HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-049 - Selecting A Locally Preferred Alternative For the Santa Ana- Fixed GuidewayRESOLUTION NO.2014 -049
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA SELECTING A LOCALLY PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SANTA ANA - GARDEN GROVE
FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT
WHEREAS, since 2008, the Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove have worked
collaboratively with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) on the Santa
Ana - Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project; and
WHEREAS, Santa Ana and OCTA have entered into cooperative agreements for
development of the Fixed Guideway Project; and
WHEREAS, the City's consultant team completed an LPA Decision Report; and
WHEREAS, the staff desires that the identified alternative in the LPA Decision
Report be approved by the City Council as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA); and
WHEREAS, the LPA identified is the proposed project to be evaluated in a Final
Environmental Assessment (EA) /Environmental Impact Report (EIR) subject to the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the proposed project as defined by the LPA cannot be advanced
prior to the certification of the joint NEPA /CEQA document.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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. The LPA Decision Report has been prepared and is enclosed herein.
B. The City Council supports the LPA Decision Report findings in recommending
Streetcar Alternative 1 based on the following factors:
• Strong Community Support for a Streetcar System
• Highest Ridership
• Serves Greatest Number of Transit Dependent Households
• Least Right -of -Way Acquisition
• Lower Cost
• Most Transit Supportive Land Uses
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• Larger Economic Development Potential
• Ease of Constructability
C. The City Council supports the LPA Decision Report recommendation of
Parking Scenario "A" where on- street parking remains on Fourth Street along
both sides, with diagonal parking along the south side becoming parallel
parking.
D. The City Council supports the LPA Decision Report recommendation to select
Site B for the operations and maintenance facility along Fifth Street west of
Raitt Street.
E. The City of Santa Ana desires that Streetcar Alternative 1, the Locally
Preferred Alternative, be identified so that the Fixed Guideway Project may be
designed, developed, constructed, delivered, and operated by OCTA.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager or his designee to
submit all project related documents to OCTA.
ADOPTED this 51h day of August, 2014.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By-z:AQ4jL k, l,6411,10 -
Sonia R. Carvalho,
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides Pulido, Martinez (4)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
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None (0)
Reyna Sarmiento, Tinaiero (3)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2014 -049 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on August 5, 2014.
Date: E6 . y 6C s G
Clerk of Council
City of Santa Ana
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