HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 TUSTIN/S.A. TRANSP 01-16-01 ..,"'~ ~l~-&O NO. 13
AGENDA
TO'
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SUBJECT:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AMENDMENT TO JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT BETVVEEN THE CiTY OF
SANTA ANA AND THE CITY OF TUSTIN REGARDING THE TUSTIN-SANTA ANA
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
SUMMARY
An Amendment to a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between Santa Ana and Tustin is
requested to ensure implementation of transportation and circulation mitigation for the
MCAS-Tustin project within the City of Santa Ana and coordination on implementation
of future area-wide transportation improvements.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council approve the attached amendment to the Joint
Powers Agreement and authorize the City Attorney to make minor changes if needed
prior to signature by the Mayor.
FISCAL IMPACT
The MCAS-Tustin project and developers of the site will be responsible for the specific
mitigation costs required by the Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement. City staff
administrative support is expected to implement provisions of the Agreement.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Based on actions taken by each respective City Council on November 6, 1989, the City
of Tustin and City of Santa Ana entered into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) which
created a Transportation System Improvement' Authority. The purpose of the
agreement was for Santa Ana and Tustin to jointly de~)elop and maintain a program for
transportation system improvements in certain Transportation System Improvement
Program (TSIP) areas referred to as TSIP Area A and B, t° comprehensively identify all
needed transportation system improvements and their priority in each TS IP area, to
determine developer fees to finance said improvements, and to control the expenditure
of appropriate development fee revenues for area-wide transportation improvements
which benefit each respective TSIP area.
Amendment To Joint Exercise Of Powers Agreement Between The City Of Santa Ana And The
City Of Tustin Regarding The Tustin-Santa Ana Transportation System Improvement Authority
January 16, 2001
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A Joint Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (the
FEIS/FEIR) for the disposal and reuse of MCAS-Tustin (the "Project") has been
completed and is recommended for adoption by the Tustin City Council on January 16,
2001. The FEIS/FEIR includes certain transportation and circulation mitigation
measures that the project is required to fund in whole or in part that are within
jurisdictional boundaries of Santa Ana. Mitigation Measure T/C-9 in the FEIS/FEIR
requires that Tustin enter into an agreement with Santa Ana to establish a fair share
funding mechanism to ensure that traffic improvements needed to mitigate impacts
within Santa Ana are constructed. Mitigation Measure T/C-8 also allows alternative
improvements that provide an equivalent level of mitigation to be identified if agreed to
by each jurisdiction. While both parties have disagreed as to transportation and
circulation measures included in the FEIS/FEIR, they are now desirous of resolving their
dispute with an Amendment to the original JPA. Both Tustin and Santa Ana have
agreed that certain improvements should be funded by TSIP area fees to be imposed
upon non-residential development proposed at MCAS-Tustin and propose to
memorialize in the Amendment to the JPA implementation of Mitigation Measures T/C-9
and T/C-8 in the FEIS/FEIR.
While we have not received final approval from Santa Ana as of the time of writing of
this report as to the acceptability or the final draft Amendment, we would recommend
that the Tustin City Council approve the Amendment subject to minor changes being
made by the City Attorney if needed prior to signature by the Mayor. Staff and the City
Attorney will be prepared to discuss the potential litigation issues with the City Council in
Closed Session.
Christine Shingleton~