October 28, 2025
Agenda Item No. 5
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Theresa Schweitzer, Public Works Finance/Administrative Manager - 949-644-3335, [email protected] TITLE:
Resolution No. 2025-68: Certifying Funding Listed in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program ABSTRACT:
The Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) is a listing of all transportation projects over a six-year period that receive state or federal funding or are deemed regionally significant. The list is updated every two years. The 2027 FTIP covers federal Fiscal Years 2026-27 through 2031-32. Local agencies are required to adopt a resolution certifying that the agency has the resources to fund its projects listed in the FTIP. The City of Newport Beach currently has one project listed in the FTIP, which is the recently completed Newport Beach Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge project.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-68, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Certifying that the City of Newport Beach has the Resources to Fund the Projects in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program for Federal Fiscal Years 2026-27 to 2031-32 and Affirming its Commitment to Implement All City Projects in the Program.
DISCUSSION:
The FTIP is a listing of all capital improvement projects proposed over a six-year period that include state or federal transportation funding. Projects include highway improvements, transit, rail and bus facilities, high occupancy vehicle lanes, signal synchronization, intersection improvements, freeway ramps, bike facilities, etc. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) FTIP database also includes projects that are deemed regionally significant, regardless of the funding source, and allows local agencies access to view and amend their projects.
As part of the 2027 FTIP update, OCTA requires local jurisdictions to adopt a resolution affirming the agencies’ intent to allocate resources to fund and implement projects on the FTIP. Currently, the City has one approved improvement project listed in the FTIP. The recently completed Newport Beach Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge project was partially funded through the Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program (BCIP). This project, also known as the Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot (Project No. 15T09), provides bicycle and pedestrian access across Superior Avenue to and from Sunset Ridge Park.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item since the Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle and Parking Lot project has been completed and no new projects have been added to the FTIP.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A – Resolution No. 2025-68
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Resolution No. 2025-68: Certifying Funding Listed in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) October 28, 2025
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