Item 21 - OC Go Funding Eligibility Renewal 2021-22

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Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 21 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 1, 2021 TOPIC: OC Go Funding Eligibility Renewal 2021-22 AGENDA TITLE Adopt Resolution to Maintain Measure M2 Funding Eligibility for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a Resolution affirming the City of Santa Ana’s Circulation Element is in conformance with the Master Plan of Arterial Highways, and that the City has an existing Mitigation Fee Program, to maintain Orange County Transportation Authority Measure M2 eligibility Program funding for Fiscal Year 2021-22. DISCUSSION In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a twenty-year, one-half cent sales tax increase, to fund transportation projects in Orange County. Sixteen years later, in November 2006, the voters again approved the Renewal of Measure M, referred to as M2 for an additional thirty years. M2 became effective in April 2011, and the net revenues generated by M2 contribute to two types of funding: Local Fair Share (LFS) and Competitive funding. All Orange County cities are eligible for LFS funding which is a formula-based allocation determined by population, the number of existing Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) centerline miles, and taxable sales. Under the competitive component of M2 funding, cities must compete to receive grant monies. Fulfilling M2 eligibility requirements allows the City to qualify for other regional, competitive M2 grant funding opportunities. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) determines annual eligibility for M2 funds based upon specific elements that cities must meet prior to June 30 of every year. Each year local agencies are required to submit documentation to OCTA in order to remain eligible for Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs (CTFP) funds via resolution (Exhibit 1). Additionally, every odd-numbered calendar year, the City is required to adopt a resolution that affirms consistency between the City's Circulation Element and the Orange County MPAH, and reaffirm that the City has an existing mitigation fee program. City staff has reviewed and updated the City’s street classification system to ensure traffic mobility and traffic safety are in alignment with City goals and have coordinated those