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M OCTA COMMITTEE TRANSMITTAL Page 3 Committee Recommendations (Continued) C. Conditionally approve the amendment to the Master Plan for Arterial Highways for Fairhaven Avenue between Grand Avenue to Tustin Avenue from a secondary (four -lane, undivided) arterial to a divided collector (two-lane, divided) arterial. The proposed amendment will become final contingent upon the Orange County Transportation Authority receiving documentation that the cities of Santa Ana and Orange have complied with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and have amended their respective general plans. If the cities of Santa Ana and Orange do not update their respective general plans within three years to reflect the Master Plan of Arterial Highway amendment, the contingent amendment will expire, but can be returned to the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors for reconsideration and action. If the original proposed Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment is modified as a result of the California Environmental Quality Act and/or general plan amendment process, the modified Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment shall be returned to the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors for consideration and action. D. Direct the Executive Director of Planning, or his designee, to file a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act in support of the Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment. E. Receive and file a status report on the active Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendments. Committee Discussion At the November 2, 2020 Regional Planning and Highways Committee (Committee) meeting, discussion ensued regarding the reduction of approximately 30 existing lane miles, the process to amend the Master Plan Arterial Highways, the technical analysis, and the City of Santa Ana's public outreach effort. ** The Committee approved staffs recommended amendment to exclude Recommendation B, Item 1, viii pertaining to roadway classification on Hazard Avenue between Euclid Street and Harbor Boulevard. The intent was to provide the cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana (Cities) additional time to discuss the proposed reclassification on Hazard Avenue. If the Cities are able to reach consensus, the Board of Directors (Board) can consider the reclassification of Hazard Avenue at the November 9, 2020 Board meeting. Staff will provide a status in presenting the item at the Board meeting. Orange County Transportation Authority 550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 1 Orange / California 92863-1584 1 (714) 560-OCTA (6282)