ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF IRVINE

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO. C-3-2925 1 unacceptable level of service; and 2 WHEREAS, these projected changes in future traffic patterns results in a determination that 3 appreciable impacts may occur in the at the intersections of Flower Street/MacArthur Boulevard and 4 Flower Street/Segerstrom Avenue, where both intersections are located in the City of Santa Ana; and 5 WHEREAS, improvements identified to mitigate appreciable impacts at the two intersections will 6 be fully mitigated by adding an eastbound right turn lane at the intersection of Flower Street and 7 MacArthur Boulevard and adding a westbound right turn lane at the intersection of Flower Street and S Segerstrom Avenue; and 9 WHEREAS, Exhibit B, entitled"Summary of MPAH Amendment Appreciable Impacts and Traffic 10 Share", provides a summary of the appreciable impacts occurring at intersections as a result of the I Amendment to the MPAH; and 12 WHEREAS, the CITY of Irvine may not utilize Measure M2 competitive funds on intersection 13 improvements and mitigation request related to the MPAH reclassification; and 1.4 WHEREAS, the City of Irvine must amend their respective General Plans and comply with the 15 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to finalize the Red Hill Avenue amendment per the 16 Guidance to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways; and 17 WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is the Affected Agency, having appreciable impacts occurring 18 within the jurisdictions as a result of the City of Irvine's Amendment to the MPAH; and 19 WHEREAS, the Affected Agency have reviewed and provided letters of support for the 20 City of Irvine's Amendment to the MPAH; and 21 WHEREAS, AUTHORITY's Board of Directors (Board) approved this Amendment to the MPAH, 22 subject to authorized negotiation and execution of an MOU with the cities of Irvine and Santa Ana for 23 mitigation improvements on April 10, 2023. Exhibit C, entitled "Amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial 24 Highways Staff Report to the OCTA Board of Directors dated April 10, 2023" to this MOU contains the 25 background for the Amendment to the MPAH, as it is the Staff Report approved by the AUTHORITY's 26 Regional Transportation Committee on April 3, 2023, and by the AUTHORITY'S Board April 10, 2023; 2