Item 29 - AA to Recognize Additional Measure M2 Regional Capacity Program Funds

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Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs – 2023 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations Page 2 Orange County Transportation Authority 550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282) Both programs are included in the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs (CTFP). The CTFP allocates funds through an annual competitive call for projects (call) based on Board approved guidelines and scoring criteria that are developed in collaboration with the OCTA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which includes representatives from all of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions. The guidelines and each call issuance are approved by the OCTA Board of Directors (Board). The CTFP guidelines for the 2023 call were approved by the Board on August 8, 2022. At that meeting, the Board also authorized the issuance of the current call, making available approximately $45 million available in M2 competitive funds to support regional roadway capacity and signal synchronization projects throughout Orange County. Discussion RCP OCTA received nine RCP applications requesting a total of $46.36 million in RCP funding as further detailed in Attachment A. The applications were reviewed for eligibility, consistency, adherence to the guidelines, and overall M2 program objectives. During the application evaluation process, two project applications were withdrawn due to timing issues for each of the projects. These projects may be able to be submitted again in a future call without prejudice, as long as they meet the requirements as established in futures guidelines. Staff worked with the remaining local jurisdictions to address technical issues such as application scoring corrections, scope clarifications, and refinement of final project funding requests. Based upon these reviews and project consistency with the guidelines, staff recommends funding for seven RCP projects, totaling $33.48 million. As shown in Attachment B, the recommended RCP project applications include one project in the City of Irvine, four projects in the City of Santa Ana, and two projects in the City of Yorba Linda. Of the seven recommended projects, five will provide arterial capacity improvement benefits (with construction and/or engineering phase allocations), and two projects will provide construction funding for intersection capacity enhancements. Implementation of these projects is anticipated to produce congestion-reducing benefits in Orange County while also enhancing the arterial system overall.