Resolution 2024-xxx
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-xxx
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SANTA ANA
VISION ZERO PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana (“City”) has prioritized Citywide traffic safety and initiated a number of projects designed to address the safety of the City’s transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously undertaken studies and research in order to best address safety of all users of the City’s transportation system, including vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to integrate all modes of transportation, including bicycling, walking, and public transportation, into the design of streets and highways to increase capacity and efficiency, reduce congestion, limit emissions, and improve general quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted a resolution in support of the Department of Transportation’s Safer People, Safer Streets: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative (Resolution 2015-009) on February 17, 2015. The initiative challenged local agencies to take significant action to improve safety for bicycle riders and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, on November 15, 2016, the City approved and adopted the Safe Mobility Santa Ana (“SMSA”) Plan (Resolution 2016-082). The stated goals of the SMSA Plan are to substantially increase safe mobility, to achieve zero fatal bicycle and pedestrian collisions, reduce vehicle speed, and minimize demonstrated collision patterns; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to update and build upon the success of the SMSA Plan with a new, comprehensive traffic safety plan called Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan (“SAVZ”); and
WHEREAS, the City has completed t he SAVZ Plan, which evaluates mobility priorities and identifies innovative solutions to provide for all-around safety within the City and eliminate traffic -related fatalities and serious injuries by 2040. The SAVZ Plan analyzes numerous factors, such as citywide trends in traffic safety, and recommends solutions, goals, and objectives to be implemented within the City; and WHEREAS, the approval and adoption of the SAVZ Plan will make the City eligible to apply for grant funding opportunities, such as HSIP (Highway Safety Improvement Program) and SS4A (Safer Streets and Roads for All). These grant programs require local roadway safety plans to be updated and revalidated every five years; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), City EXHIBIT 2
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Staff determined the adoption of the SAVZ Plan (”Project”) is exempted pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15061(b)(3)), that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and City Staff found that there is no possible significant effect directly related to the Project. Furthermore, CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 applies, as the Project is a study for possible future actions, which would be subject to independent review. Finally, CEQA Guidelines Section 15276 applies as the Project is a transportation improv ement plan, but individual projects developed as a result of the Project will be evaluated individually.
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OW, THEREFORE, TH E CITY C OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA , RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals of this Resolution are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan, a copy of which will be on file at the offices of the Public Works Agency of the City for public inspection.
Section 3. The City Council has reviewed the Project and, based upon the whole record before it, in the exercise of its independent judgment and analysis, concurs that the adoption of the SAVZ Plan is exempt from consideration under the CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of this Plan, in and of itself, may have a significant effect on the environment; future projects described within the Plan may be subject to independent environmental review pursuant to CEQA; the Plan is a transportation improvement plan and any projects developed as result will be evaluated individually; and therefore no further action is required under CEQA at this time.
Section 4. The Executive Director of Public Works shall, pursuant to this Resolution, be authorized to apply on the City’s behalf for grant funding related to the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan. If such application is accepted, the Executive Director will present the grant award to the City Council for approval.
Section 5. The Executive Director of Public Works shall be responsible for monitoring, implementing and delivering periodic updates regarding the SAVZ to the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be declared invalid.
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ection 7. This Resolution shall take effect i m mediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
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OPTED th is day of June 2024.
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPR
OVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
B
y:
Kyle Nellesen
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers_______________________________________ NOES: Councilmembers_______________________________________ ABSTAIN: Councilmembers_______________________________________ NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers_______________________________________ CE
RTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
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, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2024- XX
X to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on .
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ate:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana