Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.17. 6/27/2023 File #: 23-0296
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Status and update of the Circulation Element, Mitigation Fee Program and Local Signal Synchronization Plan for the Measure M2 Program. Resolution Nos. 11467 and 11468.
2. SUMMARY
Annual submittal of Measure M2 eligibility documentation to the Orange County Transportation Authority is required to remain eligible to receive Measure M2 sales tax revenue funds. The submittal documentation for this year requires that the City Council adopt a Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program, adopt a resolution that attests the City’sLocal Signal Synchronization Plan aligns with the Orange County Transportation Authority’sRegional Traffic Signal Synchronization Master Plan, and adopt a resolution that attests to the consistency of the City’sGeneral Plan Circulation Element, and confirms that the City’s Mitigation Fee Program assesses traffic impacts of new development.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11467. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange concerning the status and update of the circulation element and mitigation fee program for the Measure M (M2) Program.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11468. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange concerning the status and update of the Local Signal Synchronization Plan (LSSP) for the Measure M (M2) Program.
3. Authorize staff to submit M2 eligibility documentation to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community b: Deliver high quality and safe recreational, social, environmental, educational and cultural services.
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6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
In November 1990, the voters of Orange County approved Measure M, a ½-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. The sales tax includes funding for the streets that was available to local agencies through a formal distribution and a competitive funding application. In November 2006, the voters approved Measure M2 to continue the ½-cent sales tax for another 30 years, beginning at the expiration of Measure M in 2011. Major improvement plans target Orange County freeways, streets and roads, transit, and environmental programs. As part of our Measure M2 funding request, the City is required to submit resolutions that verify that the City has a Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a Mitigation Fee Program, and Master Plan of Arterial Highway (MPAH) Consistency.
Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program
The City’s Measure M2 Seven-Year CIP for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 through 2029-2030 is a transportation planning and fiscal forecasting document that is utilized to navigate programming for existing and future capital improvement projects. The Measure M2 Seven-Year CIP is consistent with the City’s proposed CIP for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
While the annual submittal of the City’s Measure M2 CIP does not commit to the City to fund identified improvements, projects must be included in the Seven-Year CIP to be eligible to receive M2 funding. The Seven-Year CIP and Resolution No. 11473 are included as part of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Staff Report.
Mitigation Fee Program
On a biennial basis, the City must submit a City Council approved resolution to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) certifying the City has an existing mitigation program that assesses traffic impacts of new development and requires new development to pay their fair share of necessary transportation improvements that are attributable to the new development.
Master Plan of Arterial Highway Consistency
One of the requirements is for the City Council of the local jurisdiction to pass a resolution biennially verifying that the City’sCirculation and Mobility Element is consistent with the County Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The Circulation and Mobility Element that the City utilizes is derived from the 2010 updated General Plan. The Circulation Element within that General Plan describes the number of lanes a given arterial will have in the future as well as the roadway width of that particular street. In order to be consistent with the County’sMPAH, an arterial on the City’sCirculation Element must show at least as many lanes as the same roadway on the County’sMPAH. The City’sCirculation Element is consistent with the County MPAH.
Local Signal Synchronization Plan (LSSP)
The City’sLSSP is a three-year plan that identifies traffic signal synchronization, street routes and traffic signals that require improvements, and signal re-timing. The previous program update was adopted in 2020 and covered the City’ssynchronization and signal timing program through 2023. The 2023 update will itemize the current status of the City’ssynchronized and coordinated corridors and outline the City’s priorities for the next three years to maintain, operate and construct future improvements with local and Measure M2 funds. This update is required to maintain eligibility for available Measure M2 funds to pay for signal equipment, signal timing, and maintenance funds for inter-jurisdictional projects.
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The LSSP includes the following required elements: (1) signal synchronization goals, policies, and objectives; (2) traffic signal synchronization street routes; (3) traffic signal inventory; (4) three-year capital, operations, and maintenance plan of the traffic signal synchronization system; and (5) signal synchronization review, revision, and assessment of synchronization activities along the traffic signal synchronization street routes.
Within the LSSP, the City has indicated priority projects, including Tustin Street from La Veta Avenue to the 55 Freeway (Lincoln off-ramp). It is anticipated that the City of Orange will partner with adjacent cities and Caltrans to submit applications for competitive Measure M2 funding when made available through OCTA.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11467
· Resolution No. 11468
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