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6 Mile Alignment
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1.7 Miles of Tunnel
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8 Stations (6 At-grade & 2 Underground)
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Park & Ride Facility
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Direct Connection to the Pasadena Metro Gold Line
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$898.8 million
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On-Time/Within Budget
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Over 4 million Safe Work Hours
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Opened to the public on November 15, 2009
Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Review Advisory Committee
March 11, 2010
Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Review Advisory Committee
March 11, 2010
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Ad-Hoc Sub Committee Activities Update
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Final Recommendations: January 10, 2008Final Recommendations: January 10, 2008
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Grave Markers: •12”x24”
•Charcoal gray granite
•Individual PIN that correlates to Cogstone Report
•Chinese remains and artifacts will have Chinese couplets
•All others will have English and Spanish verses
•There will be 2 grave markers (burials) per full size plot)
•All of the English and Spanish grave markers have been placed.
•There were some challenges with the accuracy of the Chinese couplets. They have been reviewed, corrected and word-processed. Angi Ma Wong is reviewing for final engraving. They will be completed within 1-2 months.
•All grave markers are on 12”x24”
granite in charcoal gray, have an individual PIN correlating to the final report and have a verse based on remain type; there are 2 grave markers per full size plot.
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Headstones to be used on memorial wall:
•E1, 13E TE Buzbee
•E1, 12E Willie Smoot
•E1, 14E Anna Ludeman
•111B-33 HB83-33
•HB101 Catalog #160C-13
•164C Catalog #E1 164C
•217C Catalog #E1 217C
•19NP Catalog #E1 19NP
Done.
Use Chinese calligraphy rather than font on the tribute plaque.
Done, a renowned Chinese calligrapher recommended by the Committee was hired.
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Use a “dedication”
on the plaque. Done.
Place a timeframe in the dedication.
Done.
Use agreed upon language for historical plaque on memorial wall.
Done.
Use agreed upon language for tribute plaque at 1st/Lorena.
Done.
Hold a site dedication and memorial wall unveiling on auspicious date.
Done.
Announce event in local papers and invite elected officials.
Done.
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County Chaplain to lead event. Done.
Invite other denominations to participate, making it an interfaith celebration.
Done.
While the commencement of the reinterment is not public, it should commence on an auspicious date.
It did.
Erect a memorial wall with the following elements:
•Tribute plaque
•Historical copy in 3 languages
•Art panels from Crematorium
•Recovered headstones
Done.
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Place two benches in front of the memorial wall.
These have been procured and will be placed after all the Chinese grave markers have been placed.
Place a stella in front of the memorial wall for placement of incense or flowers.
These have been procured and will be placed after all the Chinese grave markers have been placed.
Reinter all remains and artifacts at Evergreen Cemetery next to the Chinese Historical Shrine.
All of the remains and artifacts have been re-buried.
Place trees behind memorial wall to serve as a buffer to the Crematorium.
Six Mediterranean Cypress trees have been planted behind the wall and upon final placement of all furniture, Evergreen Cemetery will re-sod and water the area
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When preparing burial records, use a local mortuary company.
Bagues Mortuary in process of preparing the final record report.
Curate all project files at Fowler Museum.
Cogstone has turned over all project files to Fowler for curation.
Create 3 sets of replicas of significant artifacts
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Descendants of T.E. Buzbee and Yee Hay
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RAC and Ad-Hoc Sub Committee Members pay tribute to the remains and artifacts discoveredduring construction of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension
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Street & Mariana
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Residents concerns regarding trespassing at former pedestrian crossing
Metro monitored location July 25th
and August 1st
from 6a.m.-6p.m.
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-CPUC & Metro’s Corporate Safety reviewed and concluded the following:
-Minimal pedestrian's crossing-No fencing due to emergency vehicular access -LA County DPW will remove crosswalk markings-Metro will evaluate additional signage
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Introduction of Outreach teamLuzmaria
Chavez & Frank Villalobos (Barrio Planners, Inc.) & Henry Gonzalez (Metro)
In December 2009, the Metro Board Directed Staff to take the necessary steps to install rail crossing gates or “quad gates”
at 24 intersections as an additional safety
enhancement.
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Implementation StrategyInstall gates at 5 initial intersections to serve as “Demonstrations”No “EIR” study for initial 5 intersectionsExpedited schedule: 6 months for design and agency approvals and then begin installations in early 2011.
City of Los Angeles County of Los AngelesCalifornia Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
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Remaining 19 Intersections:“EIR” study to analyze potential impacts to traffic, noise and property from installing gates at all intersectionsPublic Outreach: work with communities to identify issues and concerns and best locations for quad gatesWork with City, County & CPUC to gain approvalsConstruction in late 2011
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Standard Intersection before “Quad Gates”
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Standard Intersection after “Quad Gates”
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Questions and Answers…Q: Is Metro installing gates at all 24 intersections?A: No. We are evaluating gates at “up to” 24 intersections, but may do less.
Q: Why did Metro select 3rd & Civic Center Way and 3rd & La Verne for initial installations?A: Impacts on property and traffic are minimized at these locations and they can be done without an “EIR” study.
Q: Why not start with Mednik or Rowan where there are schools located next to the intersections?A: Traffic impacts at these locations would require and EIR study and we are sensitive to noise levels at Rowan due to the Church. We are proposing to install traffic warning lights (“Runway lights”) as demonstrations at these
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Next Steps/Meetings:RAC (September)Community Meeting (October)Next 6 months…(Luzmaria)
Contact Information:Eric Carlson, Project Manager (213) 922-3052 or [email protected] Chavez, Barrio Planners, Inc. (323) 726-7734 or [email protected]
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