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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO. C-3-2925 <br />EXHIBIT C <br />Amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highway Page 2 <br />If the original proposed Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment is <br />modified as a result of the California Environmental Quality Act and/or <br />general plan amendment process, the modified Master Plan of Arterial <br />Highways amendment shall be returned to the Orange County <br />Transportation Authority Board of Directors for consideration and action. <br />B. Direct the Chief Executive Officer or his designee to negotiate and execute <br />the memorandum of understanding between Orange County <br />Transportation Authority and the cities of Irvine and Santa Ana related to <br />the proposed mitigation program. <br />C. Direct the Executive Director of Planning, or his designee, to file a Notice <br />of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act in support of <br />the Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment. <br />D. Receive and file a status report on the pending Master Plan of Arterial <br />Highways amendments. <br />Background <br />Proposed amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) are <br />submitted to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of <br />Directors (Board) on a periodic basis. The requested amendments for the cities of <br />Fullerton (Fullerton) and Irvine (Irvine) are illustrated in Attachment A and <br />Attachment B, respectively. Details on the requested amendments are provided <br />below, along with an update on pending MPAH amendments. <br />Discussion <br />The cities of Fullerton and Irvine submitted requests to amend the MPAH as <br />documented in Attachment C and Attachment D, respectively. Staff reviewed <br />city -provided traffic data supporting each amendment request and has concluded <br />that the proposed changes can accommodate existing and future traffic volumes. <br />Furthermore, existing, and future traffic levels of service (LOS) can be maintained <br />at an acceptable LOS D or better. <br />Fullerton <br />As indicated in Attachment C, Associated Road is requested to be reclassified on <br />the MPAH from a secondary (four -lane, divided) arterial to a divided collector <br />(two-lane, divided) arterial between Imperial Highway and Bastanchury Road. This <br />segment is currently built as a secondary arterial; however, Fullerton wishes to <br />reallocate excess roadway capacity to accommodate Class IV protected bicycle <br />lanes and on -street parking. <br />