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Home My WebLink About10E - MINUTES - 07-23-13 SPECIALMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA JULY 23, 2013 CALLED TO ORDER SOUTHWEST SENIOR CENTER 2201 W. McFADDEN AVENUE SANTA ANA, CA 4:37 P.M. ATTENDANCE COUNCILMEMBERS Present: MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor (4:53 P.M.) SAL TINAJERO, Mayor Pro Tern (5:16 P.M.) ANGELICA AMEZCUA P. DAVID BENAVIDES MICHELE MARTINEZ ROMAN A. REYNA VINCENT F. SARMIENTO COUNCILMEMBERS Absent: None STAFF Present: KEVIN O'ROURKE, Interim City Manager JOSE SANDOVAL, Chief Deputy City Attorney MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council Quorum was established thru presence of Councilmembers Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Reyna, and Sarmiento. MOTION: Elect Councilmember Amezcua as Chair (pursuant to SAMC 2- 101 due to unavailability of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem). MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Amezcua VOTE: AYES: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Reyna, and Sarmiento (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Pulido, Tinajero (2) MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 1 JULY 23, 2013 10E-1 PUBLIC COMMENTS - None COUNCIL RECESSED to Conference Room for Closed Session discussion at 4:38 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None CLOSED SESSION ITEM 1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: City Manager `Mayor Pulido left at 5:16 p.m. and did not return. WORK STUDY SESSION WS1 Santa Ana/Garden Grove Transit Vision Update - Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove Transit Vsion and Go Local Project Concept Presentation presented by Interim City Manager O'Rourke and Jason Gabriel, Principal Civil Engineer Why are we here? • Start a Conversation with the Mayor & City Council & Seek/Reaffirm Policy Direction on: 1. City Adopted Transit Vision 2. Streetcar 3. Grade Separation 4. Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) 5. Possible Relocation of OCTA Offices 6. 1-5 Freeway HOV Widening Project Background OCTA approved the "Go Local" program in 2006 • City-initiated Transit Extensions to Metrolink • In 2008, Santa Ana/Garden Grove Submitted Fixed Guideway Project Concept as Part of the Larger Transit Vision • Santa Ana's Transit Vision - A Streetcar MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 2 JULY 23, 2013 10E-2 - Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) - Santa Ana Blvd. Grade Separation • City was awarded Funding to fully develop Project Concept Whv Street Car? Gal Future - on • Population density of 1.5 times L.A. • 5th most densely populated City in U.S. • 17,380 residents per square mile • 48,500 jobs per square mile • City, County, State & Federal offices and courthouses • SARTC average weekday visitor count is 2,995 • Served by 18 OCTA bus routes • 17.8% of households without a car • 13.8% of residents use public transit • Historic Pacific Electric Railway route • A Streetcar is a destination in and of itself Transit Leade Initial segm r in Oranae Count e.u ne $Y ni n- ?a. ( ,w .w I an.M1.MO.Vtl p c ..?.m.. uan ` g ...wm ... 6e ? n..... ?? w a.w, ?,a. •?a ? uw. f ent in Santa Ana Potential future extension through Garden Grove Would connect Anaheim & Garden Grove to Downtown Santa Ana and the Civic Center MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 3 JULY 23, 2013 10E-3 Alternatives Analyzed • Reduced Set of Alternatives Evaluated in Environmental Assessment (EA) / Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (Nov 2012): ? No Build ? Transportation System Management (TSM) o Changes to Existing OCTA Bus System o Low Cost ? Streetcar 1 ? Streetcar 2 Streetcar Alternatives To ARC Metmllnk/ T Amtrak to Los Angeles Curtin G. PegbnaliruWl ? Sesw A y S i ? ! G C3 i ?I ,? Cm?tbnb S4Men ns N ? ff 999 ? rF ?? C ? _. F A Da na n 5 RTC ' Ores, 8 " gftM i Metrollnk/ Amtrak to n Diego Sa EGEND L Sveertarl Slrw?[ar3 o v,mone swe sway a.a Average Daily Ridership Projections 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 r Ridership 0 TSM/Bus Streetcar Streetcar 1 2 1. Ridership projections for streetcar alternatives based on average of high and low forecasts Streetcar Economic Development Potential MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 4 JULY 23, 2013 10E-4 • In Portland, $3.5 billion was invested within 2 blocks of the initial streetcar alignment • In Seattle, $2.4 billion in investment occurred within 3 blocks of the streetcar line • Tampa gained $1 billion in investment within 3 blocks of its streetcar line • Little Rock attracted $816 million in capital investment along its 3-mile River Rail streetcar corridor within 10 years • Santa Ana/Garden Grove investment potential being evaluated as part of the next phase of the project. • Preliminary analysis anticipates a similar level of investment as Little Rock. Streetcar Economic Develooment Potential tSl eat.&ts` $16,4 $13.2 Streetcar 1 $2311.4 $49 Streetcar 2 $257.0 $6,1 $1.5 $112 $141 516.4; $43 $21:13 , $18.4 $61 534.5 1. All costs in millions 2. Annualized Costs are based on a 12-year bus and a 25-year streetcar useful life per FTA depreciation schedule 3. Full cost, including previously funded phases, year of expenditure, Cordoba Corporation, July 2013 4. Includes O&M costs for travel time improvements outside the study area Cost Comparison to Other Systems With a pre-construction capital cost estimate of $47.5 million per mile, the cost of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove system is on par with other streetcar and BRT systems being planned and/or built: • Tucson's nearly completed streetcar cost $50.5 million/mile • Seattle's First Hill streetcar will cost $53.6 million/mile MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 5 JULY 23, 2013 10E-5 Cost Estimates • Kansas City's streetcar is estimated to cost $50 million/mile • Portland's Lake Oswego extension will cost $59.3 million/mile • Anaheim's streetcar may cost $99.7 million/mile • The Hartford New Britain Busway is estimated to cost $60.9 million/mile' • San Francisco's Van Ness Avenue BRT system will cost $62.8 million/mile` despite their relatively high costs, both of the BRT systems received federal New Starts funding Community Outreach Efforts • General community awareness campaign Initiated Oct 2012 ? One-on-one & small group discussions with more than 30 groups: • Schools • Churches • Businesses • Service organizations • Neighborhood associations ? More meetings planned • Focused Downtown Santa Ana business outreach ? Initiated Nov 2011 ? Fixed Guide-Way tours ? Property owners ? Merchants ? Arts Council ? Door-to-door meetings with more than 234 business representatives ? Information provided in English & Spanish MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 6 JULY 23, 2013 10E-6 Steps take & Immediate Actions Remaining: To Date: a) Go Local request by OCTA (2006) b) City Proposal (2007) c) OCTA funding to City for conceptual development (2008) Moving Forward: 1) City Council - Information (7-16-2013) 2) City Council - SS / LPA & Environmental Status 7-23-2013 (first time public interacts w/ full CC) 3) OCTA - Project Status to (August 2013) 4) Release Environmental (August 2013) 5) OCTA - Completion of Draft Environmental (September/October 2013) 6) City Council - Select LPA & Certify Environmental (November 2013) 7) OCTA - Confirm adoption of LPA & Environmental by City Council (December 2013) Council Police Direction Needed As Leaders in the County for the Regional Transit Vision, the City Council needs to Advise Staff: 1. Do you Support the Proposed Project & Next Steps? 2. Owner/Operator goes to OCTA - Design & Construction - Operations & Maintenance ($5 - 6 million annually) City Council made several general comments on proposed Streetcar project, including: overwhelming support of proposed project; need to have balanced distribution of transit funds i.e. highways, streets, etc.; proposed Streetcar project would alleviate street traffic congestion; OCTA's M-2 funds set aside for alternative modes of transportation; evaluate alternative route drop off; staff to analyze tangible benefits to City's economic development; study walkability component; City Council supports OCTA as owner and operator of Streetcar; Council to promote and encourage Countywide support of project. MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 7 JULY 23, 2013 10E-7 Interim City Manager O'Rourke briefly discussed the SARTC concept and Caltran's proposed Interstate 5 Freeway HOV Widening Project ADJOURNED - 6:45 P.M. Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING JULY 23, 2013 10E-8