HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-11618 STATUS AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM FOR MEASURE M2RESOLUTION NO. 11618
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE CONCERNING THE STATUS AND
UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT, AND
MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM FOR THE MEASURE
M (M2) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Orange 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 of Orange has 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'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) 2023-24 and FY 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to send biennially to the OCTA all recommended changes
to the City Circulation Element and the MPAH for the purposes of re-qualifying for participation in
the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs; 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 by the City Council of the City of Orange,that
it hereby informs OCTA that:
a) The arterial highway portion of the Circulation Element of the City 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 2023-24 and FY 2024-25.
c) The City affirms that it will bring forward requests to amend the MPAH, when
necessary, in order to ensure that the MPAH and the General Plan Circulation
Element remain consistent.
d) The City reaffirms that Council concurs with the existing Mitigation Fee Program
is in effect.
ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2025.
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Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
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Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wayne W. Winthers
Interim City Attorney, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE
I, Pamela Coleman, 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 24th day of June 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bilodeau, Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Gutierrez,
Gyllenhammer, Slater
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: No
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Pamela Co eman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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