ALJ/AES/hkr Mailed 2/25/2005

Decision 05-02-032 February 24, 2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of the Pasadena Avenue Monterey Road Committee for variance of General Order 143B and authority to explore and enter into negotiations for consideration and implementation pursuant to Public Utilities Code (PUC) §§ 1202, 7604 as a pilot project as permitted by SB 1491.	Application 03-01-013 (Filed January 16, 2003)
Application of the Pasadena Avenue Monterey Road Committee and City of South Pasadena for Variance of General Order 75-C.	Application 03-07-049 (Filed July 25, 2003)
In the Matter of the Application of the City of South Pasadena for Approval of Ordinance 2121 Relating to Limitations of Train Speeds Pursuant to Section 7658 of the California Public Utilities Code.	Application 03-07-050 (Filed July 25, 2003)

(See Appendix B for List of Appearances.)

OPINION ADOPTING SETTLEMENT
AND GRANTING APPLICATIONS IN PART

1. Summary

In these consolidated cases, we adopt, with some additional conditions, a settlement among the City of South Pasadena (City), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), and the Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Blue Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority). The settlement commits the settling parties to making certain improvements to warning devices at the at-grade crossings in the City and to taking other measures to reduce noise from the operations of light rail vehicles on LACMTA's Gold Line in the City. We also grant in part the application of the Pasadena Avenue Monterey Road Committee (PAMRC) to allow the bells on crossing gate arms at certain at-grade Gold Line crossings in the City to be silenced after the gate arms have descended.