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<br />Attachment B <br /> <br />The Centerline Project Action Plan <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />potential partners, the cities. The mayors and city managers subsequently met <br />to formulate a locally generated alignment proposal. In October 2001. the city <br />councils of Irvine, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana approved the LPA and <br />recommended that aCTA move forward to advance the Centerline Project into <br />Preliminary Engineering. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />On October 22, 2001 the Board approved the LPA proposed by the three ,cities <br />and instructed staff to proceed with Preliminary Engineering (PE) and the Final <br />Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS/FEIR). The PE phase. projected to <br />occur over the next 18-24 months, is a critical point in the Section 5309 <br />process for federal participation. During PE, major decisions concerning the <br />following key areas will be made: ' <br /> <br />. Project management - regarding' des,ign criteria, cost estimates, project <br />delivery method, and integration with other aCTA transit operations <br />. Guideway and structures ~ regarding route alig'nment, station location, <br />station architecture, and urban design <br />. Technology - regarding vehicle type, systems and subsystems, and power <br />substations <br />. Safety - regarding safety and security policies <br />. Land use and real estate - regarding right of way policies, joint <br />development, and transit oriented development (TOO). <br /> <br />On October 22, the Board also directed 'staff to draft a comprehensive action <br />plan to address the various project elements, which are described below. <br /> <br />Action Plan <br /> <br />PE ãnd FE/S Work: <br /> <br />As directed, OCTA staff has made the formal request to FTA to enter into the <br />PE phase. As this request is processed by FTA. aCTA issued the Request for <br />Proposals (RFP) on January 10, 2002 to the consulting community for the PE <br />design work. The FEIS/FEIR RFP is anticipated to be issued in late January or <br />early February. Major goals to be accomplished by the PE consultant are as <br />follows: ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bring Centerline project design up to the 30% level <br />Develop the design criteria for the Centerline Project <br /> <br />. <br />