COMMITTEE TRANSMITTAL
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282) April 10, 2023
To: Members of the Board of Directors
From: Andrea West, Interim Clerk of the Board
Subject: Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs - 2023 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Regional Transportation Planning Committee Meeting of April 3, 2023
Present: Directors Do, Chaffee, Dumitru, Federico, Foley, Harper, and Khan
Absent: None
Committee Vote
This item was passed by the Members present.
Director Foley was not present to vote on this item.
Committee Recommendations
A. Approve the award of $33.48 million in 2023 Regional Capacity Program (Project O) funds to seven local jurisdiction projects.
B. Approve the award of $3.66 million in 2023 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P) funds to three local jurisdiction projects.
EXHIBIT 1
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282)
April 3, 2023
To: Regional Transportation Planning Committee
From: Darrell E. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs – 2023 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority issued the 2023 Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs Regional Capacity Program and Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program call for projects in August 2022. Project applications were due in October of 2022. A list of projects recommended for funding is presented for Board of Directors’ review and approval.
Recommendations
A. Approve the award of $33.48 million in 2023 Regional Capacity Program (Project O) funds to seven local jurisdiction projects.
B. Approve the award of $3.66 million in 2023 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P) funds to three local jurisdiction projects.
Background
The Regional Capacity Program (RCP), Project O, is the Measure M2 (M2) competitive funding program through which the Orange County Transportation Authority ( OCTA) supports streets and roads capital projects. The Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP), Project P, is the M2 competitive program, which provides funding for signal synchronization projects.
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs – 2023
Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282) Both programs are included in the Comprehe nsive Transportation Funding Programs (CTFP). The CTFP allocates funds through an annual competitive call for projects (call) based on Board approved guidelines and scoring criteria that are developed in collaboration with the OCTA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which includes representatives from all of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdiction s. The guidelines and each call issuance are approved by the OCTA Board of Directors (Board).
The CTFP guidelines for the 2023 call were approved by the Board on August 8, 2022. At that meeting, the Board also authorized the issuance of the current call, making available approximately $45 million available in M2 competitive funds to support regional roadway capacity and signal synchronization projects throughout Orange County.
Discussion
RCP
OCTA received nine RCP applications requesting a total of $46.36 million in RCP funding as further detailed in Attachment A. The applications were reviewed for eligibility, consistency, adherence to the guidelines, a nd overall M2 program objectives. During the application evaluation process, two project applications were withdrawn due to timing issues for each of the projects. These projects may be able to be submitted again in a future call without prejudice, as long as they meet the requirements as established in futures guidelines. Staff worked with the remaining local jurisdictions to address technical issues such as application scoring corrections, scope clarifications, and refinement of final project funding requests.
Based upon these reviews and project consistency with the guidelines, staff recommends funding for seven RCP projects, totaling $33.48 million. As shown in Attachment B, the recommended RCP project applications include one project in the City of Irv ine, four projects in the City of Santa Ana, and two projects in the City of Yorba Linda.
Of the seven recommended projects, five will provide arterial capacity improvement benefits (with construction and/or engineering phase allocations) , and two projects will provide construction funding for intersection capacity enhancements. Implementation of these projects is anticipated to produce congestion-reducing benefits in Orange County while also enhancing the arterial system overall.
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –
2023 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
RTSSP
With respect to the RTSSP, OCTA received three applications requesting $3.64 million in funding. All applications were also reviewed for eligibility, consistency, and adherence to guidelines and overall program objectives.
Staff worked with the local ju risdictions to address technical issues primarily related to construction unit cost refinements, as well as project scope clarifications.
Staff recommends $3.66 million to fund all three projects. 1 The three recommended RTSSP projects are anticipated to be implemented in fiscal year 2023-24 by the City of Irvine and the City of Mission Viejo. Additional details for the RTSSP-recommended projects are provided in Attachment C.
The table below provides an overall summary of the funding recommendations for the 2023 CTFP call:
2023 CTFP Call Summary ($ in millions)
RCP RTSSP Total
Number of Applications Recommended for Approval 7 3 10
Amount Recommended for Approval (escalated) $33.48 $3.66 $37.14
These recommendations are consistent with the 2023 guidelines approved by the Board. As such, staff recommends programming $37.14 million for ten projects under the RCP and RTSSP programs.
In February 2023, the OCTA Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and TAC were provided with the staff recommendations that is included for Board consideration in this report. The TSC voted to support staff’s recommendation.
The TAC, which lacked a quorum to vote, did not raise any concerns regarding the recommendations.
Next Steps
With Board approval of these recommendations , staff will initiate the execution of letter agreements between OCTA and the appropriate local jurisdictions .
As these projects advance , staff will monitor their status and project delivery through the semi-annual review process , which is reported to the Board on a biannual basis.
1 During meetings with the cities of Irvine and Mission Viejo, errors were discovered in the costs estimates and subsequently updated.
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –
2023 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations
Summary
Programming recommendations that will award $37.14 million to ten projects in M2 2023 RCP and RTSSP funds are presented for Board approval.
Attachments
A. 2023 M2 Call for Projects – Applications Received
B. 2023 M2 Regional Capacity Program Call for Projects – Programming Recommendations
C. 2023 M2 RTSSP Call for Projects – Programming Recommendations
Prepared by:
Approved by:
Adrian Salazar Kia Mortazavi
Transportation Funding Analyst, Senior
(714) 560-5363
Executive Director, Planning
(714) 560-5741
2023 M2 Call for Projects – Applications Received
Agency Project Fund Phase Match Rate Match
Total M2
Request Total Cost
Anaheim Lincoln Avenue Improvements (East Street to Evergreen Street) ACE CON 25% 2,301,805$ 6,905,415$ 9,207,220$ County of Orange Cow Camp Road Segment 2C-2.A Construction ACE CON 50% 5,853,825$ 5,853,825$ 11,707,650$ Irvine Jamboree Road and Main Street Intersection Enhancements ICE CON 25% 449,356$ 1,348,069$ 1,797,425$ Santa Ana Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements ICE CON 25% 474,580$ 1,423,740$ 1,898,320$ Santa Ana Bristol Street Improvements Phase 3A - Civic Center Drive to Washington Avenue ACE CON 34% 2,803,008$ 5,444,992$ 8,248,000$ Santa Ana Bristol Street Improvements Phase IV - Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place ACE CON 35% 6,568,658$ 12,227,342$ 18,796,000$ Santa Ana Warner Avenue Improvements - Oak Street to Grand Avenue ACE CON 25% 3,903,891$ 11,711,674$ 15,615,565$ Yorba Linda Lakeview Avenue Improvements from Lemon Drive to Oriente Drive ACE ENG 25% 118,125$ 354,375$ 472,500$ Yorba Linda Lakeview Avenue Improvements from Bastanchury Road to Oriente Drive ACE CON 25% 362,824$ 1,088,471$ 1,451,295$ 22,836,072$ 46,357,903$ 69,193,975$
Agency Project Fund Signals Match Rate Match
Total M2
Request Total Cost
Irvine Irvine Boulevard/Trabuco Road RTSSP Project RTSSP 42 20% 234,800$ 939,200$ 1,174,000$ Mission Viejo Marguerite Parkway RTSSP Project RTSSP 30 20% 496,358$ 1,985,430$ 2,481,788$ Mission Viejo Olympiad Road/Felipe Road RTSSP Project RTSSP 16 20% 179,548$ 718,190$ 897,738$ 910,706$ 3,642,820$ 4,553,526$
Acronyms:
ACE - Arterial Capacity Enhancements
CON - Construction
ENG - Engineering
ICE - Intersection Capacity Enhancements
M2 - Measure M2
RTSSP - Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program RTSSP (Project P) Applications
Regional Capacity Program (Project O) Applications
REQUESTED TOTALS
REQUESTED TOTALS
2023 M2 Regional Capacity Program Call for Projects -
Programming Recommendations
Agency
Fiscal
Year Project Fund Phase
M2 Funding
Engineering
M2 Funding
Right-of-Way
M2 Funding
Construction* Total M2 Funding Match Totals
Match
Rate
Irvine 24/25 Jamboree Road and Main Street Intersection Enhancements ICE CON 1,414,124$ 1,414,124$ 471,374$ 1,885,499$ 25% Santa Ana 23/24 Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements1 ICE CON 1,501,900$ 1,501,900$ 500,740$ 2,002,640$ 25% Santa Ana 23/24 Bristol Street Improvements Phase 3A -
Civic Center Drive to Washington Avenue1 ACE CON 5,239,044$ 5,239,044$ 1,746,681$ 6,985,725$ 25%2 Santa Ana 23/24 Bristol Street Improvements Phase IV -
Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place1 ACE CON 11,910,061$ 11,910,061$ 3,970,354$ 15,880,415$ 25%2 Santa Ana 23/24 Warner Avenue Improvements -
Oak Street to Grand Avenue1 ACE CON 11,997,206$ 11,997,206$ 3,999,069$ 15,996,275$ 25% Yorba Linda 23/24 Lakeview Avenue Improvements from
Lemon Drive to Oriente Drive ACE ENG 331,875$ 331,875$ 110,625$ 442,500$ 25% Yorba Linda 23/24 Lakeview Avenue Improvements from
Bastanchury Road to Oriente Drive1 ACE CON 1,083,259$ 1,083,259$ 361,086$ 1,444,345$ 25% 331,875$ -$ 33,145,594$ 33,477,469$ 11,159,929$ 44,637,399$ 1 Reapplication project from prior cycles.
2 The original match rate unintentionally included ineligible costs and has been corrected. *Includes escalation of 4.9% for all construction projects programmed for fiscal year 2024/25.
UNFUNDED (Project withdrawn by applicant)
Agency
Fiscal
Year Project Fund Phase
M2 Funding -
Engineering
M2 Funding -
Right-of-Way
M2 Funding -
Construction Total M2 Funding Match Totals
Match
Rate
Anaheim 23/24 Lincoln Avenue Improvements (East Street to Evergreen Street) ACE CON 6,905,415$ 6,905,415$ 2,301,805$ 9,207,220$ 25% County of Orange 23/24 Cow Camp Road Segment 2C-2.A Construction ACE CON 5,853,825$ 5,853,825$ 5,853,825$ 11,707,650$ 50% Acronyms:
ACE - Arterial Capacity Enhancements
CON - Construction
ENG - Engineering
ICE - Intersection Capacity Enhancements
M2 - Measure M2
PROGRAMMING TOTALS
2023 M2 RTSSP Call for Projects - Programming Recommendations Agency Fiscal
Year Project Title
M2 Funding
Primary
Implementation
M2 Funding
Operations &
Maintenance
Total M2
Funding Match Totals Match
Rate
Irvine 23/24 Irvine Boulevard/Trabuco Road RTSSP Project 750,400$ 204,800$ 955,200$ 238,800$ 1,194,000$ 20% Mission Viejo 23/24 Marguerite Parkway RTSSP Project 1,824,310$ 161,120$ 1,985,430$ 496,358$ 2,481,788$ 20% Mission Viejo 23/24 Olympiad Road/Felipe Road RTSSP Project 651,310$ 66,880$ 718,190$ 179,548$ 897,738$ 20% 3,226,020$ 432,800$ 3,658,820$ 914,706$ 4,573,526$ Acronyms:
M2 - Measure M2
RTSSP - Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program
PROGRAMMING TOTALS