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APPROVE Consent Calendar Item: 36. Consent Calendar items are approved by one motion unless held by a Director for discussion and/or separate action.

36. SUBJECT: METRO ADOPT-A-BIKE PILOT PROGRAM CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING a policy revision for unclaimed bicycles left on Metro property that establishes a Metro Adopt-A-Bike Pilot Program. B. APPROVING the administration of a mini-grant program for community-based organizations to perform tasks that support the distribution of unclaimed bicycles through the Adopt-A-Bike Pilot Program with a focus on equity.

37. SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT RECEIVE AND FILE August 2020 State and Federal Legislative Report.

38. SUBJECT: FEDERAL LEGISLATION ADOPT staff recommended positions: A. House Resolution 7389 (Pressley) - A bill to institute a federal grant program to support efforts to provide fare-free transit service. SUPPORT

39. SUBJECT: STUDENT FARES UPDATE AUGUST 2020 Oral Report on STUDENT FARES UPDATE

40. SUBJECT: EQUITY AND RACE PROGRAM UPDATE RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Equity and Race Program.

41. SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO BOARD MOTION REGARDING CEO CALL TO ACTION TO CONTROL COSTS RECEIVE AND FILE the response to Board Motion Item 34.2 (Attachment A) at the May 28, 2020 Board Meeting (Directors Hahn, Garcetti, Butts, Solis) related to Cost Control Pertaining to COVID-19 Board Box.

43. SUBJECT: ADVERTISING, COMMERCIAL SPONSORSHIPS, AND OTHER REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES RECEIVE AND FILE staff update on commercial sponsorship efforts and expanded advertising options for the purpose of generating additional revenues. This is intended to be informational and will not require a Board Action. However, staff are seeking feedback in order to present actionable items for the Board at a later date.

44. SUBJECT: VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to implement a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) that offers an enhanced additional benefit that provides cash payments of up to $7,500, and an additional two years of retirement service credit, to eligible Non-Contract, AFSCME and Teamsters represented employees who voluntarily agree to separate or retire from Metro within a pre-designated retirement period. Metro Board approval is required in order to provide any additional or enhanced benefit to employees.

45. SUBJECT: REPORT ON MOTION TO "UPLIFT THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH METRO ART RECEIVE AND FILE a report and approach to "Uplift the Human Spirit Through Metro Art" in response to the June 2020 Board motion (Attachment A).

45.1. SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO REPORT ON MOTION TO "UPLIFT THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH METRO ART" APPROVE Amending Motion by Directors Butts, Garcetti, and Garcia that the Board direct the CEO to initiate the following policy directives: 1. Instruct staff to return to this Board with a specific set-aside percentage of interior space on both rail and busses to accommodate the placement of Metro Art posters as we have done in the past; and 2. Include in the FY 21 Budget $400,000 dollars to accomplish the goals outlined above. Staff will reprioritize available resources and work cross-departmentally to identify internal and external funding opportunities to support the projects.

46. SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO MOTION 21.1 - VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF FEES FOR METRO CONSULTANTS RECEIVE oral report on voluntary reduction of fees for Metro consultants.

RECEIVE General Public Comment