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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />March 21, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Time Extension of Measure M2 CTFP Grant Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Submittal of Request for Time Extension of the Measure M2 Comprehensive <br />Transportation Funding Program for Fairview Avenue Improvements from 9th Street to <br />16th Street and Fairview Street Improvements from Monte Carlo Drive to Trask Avenue <br />(Project No. 15-6827 and 23-6701) (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the Public Works Agency to request a two-year time extension of Measure M2 <br />Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program funding for Fairview Avenue <br />Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street project (21-SNTA-ACE-3996) and for <br />Fairview Street Improvements from Monte Carlo Drive to Trask Avenue. (22-SNTA- <br />ACE-4020). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Fairview Avenue Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street project, and the <br />Fairview Street Improvements from Monte Carlo Drive to Trask Avenue project were <br />awarded a total of $4,546,590 in funds by the Orange County Transportation Authority <br />(OCTA) Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) for <br />Fiscal Year 2022-23. Both projects’ scopes include widening the roadway from the <br />existing four lanes to six lanes to provide adequate vehicular capacity within the City’s <br />northern limits in addition to sidewalks, wheel chair ramps, raised medians, and traffic <br />signal modifications. <br />The Fairview Avenue Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street project is currently in <br />the design phase of the project. In accordance with CTFP guidelines, the construction <br />contract for this project must be awarded by June 30, 2023. Despite diligent efforts to <br />advance this project to the construction phase, additional time is required to secure <br />matching funds to close the funding gap due to inflation. <br />The Fairview Street Improvements from Monte Carlo Drive to Trask Avenue project is <br />currently in the design phase of the project. In accordance with CTFP guidelines, the <br />design contract for this project must be awarded by June 30, 2023. Despite diligent