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RESOLUTION NO. 2020- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF EXTENSIONS OF THE OC <br />STREETCAR <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. Nearly 30 percent of Orange County's population reside in the Cities of <br />Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Anaheim ("Cities"), and over 25 percent of <br />Orange County jobs are in the Cities. <br />B. Increasing population and employment growth in the region and Orange <br />County emphasize the critical need to improve infrastructure and expand <br />travel options. <br />C. Better access to jobs offers new opportunities for residents to continue to <br />live, work, and thrive in Orange County. <br />D. The Cities strongly desire to improve access to jobs in central Orange <br />County by strengthening public transportation systems. <br />E. Harbor Boulevard and Bristol Street are critical public transportation <br />corridors used by residents and workers for access to jobs and schools <br />throughout central Orange County. <br />F. The Orange County Transportation Authority ("OCTA") will soon complete <br />the OC Streetcar that will extend the reach of Metrolink service by <br />connecting the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center to a new <br />transportation hub near Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue in the <br />Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove. <br />G. The OC Streetcar will greatly benefit commuters throughout the county <br />who work in historic downtown Santa Ana and Civic Center, one of the <br />largest employment centers in Orange County. <br />H. OCTA completed a study in 2018 that considered, among other options, <br />extending the OC Streetcar north on Harbor Boulevard to the Anaheim <br />Resort area to connect to job centers in Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and <br />Anaheim. <br />55A-3 Resolution No. 2020 <br />