Public Works Agency
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Item # 12
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 1, 2025
TOPIC: Dyer Road Improvements Project
AGENDA TITLE
Approve an Appropriation Adjustment Recognizing Measure M2 Grant Funding and Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program for the Dyer Road Improvements (55 Freeway – 700’ East of Pullman Street) Project (Project No. 25-6706)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing Measure M2 grant funding in the amount of $2,365,200 into the Measure M-Street Construction, Measure M2 Competitive revenue account (03217002-52332) and appropriate the same amount into the Measure M-Street Construction, Improvements Other Than Building expenditure account (03217663-66220) for future year expenditures. (Requires five affirmative votes)
2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program to include Measure M2 grant funding in the amount of $2,365,200 for the Dyer Road Improvements (55 Freeway – 700’ East of Pullman Street) Project (Project No. 25-6706).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The Public Works Agency (PWA) is responsible for the administration and oversight of all Capital Improvement Projects in the City. On November 21, 2023, City Council authorized staff to submit the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) application for the Regional Capacity Program (Project O) for Arterial Capacity Enhancements (ACE) funding to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) (Exhibit 1). The Measure M2 Recommended Programming list includes the Dyer Road Improvements (Project) from the 55 Freeway to 700’ East of Pullman Street. This street segment is one of the most heavily trafficked in the City and has an Average Daily Traffic volume of over 50,000 vehicles. The City’s General Plan classifies Dyer Road from Grand Avenue to Redhill Avenue as a Primary Arterial (four lanes in each direction) with a Class II bike lane. The section of Dyer Road to the east of the Project is already wide enough to accommodate four lanes up to Red Hill Avenue. In conformance with the General Plan, the proposed Project would provide
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an additional through lane in each direction to address the bottleneck that occurs near the 55 freeway’s off and on ramps and incorporate a class II bike lane, wider sidewalks, and landscaping (Exhibit 2).
On May 13, 2024, the OCTA Board of Directors approved a grant of $2,365,200 to the City of Santa Ana for the engineering phase of the Project (Exhibit 3). The City is required to provide a 25% matching contribution of $788,400 for the Project for a total of $3,153,600. These funds will be used for the design phase and any remaining funds, pending approval from the granting agency, will be allocated to future right of way and construction phases. The City will seek additional Measure M2 grants in the coming years for the right of way and construction phases of the Project. The City’s 25% share will be sourced from current and future local funding, including but not limited to:
Transportation Systems Improvement Area (TSIA) funds, Gas Tax funds, and Measure M2 Fairshare funds, and will be included in the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget.
Staff recommends adding the awarded grant funds to the Dyer Road Improvements (State Route 55 – 700’ East of Pullman Street) Project for the Design Engineering Phase and amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program to include the awarded grant funds (Exhibit 4).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with the action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the requested appropriation adjustment will recognize $2,365,200 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure M2 grant funds into the Public Works Measure M-Street Construction, M2 Competitive revenue account (No. 03217002-52332) and appropriate the same amount into the Public Works Measure M2 Competitive Street, Improvements Other Than Building expenditure account (No. 03217663-66220). The City will recognize the required City local match through future Council action during the FY 2025-26 CIP budget programing cycle.
The following table summarizes the funds budgeted and available in current FY 2024-25 for design engineering and construction expenditures after the appropriation adjustment. Any unspent budget in FY 2024-25 will be included in future-year carryforwards for City Council consideration.
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Fiscal Year
Accounting Unit
- Account No.
(Project No.)
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit -
Account No.
Description
Amount
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT
2024-25 03217663-66220
(25-6706)
Measure M-
Street
Construction
Measure M2
Competitive Street,
Improvements Other
Than Building
$2,365,200
TOTAL $2,365,200
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution 2023-078
2. Location Map and Proposed Conditions
3. OCTA Board Approval
4. Fiscal Year 2024-25 CIP Sheet
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager