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<br />RTC Metrolink Extension Studies <br />February 5, 2007 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />· Step one allocates up to a total of $3.4 million for cities to <br />develop a local transit vision and conduct initial planning. All <br />cities are eligible to receive $100,000 grants, once they execute a <br />cooperative agreement with aCTA. <br /> <br />· Step two is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2008 and <br />makes available the remainder of $30 million on a competitive basis <br />to further develop the most promising projects. <br /> <br />· Step three is planned to coincide with the availability of renewed <br />Measure M funds, proj ects may move into proj ect development and <br />implementation, and the major projects will presumably advance into <br />a federally funded preliminary engineering effort. <br /> <br />· Step four focuses resources on transforming the Metrolink stations <br />into major multi-modal transportation centers. <br /> <br />Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has been working with City staff and has <br />recently completed the Santa Ana Transit Master Plan (Exhibit 1). In <br />Step one of the Go Local Program PB will be studying in more detail the <br />transit feeder alignment concepts derived from the Transit Master Plan. <br />The four transit feeder service alignments currently under consideration <br />will connect the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) with <br />the Civic Center and Downtown area, Main Place, Bowers Museum District <br />and the South Coast Metro Area. In addition options to extend this <br />service to the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service along Harbor <br />Boulevard via the former Pacific Electric (PE) Right-of-way, 17th Street <br />Bristol Street and Edinger Avenue, and the John Wayne Airport via <br />Sunflower Avenue, Bear Street and Interstate 405 will be considered. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City execute the cooperative agreement with <br />aCTA to receive an additional $100,000 to study the transit feeder <br />alignment concepts described above. Staff also recommends that the City <br />execute an amendment to the agreement with PB to provide consultant <br />support services to conduct the Metrolink extension studies that will <br />meet the various Federal transit agencies' guidelines. This will enable <br />Santa Ana to complete Step one of the Go Local Program and have a <br />project (s) ready for submittal for Step two which makes available $30 <br />million for further development of the most promising projects. <br /> <br />As stated previously, the additional $100,000 will be used for consultant <br />services to complete Step one of the Go Local program. The amended <br />contract is estimated at total contract amount not-to-exceed $254,000. <br /> <br />25K-2 <br />