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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 28 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />June 20, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Measure M2 Funding Eligibility Renewal 2023-24 <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Adopt Resolutions to Maintain Orange County Transportation Authority's Measure M2 <br />Funding Eligibility for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a Resolution affirming consistency between the City's Mobility Element and <br />the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways, concurring with the existing <br />Transportation System Improvement Area fee program to maintain Orange County <br />Transportation Authority Measure M2 eligibility Program funding, approximated to <br />exceed $6.5 million dollars for Fiscal Year 2023-24. <br />2. Adopt a Resolution confirming the status and update of the City's 2023 Local Signal <br />Synchronization Plan to maintain eligibility for Measure M2 Program funding. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a one-half cent sales <br />tax increase for 20 years, to fund transportation projects in Orange County. In <br />November 2006, voters approved the Renewal of Measure M (M2) for an additional <br />thirty years. In April 2011, M2 became effective and the net revenues generated by the <br />measure contribute to two types of funding: Local Fair Share (LFS) and Competitive. All <br />Orange County cities are eligible for LFS funding, which is distributed on a formula - <br />based allocation determined by population, number of existing Master Plan of Arterial <br />Highways (MPAH) centerline miles, and taxable sales. Cities are required to submit <br />additional documentation to Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) by June <br />30 of each year to be eligible for the competitive component of the M2 grant funding. <br />Fulfilling M2 eligibility requirements will also allow the City to qualify for other regional <br />competitive M2 grant funding opportunities. <br />OCTA determines local agency annual eligibility for M2 funds based upon the local <br />agency's approved documentation of OCTA submittals. The City's Fiscal Year 2023-24 <br />(FY 23-24) submittal must include an adopted Resolution that affirms consistency <br />between the City's Mobility Element and the Orange County MPAH, and reaffirm the <br />City's existing Mitigation Fee Program (Exhibit 1). City staff has reviewed and updated <br />