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1000 N. Alameda St. #240 Los Angeles, California 90012 T: 213.346.3282 F: 213.652.1802 www.bizfed.org

May 19, 2016

Los Angeles Metro Board of Executives1 Gateway PlazaLos Angeles, CA, 90012

RE: BizFed Poll Demonstrates Need for Workable Los AngelesTransportation Policy

Dear Metro Board:

As you know, Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) has spent

years strongly working with policy makers to create smart and efficient

transportation infrastructure and services for our region. We remaincommitted to bringing thecollective wisdom our members to the table to benefit all Angelenos.

Last week, BizFed released data from our Annual Member Poll related to

local transportation issues. The resulting media coverage wasoverwhelming -- KNBC, ABC7, LA Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegraphand City News Service all ran features based on the data. Transportation isa hot topic and we aim to be the go to source for media going forward.

Results, based on interviews with more than 600 local businesses, showLos Angeles transportation problems are not only major annoyances; theymay also be detrimental to regional job growth.

Local employers named transportation No. 2 among top

business concerns, second only to taxes and fees.This is up

from the No. 4 spot in 2015. In 2013, transportation ranked as the

number 10 concern of employers.

Forty-four percent of employers ranked traffic congestion as amain reason that businesses and jobs are leaving the county.

This issue is clearly an increasingly critical concern for our

economic growth and prosperity.

With a one-cent sales tax all but certain to be on the November ballot, it isour strong desire to work with you to ensure businesses concerns arereflected in the $120 billion measure.

This is the right time to be having this conversation because findingsolutions to our gridlock is so high on the agenda for business and localresidents.

I or my colleague Dustan Batton will connect with you to hear if you wouldlike to arrange a meeting to discuss the BizFed Member Poll results indetail.

Best regards,

Tracy Hernandez

BizFed's Member Alliance

AIA Los AngelesAlhambra ChamberAmerican Beverage AssociationAntelope Valley Board of TradeApartment Association, California Southern CitiesApartment Association of Greater Los AngelesArcadia Association of RealtorsArcadia ChamberAsian American Business Women AssociationAsian American Economic Development EnterpriseAsian Business Association

Association of Industrial and Commercial ProducersAzusa ChamberBell Gardens ChamberBeverly Hills ChamberBeverly Hills/Greater LA Association of RealtorsBurbank Association of RealtorsBurbank ChamberBuilding Industry Association, LA /Ventura CountiesBuilding Owners & Managers Association, Greater LACalAsian ChamberCalifornia Apartment Association, Los AngelesCalifornia Business RoundtableCalifornia Cannabis Industry AssociationCalifornia Construction Industry and Materials AssociationCalifornia Contract Cities AssociationCalifornia Fashion AssociationCalifornia Grocers AssociationCalifornia Hotel & Lodging AssociationCalifornia Independent BankersCalifornia Independent Petroleum AssociationCalifornia Life Sciences AssociationCalifornia Metals CoalitionCalifornia Restaurant AssociationCalifornia Small Business AllianceCalifornia Trucking AssociationCALInnovatesCarson Dominguez Employers AllianceCentral City AssociationCentury City ChamberCitrus Valley Association of RealtorsCoalition for a Prosperous AmericaCommunity Associations Institute, Los AngelesConstruction Industry Air and Water Quality CoalitionsConsumer Healthcare Products AssociationCouncil on Trade and Investment for Filipino AmericansCulver City ChamberDowney Association of RealtorsDowntown Long Beach Associates

El Monte/South El Monte ChamberEmployers GroupEngineering Contractor's AssociationEntrepreneurs Organization, Los AngelesF.A.S.T.-Fixing Angelenos Stuck In TrafficFilipino American SECFilmLAFuturePortsFWD.usGateway to LAGlendale Association of RealtorsGlendale ChamberGlendora ChamberGreater Los Angeles Auto ShowGreater Lakewood ChamberGreater Los Angeles African American ChamberGreater Los Angeles New Car Dealers AssociationHarbor Association of Industry and CommerceHarbor City/Harbor Gateway ChamberHarbor Trucking AssociationHollywood ChamberHospital Association of Southern CaliforniaHotel Association of Los AngelesIndustry Manufacturers CouncilInternational Warehouse Logistics AssociationInglewood Airport Area ChamberIrwindale ChamberJapan Business Association of Southern CaliforniaLa Canada Flintridge ChamberLAX Coastal Area ChamberLeadership for Urban Renewal NetworkLeague of California CitiesLong Beach Area ChamberLos Angeles Area ChamberLos Angeles Black MBA AssociationLos Angeles Cleantech IncubatorLos Angeles County Bicycle CoalitionLos Angeles County Consumer Affairs

Los Angeles County Waste Management AssociationLos Angeles Junior ChamberLos Angeles Latino ChamberLos Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic ChamberMalibu ChamberLos Angeles Parking AssociationLos Angeles Urban LeagueLos Angeles World Affairs CouncilPacific Palisades ChamberPasadena ChamberPomona ChamberMaple Business CouncilMotion Picture Association of AmericaMoveLAMost Worshipful Hiran Tyre Grand LdogeNAIOP Southern California ChapterNational Alliance for Jobs and InnovationNational Association of Women Business Owners, LAPacific Merchant Shipping AssociationPasadena-Foothills Association of RealtorsRecording Industry Association of AmericaRedondo Beach ChamberRegional Black - San Fernando Valley ChamberRegional Hispanic ChamberRegional San Gabriel Valley ChamberRosemead ChamberRotary Club of Los AngelesSan Gabriel Valley Civic AllianceSan Gabriel Valley Economic PartnershipSanta Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp.San Pedro Peninsula ChamberSanta Monica ChamberSanta Monica Junior ChamberSmall Business Action CommitteeSociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers - Los AngelesSouth Asian Business Alliance NetworkSouth Bay Association of ChambersSouth Bay Association of Realtors

Southern California Golf AssociationSouthern California GrantmakersSouthern California Minority Supplier Development Council Inc.Southern California Water CommitteeSouthland Regional Association of RealtorsSouth Park Stakeholders GroupToluca Lake ChamberTorrance Area ChamberTown Hall Los AngelesTri-Counties Association of RealtorsUnited Chambers San Fernando ValleyUniversal City North Hollywood ChamberUnited States-Mexico ChamberU.S. Green Building Council-LAValley Economic AllianceValley Economic Development CenterValley Industry & Commerce AssociationValley International Trade AssociationVernon ChamberVietnamese American ChamberWater Replenishment DistrictWe Care for HumanityWest Hollywood ChamberWest Los Angeles ChamberWest San Gabriel Valley AssociationWestern Manufactured Housing AssociationWestside Council of ChambersWestern States Petroleum AssociationWest Valley/Warner Center ChamberWestwood Village Improvement AssociationWilmington ChamberYoung Professionals in Energy - LA ChapterYouth Business AllianceWarner Center Association