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April 14, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director `==”—
REVIEW: City Manag Finance
1. SUBJECT
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange approving the nomination of an
improvement project for funding under the State of California's SB1 program.
2. SUMMARY
The resolution authorizes the City to support the Orange County Transportation Authority
in its effort to apply for state funding to provide for traffic signal synchronization and
equipment upgrades along the Kramer Boulevard, Glassell Street, and Grand Avenue
corridor; and, if successful, contribute a four percent match to fund the project.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve Resolution No. 11226
2. Authorize the appropriation of $60,000 from the Transportation Signal Improvement
Program Area "B" unreserved fund balance to expenditure account number
284.5032.56100.30141, Glassell Street Signal Synchronization.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this project is $60,000 and will be funded in Glassell Street
Signal Synchronization (20425) through Transportation System Improvement Program
Area "B" (284).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Glassell Street is a significant traffic artery that runs through the heart of the Orange. It
also has a regional significance in Orange County, spanning approximately fifteen miles
as Kramer Boulevard, Glassell Street, and Grand Avenue, between its termini in Brea
and Santa Ana.
ITEM 3.a 04/14/2020
In 2014, the Kramer/Glassell/Grand (KGG) Corridor was successfully nominated for
Orange County Transportation Authority(OCTA) Measure M2 funding under the Regional
Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP.) The scope of work then, as is typical
for RTSSP projects, included, among other things, the upgrade of traffic signal and
communications equipment and the development and maintenance of optimized signal
synchronization plans to best accommodate prevailing traffic patterns at the time. Since
that project was completed, local and regional traffic volumes and patterns have evolved
and now contribute to worsening congestion. In addition, a new generation of traffic signal
technologies has emerged that, together with signal re-timing, can positively impact traffic
flow. Stated differently, the KGG corridor is in need of signal timing and equipment
upgrades.
With OCTA currently responding to a statewide call for projects under the California's
Solutions to Congested Corridors Program (funded through SB1,) there is an opportunity
to address the aforementioned needs. Specifically, OCTA has proposed that the KGG
corridor signal improvements be a component of a regional project it plans to nominate.
To that end, OCTA has reached out to cities along the KGG corridor, offered to preprare
an application on behalf of the six cities along the corridor, and, if successful, administer
the entire project.
The estimated cost of the proposed KGG corridor signal synchronization and
improvement project is approximately $4.5 million, of which $1,278,400 would be for
improvements within the City of Orange. Typically, this type of project would fall under
OCTA's aforementioned RTSSP program which requires a 20% local match. However,
if OCTA is successful in securing SB1 funds on the cities' behalf, local agencies would
only need to contribute a 4% local match. This translates to approximately $60,000,
including contingencies.
In light of the proposed project's benefits to citywide mobility and the reduced local match,
staff respectfully recommends supporting the project by approving the resolution and
committing the required funds.
7. ATTACHMENT
Resolution No. 11226
ITEM 2 04/14/2020
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO 11226. ORANGE
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF
A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FOR FUNDING FOR SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECTS UNDER
THE 2020 SOLUTIONS FOR CONGESTED CORRIDORS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on Apri128, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 1 (Beall, Chapter 5,
Statutes of 20 17), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and created the
Solutions for Congested Corridors Program to fund projects that make specific performance
improvements and are part of a comprehensive corridor plan designed to reduce congestion in
highly traveled corridors by providing more transportation choices while preserving the character
of the local community and creating opportunities for neighborhood enhancement projects, and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission developed the 2020 Solutions for
Congested Corridors Program (PROGRAM) Guidelines, and
WHEREAS,the PROGRAM will not participate in cost increases to a project and any cost
increases should be funded by the implementing agency; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority (AUTHORITY), as an eligible
applicant has applied for $4,500,000 in PROGRAM funding for the Glassell Street Signal
Synchronization Project SB1 (PROJECT) in collaboration with the City of Orange; and
WHEREAS, PROJECT is determined to be an eligible project under PROGRAM
Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, AUTHORITY will implement PROJECT; and
WHEREAS,the City of Orange will not use PROGRAM funds to supplant developer fees;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange has adopted a Local Signal Synchronization Plan
consistent with the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Master Plan as a key component of
local agencies' efforts to synchronize traffic signals across local agencies' boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange that:
1. The City of Orange will follow requirements outlined in the California Transportation
Commission PROGRAM Guidelines and SB 1 Accountability Guidelines.
2. The City of Orange will provide matching funds to AUTHORITY for PROJECT in the
amount of$ 60,000.
3. The City of Orange has the ability to absorb any cost overruns to allow AUTHORITY
to deliver PROJECT with no additional funding from PROGRAM.
4. The City of Orange will ensure PROJECT is consistent with Project P Guidelines and
will follow the Project P Guidelines.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Orange at a
regular meeting held on the 14th day of April, 2020.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
Attest:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ORANGE