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1 M3 SANTA ANA ACTIVE STREETS 04/05/2022 Kristopher Fortin, Project Director Santa Ana Active Streets 450 W 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: Item # 20 Authorize a Purchase Agreement in the Amount of$980,000 for Real Property Acquisition for Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements (Property Owners: Sergio De Leon and Laura De Leon) (Project No. 15-6827) (Non-General Fund) Dear Santa Ana Mayor and City Council, Santa Ana Active Streets (SAAS) respectfully opposes Item 20. We understand the premise of the Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements, however, addressing these needs should not be at the cost of residents losing housing stability. SAAS believes that the Fairview Corridor can accomplish its upgrades without expanding the number of lanes. The City of Santa Ana's own Active Transportation Plan already proposes a roadway that is limited to two lanes in both directions and a Multi-Use Path. On page 106-107 of the Active Transportation Plan, the street type proposed shows four general-purpose lanes, a center turn lane, a 10-foot multiuse path on the west side of the street, and a 5-foot sidewalk and 5-foot greenway on the east side of the street. This would maintain the street at 82 ft, and that is even with maintaining most general-purpose lanes at 11 ft and one lane at 15 ft. To propose an even better street, we would include the reduction of lane widths to 10 feet in order to limit vehicle speeds and reduce further need to acquire land for the project. 10 ft lanes have been done on other City streets, including on Bristol. While the City's staff report states that the proposed project would adhere to OCTA's Master Plan of Arterial Highways, no mention of the City's Active Transportation Plan is mentioned in the City staff report. When the City Council voted for the Active Transportation Plan, it was incorporated into the City's Circulation Element, which we understand has not been fully updated. So the question rests on whether the City chooses a project that adheres to an outdated general plan or our future general plan and circulation element. We believe the most recent ideas put forward take precedence, and we support the Fairview project included in the Active Transportation Plan, not what is included in this agenda item today. This would maintain the property as is and not require eminent domain. Concerning the Master Plan of Arterial Highways, the MPAH is a planning document that the OCTA administrates and is connected to Measure M2, which funds substantial transportation capital projects in the county, this project included. A city's circulation element has to be consistent with the MPAH, otherwise the OCTA can pull M2 funding away from cities as punishment. This is unique to Orange County, as no other transportation sales tax in California Santa Ana Active Streets 14S0 W 4th St, I Santa Ana,CA 92701 1 Tel.(6S7)20S-7306 I www.saascoalition.org I generaI@saascoaIition.org