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Amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways Page 6 Further, the City has discussed the matter with City of Garden Grove, and there is an understanding that the parties will work to address this issue as the long-term vision for the property develops. Based on the support from the affected agencies and technical analysis of the proposed reclassifications, staff recommends conditional approval of the MPAH amendments, authorization to negotiate and execute the final MOU, and a cooperative agreement for a transit cooperative study. If approved by the Board, the proposed amendments will not become final until OCTA receives: (1) a fully signed and executed MOU among OCTA and the cities of Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, and Tustin; and (2) documentation that the City has amended their general plan and have complied with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Additionally, the City of Orange must also provide documentation that their general plan has been amended in compliance with CEQA before finalizing the reclassification of Fairhaven Avenue on the MPAH. CEQA Amendments to the MPAH are exempt from the CEQA review. As such, if the Board approves the recommendations, OCTA will file a Notice of Exemption from CEQA in support of the proposed amendment to the MPAH. MPAH Status Update As indicated in the status report in Attachment M, there are currently 22 active amendments proposed for the MPAH. The City's General Plan Update also includes the conditionally -approved MPAH amendment in 2016 to support planned bikeways and accommodate the development of the OC Streetcar on Fourth Street from French Street to Grand Avenue, and on three segments of Santa Ana Boulevard:(1) Flower Street to Ross Street, (2) French Street to Santiago Street, and (3) Raitt Street to Flower Street. As indicated in Attachment A, the adoption of the General Plan Update will finalize the amendment on these four facilities. In June 2020, OCTA received appropriate documentation to finalize and update the MPAH map to reflect conditionally -approved amendments within several other jurisdictions: Huntington Beach — Graham Street and Talbert Street (shared with the County of Orange), Delaware Street, 6th Street; Yorba Linda — Esperanza Road (shared with the County of Orange), Fairmont Boulevard Connector; and Westminster— Garden Grove Boulevard, Edwards Street, Trask Avenue, and Hoover Street.