REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Eric Tello, Assistant Civil Engineer
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-30 concerning the status and update of the Circulation Element, and Mitigation Fee Program for the Measure M2 Program and adopt a 7-year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 through 2031/2032 for compliance with renewed Measure M eligibility requirements
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Statement of Issue:
To remain eligible to receive Measure M2 Program funding, the City must adopt a resolution informing Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) that the City’s updated Circulation Element, and Mitigation Fee Program has been approved by the City. The City must also submit to OCTA and adopt a 7-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) in compliance with renewed Measure M (M2) eligibility requirements.
Financial Impact:
No additional funding is required for this action. The annual Measure M2 local fair share allocation in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 is approximately $5.2 million for the City.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-30, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Concerning the Status and Update of the Circulation Element, and Mitigation Fee Program for Measure M (M2) Program”; and,
B) Adopt the 7-year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 through 2031/2032 for compliance with renewed Measure M eligibility requirements.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt Resolution No. 2025-30 and/or the attached 7-year CIP for Measure M eligibility and provide staff with an alternative direction. This action would result in a loss of $5.2 million for the next fiscal year, and the loss of allocated and potential grant funding for the traffic and street improvement projects.
Analysis:
On November 6, 1990, Orange County voters approved the original Measure M, the revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance, for twenty years (1991-2011). On November 7, 2006, the Orange County voters approved Renewed Measure M. Renewed Measure M is a thirty year (2011-2041), multi-billion-dollar program extension of the original Measure M.
Renewed Measure M net revenues are generated from a one-half cent sales tax plus any interest or other earnings-after allowable deductions. Net revenues may be allocated to local jurisdictions for a variety of programs identified in Ordinance No. 3 (see Attachment #5). Compliance with the eligibility requirements in Ordinance No. 3 must be established and maintained for local jurisdictions to receive Measure M net revenues.
The City must satisfy certain requirements to maintain eligibility to receive funding from OCTA. Although Measure M2 funds are currently in escrow, we must continue to satisfy OCTA eligibility requirements to use funds once they are released. A key requirement is that the City must adopt a 7-year CIP for fiscal years 2025/2026 through 2031/2032, in compliance with renewed Measure M eligibility requirements. The 7-year CIP, which is included as Attachment #3, identifies all projects currently and potentially funded by OCTA Measure M2 funds.
The following projects are identified in Attachment #3:
1. ADA Improvement Program
2. Arterial Rehabilitation
3. Banning Roundabout and SE Corridor Improvements
4. Bridge Maintenance Projects
5. Bushard Fire Station Signal/Fiber Optic
6. CCTV Camera Installation
7. Citywide Mobility and Corridor Improvements
8. Citywide Safe Route to School Evaluation
9. Concrete Replacements
10. Edinger Avenue Synchronization
11. Fire Station Signal - Murdy Fire Station
12. General Fiber Optic Installation and Maintenance
13. General Public Works CIP Design
14. General Street Maintenance for Public Works
15. Graham and Springdale Street Reconfiguration
16. Hamilton Avenue Corridor Improvements
17. Humboldt Bridge Rehabilitation Project
18. Huntington Beach Catch Basin Retrofit Project
19. Huntington Beach Northwest Catch Basin Retrofit Project
20. Magnolia Street Corridor Improvements
21. Residential Alley Rehabilitation
22. Residential Curb Ramp Project
23. Residential Overlay Program
24. TS Modification - Bolsa Avenue/Amazon Delivery
25. TS Synchronization - Bolsa Avenue
26. TS Synchronization - Bolsa Chica
27. Talbert Avenue Synchronization
28. Traffic Signal - Goldenwest and Norma/Lydia
29. Traffic Signal Goldenwest Street and Rio Vista Drive
30. Traffic Signal Modification Main and Delaware
31. Traffic Signal Modification Warner and Ash
32. Warner Avenue Synchronization
Circulation Element / MPAH Consistency
The Circulation Element is one component of the City’s General Plan that depicts a planned multi-modal network and related policies (Attachment #4). The City's Circulation Element defines the minimum planned lane configurations for major roads and shall be consistent with the OCTA MPAH, which defines the minimum planned lane configurations for major regionally significant roads in Orange County.
Mitigation Fee Program
The Mitigation Fee Program is an established fee program which assesses fees used to mitigate effects of new development on transportation infrastructure. Appropriate mitigation measures, including payment of fees, construction of improvements, or any combination thereof, will be determined through an established and documented process by the City. The City previously adopted Resolution No. 2012-23 establishing new and revised mitigation fees (Attachment #2). Additionally, Resolution No. 2025-30 allows the City to meet annual eligibility requirements to receive M2 Net Revenues (Attachment #1).
Public Works Commission Action:
Not required for this action.
Environmental Status:
Not applicable for this action.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2025-30 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Concerning the Status and Update of the Circulation Element, and Mitigation Fee Program for Measure M (M2) Program”
2. Resolution No. 2012-23
3. Measure M 7-year Capital Improvement Program (FY 2025/2026 through 2031/2032)
4. Huntington Beach Circulation Element
5. OCTA Ordinance No. 3
6. PowerPoint Presentation