Public Works Agency
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Item # 19
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 4, 2025
TOPIC: Resolution to Carry Over Existing Funds to the 2027 Federal Transportation Improvement Program
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution and Authorization to Carry Over Grant Funds to the 2027 Federal Transportation Improvement Program as Required by Funding Agency
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Authorize the City Manager to submit selected projects to the Orange County Transportation Authority for inclusion into the 2027 Federal Transportation Improvement Program.
2. Adopt a Resolution certifying that the City has the resources to fund the projects submitted for inclusion into the 2027-2032 Federal Transportation Improvement Program, and confirm the City’s commitment to implement all projects submitted to the program.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY HAS THE RESOURCES TO FUND PROJECTS IN THE 2026/27 - 2031/32
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND AFFIRMING THE CITY’S
COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL PROJECTS IN THE PROGRAM
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) is the primary programming and implementation process for projects identified in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), administered by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). The FTIP lists projects and identifies funding sources for every regionally significant transportation project that receives federal or state funds. Regionally, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) serves as the coordination and oversight agency working with SCAG to prioritize and fund FTIP projects which include highway improvements, transit, rail and bus facilities, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, signal synchronization, intersection improvements, freeway ramps, non-motorized projects, and
Resolution to Carry Over Existing Funds to the 2027 FTIP November 4, 2025
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bicycle, pedestrian, and safety improvements. Locally, FTIP funded projects include the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation, the Fairview bridge replacement, and various bike lane and pedestrian mobility safety improvement projects. See Exhibit 2 for a detailed list of the 18 FTIP projects that will be carried over to the 2027 Federal Fiscal Year. OCTA has requested that all agencies countywide carry over all federally funded projects from the existing FTIP to the 2027 FTIP if project completion occurs after 2025. The FTIP carry- over occurs every two years and marks the adoption of the new cycle and is necessary in order to maintaining funding for completing local projects.
To maintain eligibility of allocated federal funds, the City is required to adopt a Resolution (Exhibit 1) listing projects to be included or amended in the FTIP and submit to OCTA by November 21, 2025. Ultimately, the City cannot receive California Transportation Commission funding allocation approval for these projects without the requested Council- approved Resolution.
The recommended actions would authorize the City Manager to request that the OCTA carry over federally funded projects or projects subject to a federally required action, including regionally significant projects, from the current FTIP to the 2027 FTIP (Exhibit 2). The federal fund sources for those projects include Active Transportation Program (ATP); Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (HBRR); Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ); and Demonstration (DEMO) grant funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Matching funds for the referenced projects have either already been budgeted and are available for expenditure, or they are programmed to be budgeted in future fiscal years from accounting units 14817613 (Active Transportation Program), 14817614 (Active Transportation Program Augment), 14817615 (Active Transportation Program-Federal), and 05917660 (Select Street Construction). The projects are in varying stages of completion and for some projects the City’s match requirement has been fulfilled.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. 2027 FTIP Resolution
2. 2027 FTIP Carry Over Project Listing
Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas P.E., Acting Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager