Item 21 - Memorandum of Understanding with OCTA and City of Irvine

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO. C-3-2925 EXHIBIT A �C4 pF 1q�' Zm Public Works and Transportation Department 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California 92606-9575 January 11, 2022 Mr. Charlie Larwood Transportation Manager Orange County Transportation Authority 550 S. Main Street P.O. Box 14184 Orange, CA 92863-1584 Re: Red Hill Avenue — Master Plan of Arterial Highways Amendment Request �Zx1'i1�ll� , r� 010. cityofirvine.org 949-724-7365 The City of Irvine would like to initiate a Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) amendment request with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to reclassify a portion of Red Hill Avenue from a major arterial to a primary arterial. The portion to be reclassified is south of MacArthur Boulevard to Main Street, as the roadway is currently classified as a primary arterial south of Main Street. The Red Hill Avenue roadway segment is currently a four -lane roadway, but is identified as a six -lane major roadway in the Orange County MPAH. The City recently approved the Irvine Business Complex Vision Plan Traffic Study update (IBC Study), which showed this segment will perform at an acceptable level of service without the implementation of the six -lane roadway. As a part of the IBC Study, an alternatives analysis reviewing the Red Hill Avenue amendment specifically was completed ("IBC Vision Plan 2018 Traffic Study Update — Alternatives Analysis", dated June 2019) and will be forwarded electronically to your staff. We are requesting a meeting with your staff to discuss the downgrade request and begin the formal amendment process. If you have questions regarding this request, please contact Melissa Dugan, Supervising Transportation Analyst at 949-724-7384 or mdugan@cityofirvine.org. Sincerely, I Jaimee Bourgeois Deputy Director of Transportation Cc: Mark Steuer, Director of Public Works and Transportation