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MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY MOTION was made by Griset, RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY - APPROVED seconded by Luxembourger, to MAYOR AUTHORIZED approve the following recom- mendations of staff and the Transportation Advisory Committee, as modified by Council, and to authorize the Mayor to submit the recommendations to the Orange County Transportation Commission: 1) The Pacific Electric Right of Way should be developed as soon as possible into a transportation corridor through Santa Ana serving the Orange County Civic Center, the Orange County Transit District downtown bus terminal, and the future Inter-City Commuter Station for Amtrak and inter-City buses. 2) The Main Street Corridor should be developed as soon as possible into a rapid transit corridor serving the John Wayne Airport, the Orange County Civic Center and Orange County Transit District downtown bus terminal, the Main Street financial district and the Anaheim commercial, recreational area; and intersecting the Pacific Electric Corridor in downtown Santa Ana. 3) The Amtrak Inter-City Commuter Station should be built as soon as possible. 4) Planning and design studies for the Orange Freeway extension from the Garden Grove Freeway to the San Diego Freeway should be commenced as soon as possible. Additional high occupancy vehicle lanes should be constructed on existing freeways. 6) Efforts should be made to increase the modal split away from the single occupant vehicles, including lowering the basic assumption for modal split to 20 or 15 miles per hour during freeway peak hours. 7) Ridesharing and other Transportation Systems Management strategies should be emphasized to increase the capacity of the existing system. 8) Congestion relief should be provided in areas that currently have travel problems, prior to system expansions. 9) Transit accessibility should be increased so as to encourage more use of public transit, through reduced headways, more routes, express service, and improved downtown accessibility using mini- buses or other feeder networks. 10) Future land use decisions should be based on controlled planning to ensure that land use and transportation development plans are compatible. AYES: Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Ward, Yamamoto NOES: None CA 82.12A ABSENT: Bricken CA 112.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION Following the oral report by JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT the Assistant Executive Direc- APPROVED tor, Redevelopment & Housing, MOTION was made by Luxembourger, seconded by Griset, to authorize the Mayor to execute a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the City of Santa Ana and Community Redevelopment Agency for acquisition of property in the Redevelopment Project Area located at 2660 North Main (Weber's Bakery, corner of Main Street & Roe Drive). CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 25 JANUARY 21, 1980