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City of Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center Metrolink Extension Study Background: In absence of a federal funding allocation, the Orange County Transportation Authority (aCTA) cannot complete the Centerline Light Rail Project by 2010. On October 14, 2005, the aCTA Board of Directors approved a package of projects as a substitute for the Centerline project that satisfies the commitment made for rapid transit air quality goals. In addition, the Board approved a Five-Year Program of rapid transit projects using the existing Metrolink commuter rail corridor as the backbone of the Orange County's transit system. One of the elements of this five year program is to extend the reach of the commuter rail program by allowing cities to develop and propose extensions (feeders) that would connect to major destinations or activity centers on the commuter rail route. These extensions could use buses, trolleys, light rail, monorails, or other systems best suited to the community. To implement this, aCTA staff is developing a five-step competitive process where cities can propose transit systems to extend the commuter rail corridor, these steps will include: . Creating competitive transit finding program guidelines. . Releasing Call for Projects to first plan and then build transit extension projects. . Evaluating and awarding funds to first plan and then build projects . Implementing partnerships to complete rapid transit projects . Transforming the Metrolink stations into transportation centers. The initial phase of this effort could be a start-up allocation of $30 million to cities on a competitive basis for Metrolink Extensions Planning Studies in summer of 2006. The purpose of PB's consultant support services is to assist the City of Santa Ana with the aCTA Call for Projects for the Metrolink Extension Planning Studies. aCTA will use similar guidelines at the FTA New Start Guidelines in reviewing and ranking the submitted applications. To assist the City in this process, we have developed several tasks with a brief work plan, its associated cost estimate and an organization chart for City's consideration: Scope of Services: Task 1. Project Management and Meetings The project management task will involve monthly status meetings with city staff, and developing progress reports along with the invoices to be submitted by the 1