COMMITTEE TRANSMITTAL
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282)
November 14, 2022
To: Members of the Board of Directors
From: Andrea West, Interim Clerk of the Board
Subject: Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs - Project X Tier 1 2022 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Regional Planning and Highways Committee Meeting of November 7, 2022
Present: Directors Bartlett, Chaffee, Delgleize, Harper, Muller, and Murphy
Absent: Director Foley
Committee Vote
This item was passed by the Members present.
Directors Delgleize and Foley were not present to vote on this item.
Committee Recommendations
A. Approve the allocation of $3,120,217 in Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program funding for 13 projects.
B. Grant pre-award authority for this cycle of awarded projects to enable local jurisdictions to meet the timely use of funds requirements.
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282) November 7, 2022
To: Regional Planning and Highways Committee
From: Darrell E. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs – Project X Tier 1 2022 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Environmental Cleanup Program provides Measure M2 funding for water quality improvement projects to address transportation-generated pollution. The fiscal year 2022-23 Tier 1 Grant Program call for projects was issued on March 14, 2022. Evaluations of grant applications are complete, and a list of projects recommended for funding is presented for Board of Directors’ review and approval.
Recommendations
A. Approve the allocation of $3,120,217 in Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program funding for 13 projects.
B. Grant pre-award authority for this cycle of awarded projects to enable local jurisdictions to meet the timely use of funds requirements.
Background
In May 2010, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors (Board) approved a two -tiered approach to fund the Measure M2 (M2) Project X Environmental Cleanup Program (ECP). The Tier 1 Grant Program is designed to reduce more visib le forms of pollutants, such as litter and debris collecting on roadways and in catch basins prior to being deposited in waterways and , ultimately, the ocean. The Tier 2 Grant Program provides funding for larger projects, allowing for multi -jurisdictional, capital-intensive structural treatment Best Management Practice (BMP) projects.
Tier 1 funds are available for Orange County local jurisdictions to purchase and install equipment and other BMPs that supplement, not supplant, existing water quality programs. Examples include screens, filters, and inserts for catch basins,
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –
Project X Tier 1 2022 Call for Projects Programming
Recommendations
as well as other devices designed to remove the aforementioned pollutants. Projects must demonstrate a direct nexus to the reduction of transportation-related pollution, as developed and defined by OCTA’s Environmental Cleanup Allocation Committee (ECAC).
To date, t he Board has approved funding for 199 Tier 1 projects, totaling approximately $30 million. It is estimated that more than 45 million gallons of trash have been captured since the inception of the ECP in 2011. Over time, the volume of trash captured is expected to increase. On March 14, 2022, the Board approved the issuance of the current 2022 ECP Tier 1 call for projects (call), making available approximately $3 million to support a 12 th call for the ECP Tier 1 program.
Discussion
The ECP Tier 1 call application deadline was June 16, 2022. As of that date, 14 applications were submitted to OCTA from 14 local jurisdictions. However, one application was withdrawn during the evaluation process. The 13 remaining applications were reviewed and evaluated by an application review committee consisting of OCTA staff and the ECAC Chairman. Project applications were evaluated based on Board-approved selection criteria, which include the following:
• Effectiveness at removing trash and debris;
• Cost/benefit analyses;
• Pollution reducing benefits;
• Project readiness;
• Adequacy of proposed operations and maintenance plans; and • Submission of clear and detailed work plans with specific implementation timing documented
On October 6, 2022, the ECAC met and concurred with the application review committee’s conclusions and recommend ed that 13 projects in the amount of $3,120,217 be considered by the Board for funding (Attachment A). While the recommended award amount is higher than the Board-authorized target of $3 million, the funding recommendation aligns with award recommendation s from previous cycles, which may be slightly below or above the Board-authorized target. It should also be noted that funding in excess of call target amounts is offset by previous ECP Tier 1 unallocated call balances, including approximately $102,000 from the 2021 call.
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –
Project X Tier 1 2022 Call for Projects Programming
Recommendations
The projects being recommended for funding consist of catch basin debris screen devices, including 1,508 connector pipe screens (CPS), 288 automatic retractable screens (ARS), 170 grated inlet trash screens (GITS), one debris separating baffle box (DSBB), and one in-line trash trap unit.
More detailed project descriptions and visual examples are provided in Attachment B and Attachment C, respectively. A brief overview of these project types is provided below.
• Catch basin debris screen devices: These metal screen devices cover catch basins and prevent debris from entering the storm drain system and primarily consist of CPS, ARS, and GITS type devices.
• A DSBB is an advanced stormwater treatment system utilizing a non-clogging screen technology and hydrodynamic separation to capture pollutants. The non-clogging screening system stores trash and debris in a dry state, suspended above sedimentation chamb ers that allows for easier maintenance.
• An in -line trash trap unit is a precast concrete structure designed to reduce pollutants present in stormwater and urban runoff by capturing trash and solids from incoming flows using disposable mesh nets.
The design of the trash trap unit effectively uses the energy of water flow to drive pollutants into nets to separate and capture trash, debris, and sediment. All particles larger than one millimeter are captured .
Oil absorption material can be placed inside or outside the nets to absorb oil sheen and grease.
As part of this program, local jurisdictions agree to contribute a minimum match of 20 percent of total project costs. All recommended projects meet this requirement.
Upon approval from the Board, OCTA will execute letter agreements with each awarded local jurisdiction. Construction contracts are required to be awarded by the local jurisdiction within 12 months of the letter agreement and may not be executed before the letter agreement is finalized. However, due to extenuating circumstances in securing application review committee participants this call, it has taken longer than in previous cycles to advance the project funding recommendations to the Board for approval. Therefore, to hold local jurisdictions harmless for the reduced time to meet the construction contract requirement (i.e., 12 months from execution of letter agreements), staff is recommending that pre-award authority be granted upon Board approval for the 13 projects.
Pre-award authority allows local jurisdictions to enter into construction contracts ahead of execution of letter agreements , which can take several months after Board approval for final execution by cities and OCTA.
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –
Project X Tier 1 2022 Call for Projects Programming
Recommendations
Staff continues to engage the ECAC for the recruitment of additional application review committee members for future Tier 1 call evaluations to mitigate potential delays in the future.
Next Steps
Upon Board approval and o nce funding awards are finalized, local jurisdictions will be required to ex ecute a letter amendment to their M2 master agreement.
As noted above, recommended pre -award authority will help local jurisdictions avoid any delays in project delivery. OCTA will monitor and report on project status and delivery through the CTFP semi -annual review and M2 quarterly reporting processes.
Summary
OCTA’s ECP provides grant funding to local jurisdictions for projects that support water quality improvements related to transportation infrastructure. The 2022 Tier 1 call has concluded, and staff is recommending Board approval to program $3,120,217 in ECP funds to 13 local jurisdiction projects.
Attachments
A. Project X 2022 Tier 1 Call for Projects, Programming Recommendations B. Project X 2022 Tier 1 Call for Projects – Project Summaries C. Visual Samples of Recommended Best Management Practice Project Types
Prepared by:
Approved by:
Alison Army Kia Mortazavi
Principal Transportation Analyst
(714) 560-5537
Executive Director, Planning
(714) 560-5741
Project X 2022 Tier 1 Call for Projects
Programming Recommendations
ATTACHMENT A
Agency Project Project Description Local
Match Score
Recommended
M2 Project
Allocation
Cumulative
Funding
Laguna Hills Connector Pipe Screen and Automatic Retractable Screen Project, Phase XI
Install 62 CPS-mod systems and
129 ARS-CL Curb Screens 20% 86 200,000$ 200,000$ Stanton Stanton Catch Basin Full Trash Capture System
Installations - 2022
Install 26 CPS-mod systems and
Five GITS devices 20% 83 61,890$ 261,890$ Mission Viejo Trash and Runoff Abatement Project: Northerly Area
Install 33 CPS-mod systems and
111 ARS-CL curb screens 20% 83 160,000$ 421,890$ Seal Beach 2022 Environmental Cleanup Project Install 57 CPS-mod systems, 117 GITS devices, and 48 ARS-FX curb-opening screens 20% 80 396,000$ 817,890$ Anaheim The Catch Basin Screen Installation
Project - 2022 Install 373 CPS units 20% 80 499,366$ 1,317,256$ Fullerton Installation of Full Capture Trash Devices in Catch Basins - 2022
Install 24 CPS-mod systems and
48 GITS devices 20% 79.5 173,761$ 1,491,017$ San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano High Priority CPS Screen Installation Install 100 CPS units 20% 78 147,200$ 1,638,217$ Orange Debris Separating Baffle Box and Connector Pipe
Screen BMP Installation Install One DSBB and seven CPS units 20% 78 400,000$ 2,038,217$ Costa Mesa 2022 Connector Pipe Screen Installation Project Install 300 CPS units 20% 71 160,000$ 2,198,217$ Huntington Beach Huntington Beach Trash Removal Project Phase II - Atlanta Avenue Pump Station Retrofit Install one in-line trash trap unit 33.5% 69 500,000$ 2,698,217$ Westminster 2022 Catch Basin Screen Installation Project Install 100 CPS units 20% 66 69,600$ 2,767,817$ Laguna Niguel Purchase and Installation of Trash Control Devices on Stormwater Catch Basins 2022 Install 196 CPS units 20% 65 196,000$ 2,963,817$ Irvine Citywide Catch Basin Connector Pipe Screen
Installation Project - Phase 3 Install 230 CPS units 20% 65 156,400$ 3,120,217$ Agency Project Project Description
Newport Beach Newport Bay Trash Boom System Install one trash boom system Acronyms
ARS - Automatic Retractable Screen M2 - Measure M2
BMP - Best Management Practice N/A - Not Applicable
CPS - Connector Pipe Screen
DSBB - Debris Separating Baffle Box
GITS - Grated Inlet Trash Screen
Projects Recommended for Funding
Withdrawn by Applicant
M2 Funding Request
150,000$
Score
N/A
Project X 2022 Tier 1 Call for Projects – Project Summaries ATTACHMENT B Project Descriptions
Agency Project Title Project Highlights
Anaheim The Catch Basin Screen Installation
Project - 2022
The City of Anaheim proposes to install 373 CPS units at existing storm drain catch basins at strategic high-traffic sites located throughout the Anaheim watershed and storm drain system, protecting the Carbon Creek, Westminster, and Santa Ana River Watersheds.
Costa Mesa 2022 Connector Pipe Screen Installation
Project
The City of Costa Mesa proposes to install 300 CPS units along priority land use drainage areas, downstream of bus stops and along transportation corridors. The project area falls within two principal watersheds, the Newport Bay watershed and the Santa Ana River watershed.
Fullerton Installation of Full Capture Trash Devices in Catch Basins - 2022
The City of Fullerton proposes to install 24 CPS-mod systems and 48 GITS devices, prioritizing high-traffic areas with heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic, such as industrial zones, commercial plazas, and apartments. The project area is expected to reduce the amount of transportation-related pollution entering Orange County’s surface and groundwater systems.
Huntington
Beach
Huntington Beach Trash Removal Project
Phase II - Atlanta Avenue Pump Station
Retrofit
The City of Huntington Beach proposes to install one in-line trash trap unit that would be located entirely within the City-owned Atlanta Avenue pump station yard, next to the Huntington Channel. The project area receives storm flows and runoff from a 247-acre watershed, of which 187 acres is a priority land use area.
Irvine
Citywide Catch Basin Connector Pipe Screen
Installation
Project - Phase 3
The City of Irvine proposes to install 230 CPS units at various locations throughout Irvine in order to protect the Upper Newport Bay. The specific locations were selected considering development areas, increased vehicle/pedestrian traffic, the absence of stormwater treatment by a natural treatment system, drainage from priority land use areas, and drainage to downstream receiving waters listed on the Clean Water Act List of Impaired Water Bodies.
Laguna Hills Connector Pipe Screen & Automatic
Retractable Screen Project, Phase XI
The City of Laguna Hills proposes to install 62 CPS-mod systems and 129 ARS-CL curb screens in catch basins in the northwest, central and south, and east side of Laguna Hills. These devices receive stormwater runoff from 234 total acres, of which 172 acres are in priority land use areas. The proposed project will protect water quality in three watersheds.
Laguna
Niguel
Purchase and Installation of Trash Control
Devices on Stormwater Catch Basins 2022
The City of Laguna Niguel proposes to install 196 CPS units that currently do not have trash control devices or have a trash control device that does not meet state requirements, largely in alternative land use areas.
Mission Viejo Trash and Runoff Abatement
Project: Northerly Area
The City of Mission Viejo proposes to install 33 CPS-mod systems and 111 ARS-CL curb screens in the northern area of Mission Viejo, protecting two watersheds, the San Juan Creek and Aliso Creek watersheds. All proposed project areas are considered priority land use areas, reducing stormwater pollution in commercial and high-density residential areas.
Orange
Debris Separating Baffle Box and Connector
Pipe Screen Best Management Practice
Installation
The City of Orange proposes to install one DSBB and seven CPS units. The DSBB would be located in the existing storm drain system that ultimately discharges into Buckeye Channel, collecting runoff from watershed 6 as described in the City of Orange Master Plan of Drainage. The CPS units would be installed within the City of Orange watersheds 6, 11, and 30.
San Juan
Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano High Priority CPS Screen
Installation
The City of San Juan Capistrano proposes to install 100 CPS units in catch basins located in high-density residential and commercial areas with high concentrations of industrial and commercial uses, as well as bus stops and driving routes that have a direct nexus to transportation-related activities affecting the San Juan Creek watershed.
Seal Beach 2022 Environmental Cleanup Project The City of Seal Beach proposes to install 57 CPS-mod systems, 117 GITS devices, and 48 ARS-FX curb-opening screens in the not-yet-protected priority land use area of Leisure World Seal Beach, preventing pollution runoff for the San Gabriel watershed.
Stanton Stanton Catch Basin Full
Trash Capture System Installations - 2022
The City of Stanton (City) proposes to install 26 CPS-mod systems and five GITS devices in 31 City-owned catch basins, prioritizing those that do not already have a full trash capture device installed. The City proposes to target areas predominantly featuring high pedestrian and vehicular traffic, such as apartments, schools, and commercial zones.
Westminster 2022 Catch Basin Screen Installation Project The City of Westminster proposes to install 100 CPS units servicing priority land use areas. The first priority is 31 catch basins in priority land use areas, and the second priority is for 69 residential catch basins to offset a portion of the trash from catch basins in priority land use areas that are not able to be equipped with CPS units.
Acronyms
ARS - Automatic Retractable Screen
CPS - Connector Pipe Screen
DSBB - Debris Separating Baffle Box
GITS - Grated Inlet Trash Screen
1 Visual Samples of Recommended Best Management Practice Project Types*
Connector Pipe Screen
Automatic Retractable Screen
ATTACHMENT C
2 Visual Samples of Recommended Best Management Practice Project Types*
Grate Inlet Trash Screen Unit
Debris Separating Baffle Box
3 Visual Samples of Recommended Best Management Practice Project Types*
In-Line Trash Trap
*Photographs are for visualization purposes. Actual final devices installed may be different depending on final procurement, site characteristics, final specs, etc.