HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-001 - Support of Extensions of the OC StreetcarRESOLUTION NO. 2020-001
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF EXTENSIONS OF THE OC
STREETCAR
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Nearly 30 percent of Orange County's population reside in the Cities of Santa
Ana, Garden Grove, and Anaheim ("Cities"), and over 25 percent of Orange
County jobs are in the Cities.
B. Increasing population and employment growth in the region and Orange
County emphasize the critical need to improve infrastructure and expand
travel options.
C. Better access to jobs offers new opportunities for residents to continue to live,
work, and thrive in Orange County.
D. The Cities strongly desire to improve access to jobs in central Orange County
by strengthening public transportation systems.
E. Harbor Boulevard and Bristol Street are critical public transportation corridors
used by residents and workers for access to jobs and schools throughout
central Orange County.
F. The Orange County Transportation Authority ("OCTA") will soon complete the
OC Streetcar that will extend the reach of Metrolink service by connecting the
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center to a new transportation hub near
Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue in the Cities of Santa Ana and
Garden Grove.
G. The OC Streetcar will greatly benefit commuters throughout the county who
work in historic downtown Santa Ana and Civic Center, one of the largest
employment centers in Orange County.
H. OCTA completed a study in 2018 that considered, among other options,
extending the OC Streetcar north on Harbor Boulevard to the Anaheim Resort
area to connect to job centers in Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Anaheim.
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OCTA is conducting a study that is considering, among other options,
extending the OC Streetcar south on Bristol Street to the John Wayne Airport
area to connect to job centers in Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and
Irvine.
The Cities believe an OC Streetcar extension to the Anaheim Resort area
should move forward as expeditiously as possible to provide community
benefits, improve public transportation services, and capture future state and
federal funds for project implementation.
K. Santa Ana also believes an OC Streetcar extension to the John Wayne
Airport should move forward as expeditiously as possible to provide
community benefits, improve public transportation services, and capture
future state and federal funds for project implementation.
Section 2. Based upon the above referenced recitals, and all details specified
in the accompanying Request for Council Action, and each of them, the City of Santa
Ana hereby supports extensions of the OC Streetcar, and requests that OCTA provide
funding to advance appropriate project development efforts for OC Streetcar extensions
to the Anaheim Resort and John Wayne Airport areas.
Section 3. Additionally, the City of Santa Ana is committed to complementary
street improvements and land uses that will further strengthen potential ridership and
state/federal funding opportunities for OC Streetcar extensions.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 21 st day of January, 2020.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
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Ryan
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AYES: Councilmembers Bacerra, Iglesias, Penaloza, Pulido, Sarmiento,
Solorio, Villegas (7)
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2020-001 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on January 21, 2020.
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Q Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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