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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 ADOPT RES NO. 12-98• Agenda Item 8 AGENDA REPORT Reviewed: City Manager I Finance Director MEETING DATE NOVEMBER 6, 2012 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS /CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 12 -98 TO APPROVE THE SUBMITTAL OF REGIONAL CAPACITY PROGRAM PROJECT APPLICATIONS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SUMMARY City Council adoption of Resolution No. 12 -98 will approve submittal of the City's project applications for Renewed Measure M funds (Measure M2) under the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP), 2013 Call for Projects for the Regional Capacity Program. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) requires City Council approval as part of the application process. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 12 -98 approving the submittal of various project applications to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for funding under the Renewed Measure M Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program 2013 Call for Projects for the Regional Capacity Program, listing Warner Avenue Extension (Red Hill to Tustin Ranch Road) and Armstrong Avenue Extension (Warner Avenue to Barranca Parkway) transportation improvement projects. FISCAL IMPACT The minimum local agency match requirement per the guidelines and program objectives is 25 %, project scoring increases with higher local match contribution. Should the proposed project applications be approved for funding by the OCTA, the following local match contribution will be required per project: C - Construction City matching funds for each project would be requested in the City's Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 Capital Improvement Program and could include all or a combination of Transportation System Improvement Authority (TSIA), Gas Tax, Measure M1 Turnback, M2 Fairshare, and Land Sale proceeds. Funding in the amount of $3.01M has been approved by the TSIA Board for the Warner Avenue Extension Project. Fiscal Year Estimated Proposed Project (Fund Phase Total Project CTFP Grant Match requested)' Cost Amount /o Requested Warner Avenue Extension FY 13/14 (C) $9.0 million /o $5 4 million . 40% Red Hill Avenue to Tustin Ranch Road Armstrong Avenue Extension FY 13/14 (C) $3 0 million $2.25 million r r 25% Warner Avenue to Barranca Parkway C - Construction City matching funds for each project would be requested in the City's Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 Capital Improvement Program and could include all or a combination of Transportation System Improvement Authority (TSIA), Gas Tax, Measure M1 Turnback, M2 Fairshare, and Land Sale proceeds. Funding in the amount of $3.01M has been approved by the TSIA Board for the Warner Avenue Extension Project. Regional Capacity Program Applications to OCTA November 6, 2012 Page 2 DISCUSSION Renewed Measure M (Measure M2) is a 30 -year, multi - billion dollar program extension of the original Measure M (approved in 1990) with a new slate of planned projects and programs. Measure M2 is comprised of a number of components such as: Project O (Regional Capacity Program), Project P (Regional Signal Synchronization Program), Project Q (Local Fair Share Program), and the Transit Program (Projects S, T, V, and W). The Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) represents a collection of competitive grant programs offered to local agencies with a common set of guidelines and project evaluation criteria. OCTA is responsible for planning and coordination of county regional transportation components, and administering a variety of funding sources including Renewed Measure M, state /federal gas taxes and Transportation Development Act (TDA) revenues. The CTFP allocates funds through a competitive call based on criteria approved by the OCTA Board of Directors. The 2013 Call for Projects is the third annual call for Project O — the Regional Capacity Program (RCP) under Measure M2's CTFP and covers fiscal years 2013/14 through 2015/16. This call will provide approximately $35 million for street and road improvements across Orange County. Monies will be provided for the following three RCP funding programs during this call for projects: Arterial Capacity Enhancements (ACE), Intersection Capacity Enhancements (ICE), and Freeway Arterial /Streets Transitions (FAST). Based upon the components of the RCP, City staff has prepared applications for the following two projects under the ACE program: • Warner Avenue Extension from Red Hill Avenue to Tustin Ranch Road: This project consists of constructing a new roadway facility /extension of Warner Avenue from Red Hill Avenue to Tustin Ranch Road, including drainage improvements, median landscaping, dry utilities installation, modification of the traffic signal at Warner Avenue /Red Hill Avenue, and installation of traffic signals at Warner Avenue /Armstrong Avenue and Tustin Ranch Road/Warner Avenue. • Armstrong Avenue Extension from Warner Avenue to Barranca Parkway: This project consists of constructing a new roadway facility /extension of Armstrong Avenue from Warner Avenue to Barranca Parkway, including drainage improvements, median landscaping, dry utilities installation, and modification of the traffic signal at Armstrong Avenue / Barranca Parkway. Resolution No. 12 -98 designates the project applications to be submitted by the City for the 2013 Call for Projects — Regional Capacity Program under the OCTA CTFP. The Renewed Measure M funding eligibility requires City Council approval of applications for funding under this program. The applications for these projects were submitted to the OCTA by its deadline of October 26, 2012. Adopting the resolution after that date is acceptable to OCTA staff and serves to complete the initial admijr4lrative process for receipt of the applications. Stack, P.E. Public Works /City Engineer Resolution No 12 -98 S \City Council Items\2012 Council ItemsMopt Reso 12 -98 for Submittal of CTFP RCP Grant Applications 2013 docx RESOLUTION NO. 12 -98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT APPLICATIONS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING UNDER THE RENEWED MEASURE M COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAM, 2013 CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR THE REGIONAL CAPACITY PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Tustin desires to implement the transportation improvements listed in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin has been declared by the Orange County Transportation Authority to meet the eligibility requirements to receive Measure M "Fair Share" funds; and WHEREAS, the City's Circulation Element is consistent with the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will provide matching funds for each project as required by the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Program Procedures Manual; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority intends to allocate funds for transportation improvement projects within the incorporated cities and the County; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will not use Renewed Measure M funds to supplant Developer Fees or other commitments; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin will use Arterial Highway Rehabilitation Funding as a supplement to the existing pavement management program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin that it hereby requests the Orange County Transportation Authority allocate funds in the amounts specified in the City's applications to said City from the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs. Said funds shall be matched by funds from said City as required and shall be used as supplemental funding to aid the City in the improvement of the streets included in Exhibit A. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 6`" day of November 2012. John Nielsen, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela Stoker City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex- officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 12 -98 was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th day of November 2012 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk S \City Council Items\2012 Council Items\ Attachments- agreements,resolu0ons & ordinances, etc\Rcsolunon 12 -98 CTFP Grant Apps 2013 doe< EXHIBIT A THE RENEWED MEASURE M COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAM, 2013 CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR THE REGIONAL CAPACITY PROGRAM LIST OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Warner Avenue Extension from Red Hill Avenue to Tustin Ranch Road Armstrong Avenue Extension from Warner Avenue to Barranca Parkway