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MEASURE M

LOCAL RETURN FUND

BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET

The 2020-21 Proposed Budget for Measure M Local Return Fund relates to current year funding as follows:

Amount % Change

2019-20 Adopted Budget $ 84,313,605

2020-21 Proposed Budget $ 70,881,488

Change from 2019-20 Budget $ (13,432,116) (15.9 %)

In November 2016, County of Los Angeles voters approved the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan that
imposes an additional one-half cent sales tax, with an increase to one percent on July 1, 2039. The Measure M Local
Return Fund (Measure M) may be used to:

 Improve freeway traffic flow, reduce bottlenecks, and ease traffic congestion;
 Expand the rail and rapid transit system, accelerate rail construction and build new rail lines, enhance bus
service, and improve system connectivity;
 Repave local streets, repair potholes, synchronize signals, improve neighborhood streets and intersections,
and enhance bike and pedestrian connection;
 Keep the transit and highway system safe, earthquake-retrofit bridges, enhance freeway and transit system
safety, and keep the transportation system in good working condition;
 Make public transportation more accessible, convenient, and affordable and provide better mobility options for
our aging population; and
 Embrace technology and innovation to incorporate modern technology, new advancements, and emerging
innovations into the local transportation system.

The City receives an allocation from a 17 percent share of the revenue collected based on the City's percentage share
of the County’s population. Measure M Funds must be used to augment, not supplant, other City programs.

Measure M also requires the City to provide Metro with three percent of the costs for the Metro Regional Capital
Projects within the City limits. Should the City not do so, the County may withhold Local Return Funds for up to 15 years
or until the three percent threshold is satisfied. The amount of this obligation was estimated (in 2015 dollars) to be
approximately $490 million over 35 years from 2022 through 2057. To date, Metro has not provided a final obligation
amount or schedule to the City.

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

 Street and transportation improvements: Funding is provided for street and transportation improvement
programs including the City’s Capital Improvement Expenditure Program—Physical Plant, Complete
Streets, Concrete Streets, and median island maintenance.

 Safety improvements: Funding is provided to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety through various
programs including Vision Zero projects on the City's High Injury Network, traffic signals, traffic safety and
education, and the Speed Hump Program.

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