REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2021-32 regarding the status and update of the Circulation Element and Mitigation Fee Program for the Measure M (M2) Program, and Adopt a 7-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2021/22 through 2027/28 for compliance with renewed Measure M eligibility requirements
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Statement of Issue:
To be eligible to receive Measure M2 funding, the City is required to adopt a resolution informing the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) that the City’s Circulation Element is in conformance with the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH), and reaffirm concurrence with the City’s existing Mitigation Fee Program; and submit to OCTA an adopted 7-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) in compliance with renewed Measure M (M2) eligibility requirements.
Financial Impact:
No financial impact. The annual Measure M2 local fair share allocation in Fiscal Year 2021/22 is approximately $3.3 million for the City.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-32, “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 2021/22 through 2027/28 to comply with renewed Measure M eligibility requirements (Attachment #5).
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt the resolution and forego the City’s eligibility for Measure M2 funding.
Analysis:
On November 6, 1990, the Orange County voters approved the original Measure M, the revised Traffic Impact and Growth Management Ordinance, for twenty years (1991-2011). On November 7, 2006, the Orange County voters approved renewed Measure M (M2), which is a thirty-year (2011-2041), multi-billion dollar program extension of the original Measure M.
M2 net revenues are generated from the transactions and use tax, plus any interest or other earnings after allowable deductions. Net revenues may be allocated to jurisdictions for a variety of programs identified in Ordinance Number 3 (Attachment #1). Compliance with eligibility requirements established in Ordinance No. 3 must be established and maintained in order for local jurisdictions to receive Measure M revenues.
The City is required to adopt a resolution biennially, informing OCTA that the City’s Circulation Element is in conformance with the MPAH, and whether any changes to any arterial highways of the Circulation Element have been adopted by the City. The City Council must also reaffirm every two years that the City concurs with the existing mitigation fee program. Additionally, the 7-Year CIP must be adopted annually in compliance with M2 eligibility requirements. These items are described in greater detail below.
Circulation Element/MPAH Consistency
A Circulation Element is one component of the City’s General Plan that depicts a planned multimodal network and related policies (Attachment #2). 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 a locally-established fee program, which assess 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 #3). Additionally, Resolution No. 2021-32 allows the City to meet annual eligibility requirements to receive M2 Net Revenues (Attachment #4).
7-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
For Measure M compliance, the City must adopt a 7-Year CIP for Fiscal Years 2021/22 through 2027/28. The 7-Year CIP identifies all twenty-six (26) projects currently and potentially funded by OCTA M2 funds, outlined in Attachment #5 and listed below:
1. Arterial Rehabilitation FY 2021
2. Bridge Preventive Maintenance
3. Bridge Rehabilitation Projects
4. Brookhurst Street Synchronization
5. Concrete Replacements
6. Downtown Street Lighting
7. Edinger Avenue Synchronization
8. Garfield Avenue Fiber Optic
9. General Street Maintenance for Public Works
10. Gothard Street Fiber Optic
11. Huntington Beach Catch Basin Retrofit Project
12. Huntington Beach Northwest Catch Basin Retrofit Project
13. Magnolia Street Synchronization
14. McFadden/Edwards and Heil/Algonquin Catch Basin Retrofit Project
15. Residential Curb Ramp Project
16. Residential Overlay
17. TS Modification Warner and Graham
18. TS Modification Warner and Nichols
19. TS Modifications - Left Turn Arrows
20. TS Synchronization - Bolsa
21. Talbert Avenue Synchronization
22. Traffic Signal Modification at Brookhurst and Indianapolis
23. Traffic Signal Modification Main and Delaware
24. Traffic Signal Modification Warner and Ash
25. Utica Bicycle Boulevard from Main Street to Beach
26. Warner Avenue Synchronization
Public Works Commission Action: Not applicable.
Environmental Status:
Not applicable.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Infrastructure & Parks
Attachments:
1. OCTA Ordinance No. 3
2. Huntington Beach Circulation Element
3. Resolution No. 2012-23
4. Resolution No. 2021-32
5. Measure M 7-Year CIP (FY 2021/22 through FY 2027/28)