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WORK STUDY SESSION <br /> WSA PRESENTATIONS: BRISTOL STREET WIDENING PROJECT BY <br /> PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY, AND CENTRAL CORRIDOR STUDY BY <br /> ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY <br /> Raul Godinez, III, Executive Director of the Public Works Agency, <br /> introduced Tammy Warren, Program Manager from the Orange County <br /> Transportation Authority (OCTA), who provided the Council with an <br /> overview of the Central County Corridor Major Investment Study. <br /> Highlights of the presentation include: <br /> • Study identifies mobility problems, creates a statement of purpose <br /> and need, narrows down alternatives, recommends locally <br /> preferred strategy, and sets the stage for funding; <br /> • Process and status of the various phases; <br /> • Detailed the area of study and the next steps in the estimated <br /> timeline through Summer 2010. <br /> Staff presentation of the Bristol Street Widening Project by George <br /> Alvarez, City Engineer, who highlighted the following: <br /> • Project scope includes widening between Warner and Memory <br /> Lane <br /> o Provide regional traffic relief to the Central Corridor County by <br /> widening from two to three lanes in each direction and improving <br /> intersections <br /> o Improve aesthetics by providing linear parks and landscaped <br /> medians throughout the corridor <br /> o Convert overhead utilities to underground <br /> o Construct storm drain and street lighting improvements <br /> o Construct sound walls to reduce noise impacts to adjacent <br /> neighborhoods <br /> • Chronology of Bristol Street Corridor <br /> o Planning began in 1984 <br /> o Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) certified in 1990 <br /> o Bristol Corridor Specific Plan approved in 1991 <br /> o July 2006, executed an agreement with OCTA to fund and <br /> secure $225 million <br /> • Status of Project <br /> Phase Status <br /> Phase I -McFadden to Pine Under Construction <br /> Phase II -Third to Civic Center Acquiring Right of Way <br /> Phase III -Civic Center to 17t" Need to update EIS to <br /> seek Federal funding <br /> Phase IV - St. Andrews to Warner Need to update EIS to <br /> seek Federal funding <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 286 NOVEMBER 16, 2009 <br /> 10A-9 <br /> <br />