RES-11006 Local Signal Synchronization Plan & Mitigation Fee ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 11006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE CONCERNING THE STATUS
AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT,
LOCAL SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PLAN AND
MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Orange (City) desires to maintain and improve the streets
within its jurisdiction, including those arterials contained in the Master Plan of Arterial
Highways (MPAH); and
WHEREAS, the City had endorsed a definition of and process for, determining
consistency of the City's Traffic Circulation Plan with the MPAH; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a General Plan Circulation Element which does not
preclude implementation of the MPAH within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially informing the Orange
County Transportation Authority (OCTA) that the City /County's Circulation Element is in
conformance with the MPAH and whether any changes to any arterial highways of said
Circulation Element have been adopted by the City during Fiscal Years (FY) 2015 -16 and FY
2016 -17; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to send biennially to the OCTA all recommended
changes to the City /County Circulation Element and the MPAH for the purposes of re-
qualifying for participation in the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority has developed the Regional
Traffic Signal Synchronization Master Plan to identify traffic signal synchronization street
routes and traffic signals within and across jurisdictional boundaries, and defines the means of
implementing the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program requires that local
agency's adopt a Local Signal Synchronization Plan consistent with the Regional Traffic
Signal Synchronization Master Plan as a key component of local agencies' efforts to
synchronizing traffic signals across local agencies' boundaries; and '
WHEREAS, the Local Signal Synchronization Plan must be updated by June 30, 2017
to continue to be eligible to receive Net Revenues as part of Measure M2; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially certifying that the
City has an existing Mitigation Fee Program that assesses traffic impacts of new development
and requires new development to pay a fair share of necessary transportation improvements
attributable to the new development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of
Orange, does hereby inform OCTA that:
a) The arterial highway portion of the City Circulation Element of the City /County
is in conformance with the MPAH.
b) The City attests that no unilateral reduction in through lanes has been made on
any MPAH arterials during FY 2015 -16 and FY 2016 -17.
c) The City adopts and maintains a Local Signal Synchronization Plan which
includes goals that are consistent with those outlined as part of the Regional
Signal Synchronization Master Plan, including signal synchronization across
jurisdictions.
d) The Local Signal Synchronization Plan identifies traffic signal synchronization
street routes, including all elements of the Regional Signal Synchronization
Network located within the City /County.
e) The Local Signal Synchronization Plan includes the traffic signal inventory for
all traffic signal synchronization street routes.
f) The Local Signal Synchronization Plan includes a three -year plan showing
capital, operations, and maintenance of signal synchronization along the traffic
signal synchronization street routes and traffic signals.
g) The Local Signal Synchronization Plan includes an update on the status and
performance of traffic signal synchronization activities.
h) The Local Signal Synchronization Plan includes a discussion on the review and
revision, as may be necessary, on the timing of traffic signals on the traffic signal
synchronization street routes.
i) The City reaffirms that Council concurs with the existing Mitigation Fee
Program.
ADOPTED this 13th day of June 2017.
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Tere . E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
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Mary E. 0' City Clerk, City ge
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of June 2017, by the following
vote:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Mary E. I City C er , 1 Wi
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