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Santa Ana Zoo and loth and Flower Park Stormwater Capture Projects <br />September 16, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />project. Staff successfully negotiated with Caltrans and they have agreed to contribute <br />an additional $3,700,000 towards the construction of the Zoo stormwater project to <br />mitigate pollution generated from the freeway that currently flows through City streets. <br />The proposed resolution authorizes staff to enter into a Cooperative Implementation <br />Agreement with Caltrans to receive funding, on a reimbursement basis, and assures the <br />commitment to regulatory stormwater obligations and support of a regional solution that <br />benefits the City through stormwater capture and trash reduction (Exhibit 9). Ongoing <br />routine maintenance costs for the stormwater infrastructure, once completed, will be <br />paid through the City's Stormwater Program. <br />The proposed Santa Ana Zoo Stormwater Capture and Diversion Project has also <br />previously been awarded a State Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management <br />(IRWM) grant in the amount of $2,603,525 for design and construction phases. The <br />$2,500,000 of OCTA Tier 2 funding and $3,700,000 of Caltrans funding will be used <br />solely for the construction phase of the project. Together, these three funding sources <br />will be used to construct the stormwater and related improvements at the Zoo. Staff will <br />return to Council in the future to award a construction contract for this work. <br />Approval of the recommended actions will recognize the awarded OCTA funds, amend <br />the fiscal year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program to include these new funds, <br />authorize the City to enter into the Caltrans Cooperative Implementation Agreement, <br />and allow staff to proceed to implement the proposed projects. If approved, staff will <br />finalize the construction bid documents for both projects, initiate the bid phase, and <br />return to Council for award of construction contracts. A tentative schedule for project <br />completion is provided below: <br />Milestone <br />Date <br />OCTA Grant Appropriation Adjustment and <br />September 16, 2025 <br />Caltrans Resolution <br />Caltrans Cooperative Implementation <br />October 2025 <br />Agreement CIA <br />Award Construction Contract <br />December 2025 <br />Project Construction <br />March 2026 — March 2027 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />With approval of the requested appropriation adjustments, the funds will be budgeted <br />and available for this item in the accounts below. Once the Caltrans Cooperative <br />Implementation Agreement is executed and bids are received for construction of the <br />project, staff will return to Council to authorize the appropriation adjustment to add <br />