CITY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA RITA L. ROBINSON ‘GENERAL MANAGER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 00S. Main St, 10° Foor Los Angeles, CA 80012 (21s) s72-e0 AK 215) 972.8410 ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA MAYOR May 18, 2009 Mr. Arthur T. Leahy Chief Executive Officer Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE SUNSET BOULEVARD WIDENING- BARRINGTON AVENUE TO GUNSTON DRIVE 2009 CALL FOR PROJECTS APPLICATION Dear Mr. Leahy: On April 24, 2009, the City of Los Angeles submitted the Sunset Boulevard Widening — Barrington Avenue to Gunston Drive application to Metro for the 2009 Call For Projects (CFP) process. Subsequently, the communities in the Brentwood area have expressed concems about the potential impacts of this project and have requested that the application undergo additional study. Therefore, at the request of the Eleventh Council District, 1 am formally requesting that Metro officially withdraw the Sunset Boulevard Widening — Barrington Avenue to Gunston Drive application from consideration as part of the 2009 CFP. If you would like to discuss this issue, please contact me at (213) 972-8480 or Ken Husting, of my staff, at (213) 972-5008. Sincerely, 4 LE ita LR General Manager c: Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, CD-11 Carol Inge, Metro Maria Souza-Rountree, CLA Haripal Vir, LADOT Ken Husting, LADOT Michael Uyeno, LADOT Michael Hunt, LADOT