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RESOLUTION NO. 91-052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ENDORSING
CERTAIN REGIONAL FUNDING PROGRAM
CONSISTENCY AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
AS THE DEFINITION OF, AND PROCESS
FOR DETERMINING, CONSISTENCY OF THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PLAN WITH
THE ORANGE COUNTY MASTER PLAN OF
ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS.
WHEREAS, the city of Santa Ana desires to maintain and
improve the streets and roads within its jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, the City supports regional coordination of
transportation improvements;
WHEREAS, the City desires to use funds collected from the
Revised Orange County Traffic Improvement and Growth Management
Ordinance for transportation maintenance and improvement projects;
WHEREAS, the Revised Orange County Traffic Improvement
and Growth Management Ordinance states that within six months after
approval of the Retail Tax by the electors, the Orange County Local
Transportation Authority (OCLTA), through a cooperative process
involving the County and all of the cities within the County, shall
adopt a definition of, and a process for, determining consistency
of each jurisdiction'$ Traffic Circulation Plan with the Master
Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH);
WHEREAS, representatives from the OCLTA, City Engineers
Association, City Managers Association and the County of Orange
have developed a definition of, and process for, determining
consistency of each jurisdiction's Traffic Circulation Element with
the MPAN (Exhibit A) which was endorsed by a unanimous vote of the
Orange County Division of the League of California cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana hereby endorses the Regional Funding Program
Consistency and Eligibility Criteria as included in Exhibit A as
RESOLUTION 91-052
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the definition of, and process for determining, consistency of the
City of Santa Ana's Traffic Circulation Plan with the MPAH.
ADOPTED this lTth day of QUn~ , 199L.
ATTEST:
~dnice C. Gu~ /~- _K~/
Clerk of the Coundil/
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Ay~
Pulido Aye
Acosta Ay~
Griset Aye
McGuigan Ay~
Norton Aye
Richardson Ay~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY
State of California
County of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Resolution 9/-O~-~--. to be the original resolution
adopted by the city Council of the City of Santa Aha on
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Clerk of the Council, Date
City of Santa Ana
EXH]BZT A
REGIONAL FUNDING PROGRAM CONSISTENCY AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
CONSISTENCY DEFINITION
Consistency with the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAR) is the primary
criterion for determining ciTy and county commitment to maintaining the integrity
of the regional transportation system. For a city circulation element to be
consistent with the MPAH, for purposes of regional funding program eligibility,
it shall have an equivalent planned traffic-carrying capacity for all MPAH links
within the city's jurisd£c=ion.
"Planned capacity" shall be measured by the number of through lanes on each
arterial highway as shown on the local circulation element. Cities shall not
he inconsistent as a result of existing capaciL-y limitations on arterials which
are not yet constructed to the circulation element desi~nation. However, any
¢£=y which unilaterally reduces the number of through lanes of an M~AH arterial
highway on its circulation element to less than shown on the MPAHwithout County
approval shall he inconsistent with the MPA}{ on the date city council action is
taken and is ineligible for regional funding until consistency is re-established.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Local Agency Responsibility
Eligibility requirements shall be verified annually as follows:
For Measure M "Streets and Roads Maintenance and Road Improvements" ($450
million "turnback") funds, cities shall adopt a General Plan Circulation
Element which does not preclude implementation of the MPAH and shall take no
action to preclude implementation of the MPA]{.
For all compecltive regional funding programs such as the Arterial Highway
Financing Program (ARFP), Orange County Unified Transportation Trust Fund
(OCUTT), Combined Road Fund (CRP), and Measure M "Regional Street and Road
Projects", "MPA}{ Improvements" and "Growth Management Area Improvements",
cities shall adopt:
a. a General Plan Circulation Element which is consistent with theMPAR, and
b. a City Council resolution attesting that no unilateral reduction in lanes
has been made on any MPA/{ arterials.
Annual Review Process
Each year , County shall determine if city circulation elements provide equal
numbers of through lanes for ~ch highway shown on the MPAH. County shall also
ensure that local agencies have not unilaterally reduced the number of lanes on
any existing arterial highway (effective April 1, 1991).
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EXHIBIT 1
Approval Process
Upon completion, of .c he review, a Jo£nC commiutee of city and county
representatives will make recommendations for eligibility to =he Orange County
Transportation Authoriuy for Measure M, CRP, and OCUTTprograms and to the County
Board of Supervisors for Arterial Mighway Financing Program. These
rs~ommendations shall be reviewed and formally approved by 0CTA and the Board.
RE-ESTABLISHING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Once e city has been determined to be ineligible for regional funds, it may seek
to re-establish eligibility by requesting a cooperauive suudy be undertaken with
County. The study will be designed to 1) ascertain the re&ional transportation
system need, 2) make provisions to meet =hose needs in the city General Plan and
3)re-establish consistency with the MPA/4. Any changes =o =he city General Plan
or the MPAH shell be mutually acceptable co the city and the county. Un=il such
a study has been completed, the City shall be ineligible co receive applicable
funds.
MIfflr'UAL CHANGES TO CIRCULATION ELEM'EIS~F AND MPAH
A city and the County may mutually revise =heir respective circulation elements
through the cooperative process outlined above. Ci~ies shell continue to be
eligible to receive funds while the cooperative study process is underway.
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