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<br />Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs –Page 2 <br />2024 Call for Projects Programming Recommendations <br />Both programs are included in the Comprehensive Transportation Funding <br />Programs (CTFP) which include all of the competitive M2 programs that provide <br />grants to local agencies for transit, streets and roads, and environmental <br />cleanup. These programs are subject to an annual call for projects (call) which <br />is guided by the Board of Directors (Board)-approved CTFP guidelines. The <br />CTFP guidelines are updated before each call and include scoring criteria that <br />are developed in collaboration with the OCTA Technical Advisory <br />Committee (TAC), which is comprised of representatives from the 35 local <br />jurisdictions. The guidelines and the call are ultimately approved for release by <br />the Board. <br />The CTFP guidelines for the 2024 call were approved by the Board on <br />August 14, 2023. At that meeting, the Board also authorized the issuance of the <br />current call. The available funding, based on the cash flow that was prepared at <br />that time, was reported as approximately $45 million in competitive M2 funds to <br />support regional roadway and signal synchronization projects throughout <br />Orange County. <br />Discussion <br />RCP <br />OCTA received six applications requesting a total of $21.41 million in funding as <br />further detailed in Attachment A. The applications were reviewed for eligibility, <br />consistency, adherence to the guidelines, and overall M2 program objectives <br />aimed at completing a balanced regional network. Applications were evaluated <br />and ranked based on the scoring criteria identified in the guidelines. During the <br />review process, staff worked with local jurisdictions to address technical issues <br />such as application scoring corrections, scope of work clarifications, and <br />refinement of final project funding requests. <br />Based upon these reviews and project consistency with the guidelines, staff <br />recommends funding for all six projects, totaling $18.72 million (with inflationary <br />adjustments as appropriate). The recommended programming amount is lower <br />than the originally requested amount, which is the result of OCTA’s detailed <br />application review. The revised recommended grant amount reflects only the <br />project scope components and amounts that are eligible per CTFP guidelines. <br />Attachment B provides more detail on the programming recommendations. The <br />recommended M2 RCP funding will support six projects in the cities of <br />Dana Point, Garden Grove, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Santa Ana, and Yorba Linda. <br />Orange County Transportation Authority <br />550 South Main Street / P.O. Box 14184 / Orange / California 92863-1584 / (714) 560-OCTA (6282)