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Measure M2 Funding Eligibility Renewal <br />June 3, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />0 <br />8 <br />0 <br />requirements due by June 30, 2025, the City must include an adopted resolution that <br />affirms consistency between the City's Mobility Element and OCTA’s Master Plan of <br />Arterial Highways (MPAH), and reaffirm that the City has an existing Mitigation Fee <br />Program (Exhibit 1). City staff has reviewed and updated the City’s street classification <br />system to ensure traffic mobility and traffic safety are in alignment with City goals, and <br />have coordinated those changes with OCTA. This resolution attests that the City's <br />adopted General Plan Mobility Element (Exhibit 2) is consistent with the MPAH, does <br />not preclude implementation of the MPAH within Santa Ana, and that no unilateral <br />reduction in vehicle lanes has been made on MPAH arterials during Fiscal Years 23-24 <br />and 24-25 (Exhibit 3). <br />Additionally, the proposed resolution reaffirms the City's concurrence with its existing <br />and previously adopted Transportation System Improvement Area fees to mitigate the <br />effects of new development on transportation infrastructure (Exhibit 4). Measure M2 <br />Program Guidelines require local agencies to assess traffic impacts of new <br />development and require new development to pay a fair share of necessary <br />transportation improvements attributable to the new development. The development <br />impact fee programs and policies currently in place satisfy this requirement and are <br />updated each fiscal year by Council action through the budget process. <br />Staff recommends City Council adopt the proposed resolution. Adoption of the <br />resolution by June 30, 2025 is required to meet Measure M2 Program guidelines, <br />ensure that the City continues to receive Measure M2 Local Fair Share funds each year, <br />and remain eligible for CTFP grant funding. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with the action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact at this time. The recommended actions will maintain the City’s <br />eligibility to receive Measure M2 funds. Upon meeting OCTA eligibility requirements, the <br />City of Santa Ana is anticipated to receive $6,338,621 in LFS funds (as of March 2025 <br />estimate) and an undetermined amount in M2 competitive funds for FY 2025-26. <br />If the recommended action is not approved, the City stands to lose Measure M2 LFS <br />revenue and eligibility to apply for various future OCTA comprehensive funding <br />programs. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Resolution <br />2. General Plan Mobility Element <br />3. Arterial Highway Mileage Change Report <br />4. Mitigation Fee Program