HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 TCA'S RESO 92F-06 03-21-94 NO. 15
3-21-94
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DATE:
MARCH 21, 1994
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
FROM:
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCYtS PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO
SUBJEC~ PROJECT APPROVAL RESOLUTION NO. 92F-06 FOR THE EASTERN
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR (WEST LEG TRANSITION AREA)
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council at their meeting of March
21, 1994 approve the Transportation Corridor Agency's proposed
modifications to the Project Approval Resolution No. 92F-06 for the
Eastern Transportation Corridor (West Leg Transition Area).
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact associated with the present City
Council action.
BACKGROUND
On May 14, 1992, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor
Agency Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact
Report for the Eastern Transportation Corridor (ETC) and approved
a number of Resolutions concerning corridor implementation.
Included in the approval resolutions were conditions relative to
the timing of engineering design and environmental studies for
improvements south of the west leg project termination (vicinity of
Walnut Avenue) along Jamboree Road, commonly referred to as the
Transition Area.
These conditions specified that the Transportation Corridor Agency
(TCA) would "administer, fund, and complete the engineering design
and environmental studies" for three improvements to Jamboree Road
"prior to completion of the final design for the ETC." These
improvements included: 1) construction of a grade-separated
interchange at Edinger Avenue; 2) widening of Jamboree Road from
six to eight lanes south to Barranca Parkway; and 3) construction
of a grade-separated interchange at Barranca Parkway.
DISCUSSION
In response to the requirements set forth in Resolution No. 92F-06
and No. 92F-09, the TCA has had a traffic study prepared ("ETC West
Leg Transition Area Phasing Analysis", November, 1993, Austin-Foust
Associates, Inc.) which analyzed traffic volumes and capacity needs
after initial opening of the ETC in the Transition Area. The
report was intended to determine the scope of the implementation
plan for widening Jamboree Road to eight lanes and construction of
a grade-separated interchange at the Jamboree Road/Barranca Parkway
intersection.
Information on this matter was forwarded by messenger on March 9,
1994 to the Laurelwood, Peppertree and Tustin Meadows Homeowners
Associations. Each of the associations were encouraged to review
the information and provide input back to staff in time for City
Council consideration. To date, no comments have been received.
A copy of this present staff report will also be forwarded to the
three associations prior to the City Council meeting of March 21,
1994.
It should be indicated that the Irvine City Council is scheduled to
consider this matter at their meeting of March 22, 1994. It will
then be considered by the Technical Advisory Committee and the
Operations Committee of the Foothill/Eastern TCA at their meetings
of March 31, 1994 and April 6, 1994, respectively, with a
recommendation to the Foothill/Eastern TCA Board of Directors for
their formal consideration of modifying the resolution at their
meeting of April 14, 1994.
Robert S~ Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/
City Engineer
Engineering Services Manager
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· Prior w complc~ion of~h= final D~I~ for th= El'C, the TCA shsll mdminis~r, fund mhd
~ thc ~i~ri~g dcsis;n and cavironm~ rmdics for ~ ~
e) EdingerSsmboree grade separation and inter~g¢.
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In'or to completion of the fnat deign for the ETC the.finat deggn for the initiat
~ovemen~ neeesa~ for the Jamboree/Barranca inteJ'secfion shall be completed
~Twse frrtprovements shall be .opened prior to or at the same ttm~ ~. the _t~'ni'ng of the
ETC F/est Zeg in the Tran~tion ~rec~
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~h J~.Wect to _thq~ ultimate Jamboree widening and t_hr ultimate Jamboree/Barrargnz
intersection '_tmpr_ ~om the following conditions ~ app,:
a} Jamboree widened to eight lanes ~z~uth to Barranc~ improvement-
7) Be_~nnirrg_ ~ith the_first quarter.of !995, the TC~ shall
pre_ .vare an armual _vtxIate to the ETC Y/¢~ _Ze_ g Transition ~4rea Phasing
d~na~'s (37o _vember 1993) andshall,~date the results of the _gtn~ate with
t~ C~tF's of lrvine_ __~ Tuxtin.
2) Upon opening the Corridor to traffic, TCX shall monitor
daffy and peak hour traffic volumes on this roadway segtnent and pretnare
an anaty~ on a year~ basis showtng traffic volume trends and a
projection of when service levels wltl reach level of service "D".
$) AFFroxirnate~ three years prior to reaching the projected
level of service 'D', IU~ shall initiate, admiM~, and~ and
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.~omplete engineering design and environmental studi'ez for the two lane
widening of this segment.
0 Beginning with the first quarter of 199;. the 7U~ shall
prepare an armual _umdm_ e to the ETC West Zeg Transiaon Area Phasing
,4naty~ fNovemt~r 199~; ana s~7 ~lakr~ th, results_ o/ t~ utntate wa~
~ Cities of Irvine and FusMn.
2) Upon opening the Corridor to tra2~, TCA shall monitor
~l' and peak hour tra~c vohanes on each leg of the intersection and
prepare an analy~s on a year~ basis showL~ tragTtc volume trends and a
projection of when aervice le'vels will reach level of ax. trice
3) Appraximate~y three years prior to reaching the projected
level of service "D", ~ shall initiate; administ~ and~ and
qornp_ lete engineering design and ertviranm~___,,! ~ for a grade
~ to define the improvemen~ £den~_~e~ in lB ~bove) ~-.---~-----
"-- '--'~---"~'-~ and lden~ the the_oar~'es rvzponsible for the riel-of-woo'
requir~ funab'ng sourves and the implementation protege, irsclu~ng
and timing, w.¥.'ch ~.da~. 7'his shall include beginning design and
ert~. ~_z~es t~ons~ent with the Turrin Bct~ 2Eeuse Plan. and the C#v of lrvine
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RESOLUTION NO. 92F-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE FOOTHIIJ_/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCY
APPROVING THE WEST !_~G OF THE EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
AND APPROVING PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST LEG OF THE
EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
May 14, 1992
On motion of Board Member Diehl, duly seconded and carried, the following
resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, the Eastern Transportation Corridor (ETC) has been identified
as a needed facility in studies of existing and projected travel demand in Orange County
beginning with the 1980 Northeast Orange County Circulation Study; and
WHEREAS, the Multimodal Transportation Study and Refinement Study, and
the Northeast Orange County Circulation Study evaluated land use and transportation
alternatives for northeastern Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the ETC was added to 'the Orange County Master Plan of
Arterial Highways by the Orange County Board of Supervisors in August, 1981; and
WHEREAS, following addition of the ETC to the Master Plan of Arterial
Highways, baseline env/ronmemal studies and preliminary engineering analyses for the ETC
and the Foothill Transportation Corridor were conducted, and Env/ronmental Impact
Report No. 123 was prepared and certified; and
WHEREAS, in February 1986, the Orange County Board of Supervisors
selected 18 links to be evaluated as part of the ETC Route Location Study and Tier 1
Environmental Document; and
WHEREAS, EIR No. 451 addressed potential environmental effects
associated with the i8 links and a range of non-alignment alternatives for the ETC; and
WHEREAS, EIR No. 451 was certified by the Orange County Board of
Supervisors on June 8, 1988, and a preferred alignment was selected by the Foothill/Easmrn
Transportation Corridor Agency and the Orange County Board cf Supervisors in June 1988;
and
WHEREAS, the ETC was officially placed on the State Highway System in
January 1989 by the state Legislature, now designated as State Route ~ 1 and State Route
261; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency issued a
Notice of Preparation on December 27, 1988. and a Revised Notice of Preparation on
January 24. 1991; and
WHEREAS, duly noticed scoping hearings were held on January. 10, 1989, and
January 12, 1989, concerning the ETC project; and
WHEREAS, numerous other public hearings and meetings have been held
concerning the ETC project; and
WHEREAS, Draft Environmental Impact Report No. 2 was distributed for
public review on November 8, 1991, for a period of public review lasting uatil December
30, 1991, and the public review period was extended until January 17, 1992; and
WHEREAS, public information meetings were held on Draft F-qviromnental
Impact No. 2 on November 19, November 21, and December 5, 1991; and
13, 1992; and WHEREAS, public hearings were held on December 12, 1991 and February
WHEREAS, TCA Draft EIR No. 2 was prepared and circulated pursuant to
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA
Guidelines, and the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency CEQA Procedures;
and
WHEREAS, written comments were received during and after the public
comment period, and a written response was prepared to written comments and to oral
comments at the public hearing, which employ a good faith, reasoned anaI~ to descn'be
and address the disposition of environmental issues raised by the comments; and
WHEREAS, the response to comments was distributed to ~mm.enti~g
agendes and members of the publfc on March 17, !992, for a period of public review ending
April 16, 1992; and
W'HEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
incorporated the ETC into the Regional Mobility Plan after analyzLug regional
transportation alternatives for the Southern California region; and
WHEREAS, SC. AG, as the designated Metropolitan Planning Organi~tlon
under the Federal Clean Air Act, has included the ETC in the Transportation Improvement
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Program and has certified that the Transportation Improvement Program conforms with the
requirements of the State Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to the Federal Clean Air
Act; and
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the
Calffonfia Air Resources Board included the Regional Mobility Plan as a component of the
1989 Air Quality Management Plan and identified the ETC as a Tier I transportation
control measure in the 1989 Air Quality Management Plan after analyzing regional
alternatives for achieving attainment with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of
the Federal Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS, the 1991 Air Quality Management Plan and the Regional
Mobility Plan assume that both mixed use and HOV lanes will be constructed on the ETC
by the year 2010, and SCAG and the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency have
entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding the timing of HOV lane
implementation, and the use of toll pricing mechanisms to encourage higher vehicle
occupancy; and
WHEREAS, toll facilities provide an inherent financial incentive to encourage
HOV usage; and
WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report (TCA Final ErR No. 2)
has been prepared pursuant to CEQA and to the State of California CEQA Guidelines,
which includes the following:
1. TCA Draft EIR No. 2;
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TCA Draft EIR No. 2 Technical Studies;
Comments received on TCA Draft EIR No. 2;
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Responses to comments on TCA Draft EIR No. 2;
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Comments, and responses to comments received
Responses to Comments on TCA Draft ELP. No. 2;
on the
Staff reporu of the Transportation Corridor Agency concerning
Draft and Final TCA ErR No. 2;
WHEREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Board of
Directors has conducted duly noticed public hearings concerning the certification of TCA
Final ErR No. 2 and concerning the approval of the ETC project on December 12, 1991,
February 13, 1992 and May 14, 1992, and heard evidence from all persons interested in
testifying concerning the certification of TCA Final EIR No. 2 and the approval of the ETC
project; and
I~-{EREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Board of
Directors has reviewed and considered TCA Final EIR No. 2 and has considered the oral
and written comments on the TCA Final EIR No. 2 and the responses thereto prior to
approving the project; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Board of
Directors has certified TCA Final EIR No. 2 as adequate and complete prior to taking
action on the project:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
Board of Directors resolves as follows that:
1. The West Leg of the EFC, described as the Corridor with
West Leg (2lA) Alternative in TCA Final EIR No. 2 (including interchanges and other
ancillary facilities described in TCA Final EIR No. 2), is hereby adopted.
2. In the Peters Canyon area, as described in TCA Final EIR
No. 2, the West Leg Alignment designated 21A-IN (with adoption of 21A-5 under the
criteria outlined in Mitigation Measure AL-I) and 21A-IS is hereby adopted,
3. In the Tustin Plain area, the Refined Concept Ali..tmrnent
(semi-depressed), as described in TCA Final EIR No. 2, is hereby adopted.
4. In the Transition Area, ~ described in TCA Final EIR No.
2, the alignment designated as lC Modified (consistent with Mitigation Measure T-14) is
hereby adopted.
5. The Environmental Findings, Facts in Support of Findings,
and Statement of Overriding Considerations attached as Attachment "A" of Resolution No.
92F-06 are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
6. The Mitigation Monitoring Plan attached hereto as
Attachment "B" in Resolution No. 92F-06 is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by
reference.
7. The mitigation measures described in the Mitigation
Monitoring Program attached as Attachment "B" of Resolution No, 92F-05 are hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
8. The Chief Executive Officer of the Transportation Corridor
Agencies is authorized to initiate such steps as necessary, to: (i) prepare final construction
plans, specifications and estimates; (ii) acquire right-of-way; (iii) obtain financing for the
construction of the ETC; (iv) implement the mitigation measures identified in Attachment
'E"; (v) obtain necessary permits and approvals for the construction of the ETC; (vi) take
such other steps as may be necessary to construct the ETC and open the facility to traffic
as early as feasible; and (vii) bring back to this Board any appropriate recommendations to
further implement the foregoing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that adoption of the'West Leg of the ETC
as set forth in this resolution is subject to the following conditions of approval:
1,
Prior to completion of the final Design for the ETC., the
TCA shall administer, fund, and complete the
engineering design and environmental studies for the
following improvements:
a) Edinger/Jamboree grade separation and
interchange.
Jamboree to eight lanes south to Barranca.
c)
Jamboree/Barranca grade separation and
interchange.
The environmental/engineering studies shall identify
construction timing, implementation, funding and parties
responsible for construction of the Jamboree widening to
eight lanes south to Barranca and the
Jamboree/Barranca grade separation and interchange;
and funding for the Edinger/Jamboree grade separation
and interchange. Construction timing of the widening of
Jamboree to eight lanes south to Barranca and the
Jamboree/Barranca grade separation and interchange
shall be determined primarily on traffic and circulation
needs. Any. financial constraints relative to
improvements within the project limits shall not impact
financial feasibility of these improvements south of the
West Leg terminus. Funding for these projects will be
developed between TCA, Irvine and Tustin.
.
Prior to final design for the ETC:
a)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) shall
be entered into which defines the TCA as the
lead agency and defines the roles of the Cities of
Irvine and Tustin as cooperating agencies in the
environmental process.
b)
A MOU shall be entered into identifying fair-
share funding between TCA, City of Irving and
City of Tustin regarding construction of the above
improvements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, this Resolution is approved, adopted
and signed this 14th day of May, 1992, and shall take effect immediately.
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR AGENCY
By_~~~,~.___ '" ~
ransportation Corridor Agency
Eastern T/ansportation '
Corridor Agency
I hereby cert~ that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency at a regularly schedulecl meeting
thereof on the 14th clay of May, 1992, by the following vote of the Board:
AYES:
Vasquez, Sheridan, Wilson, Krause, Cody, Diehl, Friess, Thomas,.Wisner
NOES:
Pickler, Beyer, Richardson
ABSENT: Riley
Secretary O,f the Foothill/
Eastern Transportation
Corridor Agency
RESOLUTION NO. 92F-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
AGENCY ADOPTING A POLICY REGARDING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR
May 14, 1992
On motion of Board Member Diehl, duly seconded and carried, the following
resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, the Eastern Transportation Corridor (El'C) has been identified
as a needed facility in studies of existing and projected travel demand in Orange County
beginning with the 1980 Northeast Orange County Circulation Study; and
WHEREAS, the ETC was officially placed on the State Highway System in
January 1989 by the state legislature, now designated as State Route 231 and State
Route 261; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency issued a
Notice of Preparation on December 27, 1988 and a Revised Notice of Preparation on
January 24, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report (TCA Final EIR No. 2) has
been prepared pursuant to CEQA and to the State of California CEQA Guidelines, which
includes the following:
1. TCA Draft EIR No. 2;
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TCA Draft EIR No. 2 Technical Studies;
0
Comments received on TCA Draft EIR No. 2;
.
Responses to comments on TCA Draft. EIR No. 2;
e
Responses to the Responses-to-comment document on TCA Draft
EIR No. 2;
Staff reports of the Transportation Corridor Agency concerning Draft
and Final TCA EIR No. 2;
WHEREAS, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Board of
Directors has certified the TCA Final EIR No. 2 and has approved a facility with a West
Leg, a North Leg, and an East Leg;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corddor Agency
Board of Directors resolves as follows that:
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The Board of Directors further directs TCA staff to undertake
financing, design, and construction of the following:
ae
Construction of the West Leg, North Leg, and East Leg in the
first phase of Initial Construction.
b~
Construction of a full interchange with general purpose lanes
at SR 91 including east and west connectors in the first phase
of Initial Construction.
c. Construction of full interchange with general purpose lanes at
I-5/SR133 including the north and south connectors in the
first phase of Initial Construction.
d. Construction of ramps in the first phase of Initial construction
to and from Walnut Avenue as identified by the 1C-modified
alternative supported by the Cities of Tustin and Irvine.
Implementation of the ramps will be consistent with mitigation
measure T-17 which requires analysis of the Walnut rampS.
Further, the Board of Directors further directs TCA staff to undertake
financing, design, and construction for the following improvements
located beyond the southern limits of the West Leg terminus as
follows:
ae
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Prepare an implementation program for the following
Jamboree Road transition improvements southerly of the
EIR/EIS project limits to Barranca Parkway as stated in
Resolution 92F-06 to include:
ii)
Widen Jamboree to eight lanes south to Barranca;
Jamboree/Barranca grade separation and interchange
A grade separation and interchange at Jamboree Road and
Edinger Avenue shall be opened to traffic pdor to or at the
same time as the opening of the ETC West Leg in the
Transition Area.
3. Further:
a~
A subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Committee,
including financial personnel, consisting at a minimum of the
Cities of Anaheim, Irvine, Orange, Santa Aha, Tustin and the
County of Orange and a landowner representative shall be
established to participate and review the IFB or any other
process that may be utilized leading to construction of the
ETC for consistency with the EIR, the approved Project, and
other direction from the Board of Directors including this
Resolution.
b.
It is the policy of the Board of Directors that issues regarding
financing and phasing of the ETC shall be processed through
said subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Committee for
their recommendation prior to final Board approval.
C.
The TCA staff will conduct community information
meeting/workshops -- prior to ETC construction, to update
residents on the status of final design, construction and
mitigation efforts so that the public is aware of what can be
expected when work commences.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution is approved, adopted and
signed this 14th day of May, 1992, and shall take effect immediately.
FOOTHILL/EASTER NTRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR AGENCY
/ Chairman of the Foothill/Eastern
Transportation Corridor Agency
A'I-I'EST
Secretan~f-the Foothill/Eastern
TranspoN.-',~ion Corridor Agency
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corriclor Agency at a regularly schecluled meeting
thereof on the 14th day of May, 1992, by the following vote of the Board:
AYES:
Vasquez, Sheridan, Wilson, Krause, Cody, 'Diehl, Friess, Thomas, Wisner
NOES:
Pickler, Beyer, Richardson
ABSENT: Riley
Secretary,'of the Foothill/
Eastern Transportation
Corridor Agency