJECT: ORAL REPORT ON COVID-19 SERVICE UPDATE RECEIVE oral report on COVID-19 Service Update.

34.1. SUBJECT: COST CONTROL PERTAINING TO COVID-19 CONSIDER Review and Approval of the CEO's call to action to control costs pertaining to COVID-19.

36. SUBJECT: EMERGENCY RELIEF: FULL-PRICE PASSES APPROVE Motion by Directors Garcetti, Solis, Hahn, Kuehl and Butts directing the CEO to: A. Provide relief for current frequent riders by initiating the sale of promotional passes at 50% the cost of full-price passes: 1. Promotional Day Pass: $3.50 2. Promotional 7-Day Pass: $12.50 3. Promotional 30-Day Pass: $50.00; B. Provide these promotional passes for not less than six months from the date regular boarding practices resume; C. In conjunction with the debut of these promotional passes, suspend the sale of full-price passes; D. Prepare a marketing plan to engage frequent riders on these fare changes, with particular focus on helping cash-paying frequent riders take advantage of these promotional fare products and transition to cashless, TAP-enabled payments; E. Develop recommendations for cost reductions of the Regional EZ Pass (Base and Zones 1 through 15) that meet the same affordability goals as the 50% pass reductions above; F. Report to the Executive Management Committee within 120 days after the initiation of the sale of promotional passes with a report on the status of pass sales and recommendations for permanent reductions to the cost of full-price passes that promote affordability by making break-even points more in line with industry standards; and G. Report to the Board in 120 days with an implementation plan for a fare capping/best fare system that allows riders to take advantage of pass products without having to put up money upfront.

36.1. SUBJECT: EMERGENCY RELIEF: FULL-PRICE PASSES APPROVE Amending Motion by Director Solis that the board direct the CEO to: H. Report back to the Board in 30 days with recommendations to temporarily lower fares for all Metro-provided mobility services consistent with the reduced prices of passes in order to support riders once regular boarding practices resume. The report should consider recommendations to welcome back riders to Metro services as well as further adjustments as necessary to the price of promotional passes stated in Directive A in order to maintain high affordability.

39. SUBJECT: CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the allocation of CARES Act funding received by Los Angeles County as described in Attachment A. B. APPROVING fund exchanges of Federal CARES Act funding, as appropriate, with other local funding sources in order to provide administrative efficiencies, optimize and accelerate the distribution of resources. C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements to implement the recommended support of transit programs countywide.

40. SUBJECT: OPEN STREETS PROGRAM RESPONSE TO COVID-19 APPROVE Motion by Directors Garcetti, Solis, Garcia, Bonin, and Fasana that the Board authorize the CEO to negotiate administrative scope changes to awarded events in the Open Streets Grant Program, at the written request of the grantee, such that funds may be used for COVID-19 response Slow Streets or similar programs, including but not limited to: - Expanding one-day events to longer-term temporary traffic interventions; - Replacing a large, single-corridor event intended for regional audiences with many smaller, neighborhood-scale interventions catering to local audiences; - Creating spaces within the public right-of-way to support economic activity such as dining and vending; and - Providing education, encouragement, and monitoring for safe physical distancing in accordance with the Safer at Home Order in partnership with and supporting community-based leadership.

41. SUBJECT: CLOSED SESSION A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - G.C. 54956.9(d)(1) 1. Julius Branch v. LACMTA, Case No. BC 683330

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