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Attachment B - E The Centerline Project Action Plan PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 1. Preliminary Engineering & Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report Public Involvement Plan 1.1 Background aCTA plans to complete the preliminary engineering for The Centerline Project and have the aCTA Board certify an FEIS by September 15, 2003. During this time. final decisions must be made on the precise route, elevation along that route, technology, number, location and scale of stations, and actions to be taken to integrate the Centerline into the affected communities (I.e. a mitigation plan).' . The aCTA Board and the City Councils of Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Santa Ana have formally endorsed The Centerline and--to varying degrees--have embraced the LPA. However, some support this specific route only for further analysis: and others outside the three cities have voiced a desire to redirect Centerline funds to other projects. This is the first time that aCTA will present to the community at large this precise route as the preferred LPA-and it includes some aspects that have only limited recent public review. And, inevitably, additional concerns will emerge as the engineering proceeds and the project becomes a reality. Thus, the challenge before the Board is to engineer and environmentally clear a project and foster community support for it within a tight schedule. ïhe OCïA Board will be responsible to: 1. Adopt and implement a local government and public involvement plan that meets CEOA and NEPA public participation .requirements and results in a consensus among a.ffected city cou,ncils and the aCTA;. ' 2. Achieve consensus on a construction phasing and financing plan; and 3, Ensure that county leadership outside the three service area cities do not oppose Centerline and that there is political support for seeking federal funding. aCTA and the three affected cities will be responsIble to: 1. Collaboratively agree on a plan; 2, Formally demonstrate commitment to The Centerline Project at key interim milestones during the 18-month timeframe, 3. Augment existing technical and public affairs staff resources; and' 4. Retain outside consulting assistance to achieve this outcome. ïhe CenterLine project team will be responsible to: ' 1. Integrate the technical and consensus-building aspects of the project throughout the timeframe by immediately agreeing on a schedule and decision making process to initiate collaborative, successful project planning. 1