VALLEY RAIL MAY START BY 2007; CITY, MTA TO DISCUSS CONSTRUCTION DEADLINES.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer Talks between the city of Los Angeles
(2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. ended for the day Friday with the possibility that construction of the proposed east-west San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. rail line could start by 2007. The interim head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority confirmed that work was progressing toward a tentative tentative, adj not final or definite, such as an experimental or clinical finding that has not been validated. agreement during the closed-door meeting. ``We're crafting some language and milestones that will be comfortable to the city and comfortable to the MTA,'' Linda Bohlinger said. The proposed agreement will be submitted to an MTA subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun Wednesday. Bohlinger also confirmed that she is willing to enter into an agreement with the council that sets binding benchmark dates for the construction. ``It is clear that MTA management wants to work with us,'' Councilman Mike Feuer said after the meeting. ``They said they are willing to discuss our request to get clearly articulated benchmarks that have teeth and are meaningfully enforceable.'' Friday's negotiations were pushed by the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. , when it voted Tuesday to block transfer of $200 million from
the city to the MTA until the agency figures out a way to speed
construction of the Valley line.
One plan pushes back the date from 2003 to as late as 2011. Feuer wrote the motion, saying he is not convinced the delays are necessary if the MTA has spread the burden of budget shortfalls equally through all pending rail projects. Bohlinger also was receptive receptive /re·cep·tive/ (re-cep´tiv) capable of receiving or of responding to a stimulus. to developing benchmarks that will include an enforceable date for the start of construction, Feuer said. Also Friday, Bohlinger met separately with Ron Deaton, the City Council's chief legislative analyst and the council's designated lead negotiator with the MTA. Deaton said progress was ``slow but sure'' but that more talks are scheduled for next week before a possible agreement will be submitted to the council. ``There is no resolution at all,'' he said. ``We're just saying what if we do this or what if we do that.'' Deaton said the talks include discussion of various funding proposals being considered in Sacramento. |
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