55B - AA FOR RESO RELOCATION PLAN FOR WARNER AVE

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Relocation Plan - Warner Avenue Phase 2, Oak Street to Grand Avenue February 18, 2020 Page 2 approximately $1,250,000. The resolution adopting the Relocation Plan requires City Council approval before the property acquisitions can proceed (Exhibit 3). The Draft Relocation Plan was made available for public review for 30 days, beginning December 20, 2019, at the Santa Ana Public Library main branch, the Clerk of the Council's Office, the Public Works Agency public counter, Delhi Center, and on the City's website. Each potentially displaced occupant and affected property owner was given an advisory notice regarding Relocation Plan's availability and an opportunity to submit questions and comments by February 4, 2020. All comments/questions and responses have been incorporated into the Relocation Plan herein presented for City Council approval. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure, Objective #1 (establish and maintain a Community Investment Plan for all City assets), Strategy G (develop and implement the City's Capital Improvement Program in coordination with the Community Investment and Deferred Maintenance Plans). Approval of this item also supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies), Strategy C (support business development and job growth along transit corridors through the completion of critical transit plans/projects). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT On September 1, 2015, the City Council approved the Warner Avenue Final Environmental Impact Statement (SCH No. 2012101004). FISCAL IMPACT A grant award of $10,560,000 in Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M2 Arterial Capacity Enhancements (ACE) funding for Warner Avenue Improvement Project right-of- way activities was recognized in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program. Due to OCTA Board action in May 2019, all M2 payments to the City have been suspended until City regains M2 eligibility. Subsequently, the budget appropriation for this project was not carried forward to the City's Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget. City staff wishes to proceed with project delivery, as pending M2 funds will be reimbursed to City once compliance with the Maintenance of Effort requirements are accepted by OCTA, with anticipated renewal in early 2020. Therefore, the requested Appropriation Adjustment (Recommended Action No. 1) will reappropriate $140,000 of the grant award to provide sufficient funding to complete this relocation plan. If the City does not receive the Measure M2 funding as expected, this project will be backfilled with an alternative funding source. Approval of the requested Appropriation Adjustment will recognize $140,000 in the Measure M- Street Construction Fund, Measure M2 Competitive revenue account (No. 03217002-52332) and appropriate the same amount into the Measure M-Street Construction Fund, Measure M2 Competitive Street, Improvements Other Than Building expenditure account (No. 03217663- 66220). As a $340,000 contribution from the City of Tustin has already been budgeted in the 55B-2