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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Authorization to Accept Grant Funds in the Amount of $5.4 Million from Cycle 2 of the Measure M Los Angeles Metro Active Transport, Transit, and First/Last Mile Program for the Better Overland Project Phase 2; and (2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment to Allocate and Appropriate the Grant Funds to CIP Project PS029 (Overland-Playa Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements).
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Meeting Date: October 13, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Thomas Check/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5627
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/08/2025)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer, (08/27/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) authorize acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $5.4 million from Cycle 2 of the Measure M Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Active Transport, Transit, and First/Last Mile Program for the Better Overland Project Phase 2; and (2) approve a related budget amendment to allocate and appropriate the grant funds to CIP Project PS029 (Overland-Playa Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements) (four-fifths vote required).
BACKGROUND
The Better Overland Project is an active transportation project extending from Venice Boulevard southward to the Fox Hills Neighborhood, including the Culver City Transit Center. The project features over 2.5 miles of protected bike lanes, new and enhanced sidewalks and pedestrian crossings, sidewalk-facing streetlighting, new traffic signals at Overland Avenue & Kelmore Avenue/Ranch Road and Sawtelle Boulevard, and more. Together, the improvements will transform Overland Avenue into an active transportation corridor, linking neighborhoods, making this primary connector safer for all users,...
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